apt Extrusions GmbH & Co. KG, Monheim, Germany has inaugurated a new 27-MN front-loading press supplied by SMS group. The company has replaced the 20-MN press with the new 27-MN extrusion press.
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“The scope also comprises related billet heating equipment including an extrutec GmbH gas heating furnace combined with an IAS induction furnace and a new runout system from OMAV. apt selected SMS group as supplier of the extrusion press for reasons of safety, energy efficiency, productivity and product quality. All of these factors had played a crucial role in apt’s future orientation towards the production of aluminum profiles for the automotive and construction industries as well as for industrial customers”, Thomas Boddenberg, Managing Director of apt Extrusions GmbH & Co. KG, in his address.
According to SMS group press release, the extrusion press package also covered fully automatic handling equipment with the OMAV flying cut saw permitting 500-millimeter samples to be taken during ongoing production.
apt Extrusions is a manufacturer of complex and multifunctional extruded aluminium profiles and products in Germany. Its processing capabilities cover the entire value chain for the manufacture of products – from raw material to the end product. The company supplies its products to construction, transportation and industry.
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