The new Indian representative Mehul visited extrutec's headquarters at Lake Constance this week. Mehul and his company Stevag have been representing extrutec on the Indian market since October this year. The aim of the cooperation is to provide extrutec's new and existing customers with more personal on-site support to ensure a long-term partnership.
Changbao Steel is well known for its seamless extruded stainless steel pipes. The company invested in a completely new extrusion line for the production of these tubes.
After 8 months of intensive cooperation between extrutec and Changbao, the production acceptance took place at the extrutec group subsidiary TCT Induktionstechnik in Menden. A total of 32 customised induction furnaces were manufactured for the process-accurate heating of high-alloy stainless steels for various material dimensions with an installed system output of approx. 9 MW. In addition to the induction furnaces, this complex project also included various auxiliary equipment, switchgear and other system components. The equipment will be commissioned by extrutec in early 2025.
Frequent visits to our customers are an important part of the day-to-day business of the extrutec aftersales department. Personal discussions provide valuable feedback that helps us to further improve our aftersales service and the overall performance of our equipment. A visit to our Turkish customers took place as planned. One of the companies visited was Asen metal, where an extrutec heating system is in operation together with a profile cooling system. The aftersales department provides lifetime support for existing extrutec equipment and also advises our customers on frequent upgrade projects.
Last week, extrutec was featured on Korean television. The KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) broadcast a report on aluminum extruder Almac. The focus was on the new 14" automotive line. This line meets the specific requirements of domestic car manufacturers. extrutec supplies the critical components of the automotive extrusion line, consisting of an in-line gas induction furnace with hot saw and upstream ESU (Energy Saving Unit), as well as a high-performance profile cooling system.
Industry 4.0, sustainable energy supply and electrification are the topics that will shape our future. In keeping with our motto ‘Green the new heat for extrusion’, we are happy to be participating for the first time in the Electrical Engineering Day of the HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences - Technology, Business and Design Talent Fair in order to attract motivated and talented electrical engineers to our company.
The worldwide first electrically resistance-heated highspeed-convection oven (EHKO) in inline design for the continuous heating of aluminum logs is ready for delivery. The newly developed furnace type has been put into operation and intensively tested at extrutec's site in Menden over the last few weeks. The system configuration consists of an EHKO for base heating, an induction furnace arranged directly in line for tapering the billet and a downstream hot log saw. The induction furnace is manufactured in-house by extrutec subsidiary TCT Induktionstechnik. The tests carried out on the system once again confirm the calculated and simulated values such as heat transfer and the extremely high efficiency of 87%. The system will be put into operation in Finland in the next few weeks.
Three exciting days at the Aluminium trade fair have come to an end. The extrutec team would like to thank you for the consistently well-attended stand and the many great personal discussions.
See you again in Düsseldorf in 2026!
Today's official ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of construction work for the site expansion at extrutec's main office in Moos. A second office building will be constructed within the next 12 months. The new building is a response to the positive business development resulting from the expansion of the product range and the company's global orientation. The new building will be specially designed to meet the needs of extrutec's technology and development department. As with the extrutec machines, attention will be paid to minimising energy consumption, which will be ensured by geothermal heating and a photovoltaic system, among other things. Completion is planned for November 2025.
The official opening ceremony for the P5 extrusion line took place today at HAI's Romanian site near the town of Cris. The press line, which mainly produces products for the construction and industrial sectors, is equipped with modern heating technology from extrutec. Hammerer deliberately chose a particularly energy-efficient and at the same time highly productive system. The equippment delivered by extrutec consists of a vertical log storage system, the Eco Shower Unit (log preheating), a gas/induction inline furnace and a hot log saw. The combination of system elements is marketed by extrutec as the Eco Heating Process due to its high efficiency. In addition, extrutec supplied an overhead die furnace with automatic service shuttle. extrutec is pleased to continue to be a part of HAIway.
Once again this year, we took the opportunity of the warm summer days to invite all extrutec employees and their families to a joint get-together at our headquarters in Moos. Employees from all extrutec locations took the opportunity to show their families the premises in the immediate surroundings of Lake Constance. The day-to-day work at extrutec and the latest projects, such as the extension to the headquarters, were presented at various stations. Shared celebrations and a family atmosphere are part of extrutec's company philosophy. "We at extrutec are passionate about what we do, so a family atmosphere is essential," says company founder and CEO Uwe Günter.
