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Let’s take a deep dive into the world of innovation, talk about sustainability and provide exciting insights behind the scenes of our international EBNER GROUP. Find out more about our latest technologies, projects and success stories – from groundbreaking developments in the industry to the people who make them possible. Stay informed about current topics, events and news from all EBNER GROUP companies.
Latest News

New HAZELETT Management
HAZELETT Strip-Casting Corporation announces the retirement of long-time President, David Hazelett, effective December 31, 2024. After decades of dedicated leadership and contribution to the company’s success, David will transition his management responsibilities to the offices of Co-Managing Directors, Dave Diederich and Jim St. Germain.

SIMCAL annealing simulator
EBNER has developed an extremely
flexible, gas-tight annealing simulator, the HICON/H2® SIMCAL. EBNER offers SIMCAL simulators as complete facilities or as “Simulation as a service”.

Gautschi Hybrid Vario Mold for ingots
Rolling ingots are the starting material used to manufacture aluminum sheet, and are produced in a continuous vertical casting process (VDC). The heart of any vertical continuous casting unit is the mold, which has a significant impact on the quality of an ingot and thus on the end product.
Driving Green Technologies
Responsibility for the future. With our sustainable solutions, we are driving decarbonization in the industry.

Sustainable heat treatment
Burner technologies play a central role in industrial heat treatment – whether in terms of efficiency, emissions or an ability to be adapted to alternative fuels. For decades, EBNER has been developing innovative burner solutions for heat treatment furnaces, constantly raising the bar for the rest of the industry.

GREENBAFx
HICON/H2® bell annealers have been successfully operating for decades. Continuous development has increased their performance even as it has lowered costs, allowing the industry to take decisive steps forward in both quality and economy.

Zero-emission steel strip manufacturing
The Korean steel industry places its trust in green technologies from EBNER. In a world where electrical energy and energy storage are constantly increasing in importance, battery manufacturing has become a critical industry.
More News

Kindergarten Hainzenbachstraße gets a new EBNER “A Nose for Science” nook.
At the Hainzenbachstraße kindergarten in Leonding, all children can now playfully discover and learn about the fascinating world of technology and science in the “A Nose for Science” nook sponsored by the EBNER GROUP.

STC Heat Treatment Furnaces
A protective atmosphere roller type short cycle annealing furnace, generally referred to as an STC furnace, is primarily used to bright anneal products such as bar, wire, and copper pipe, improving the uniformity of their structures and enhancing their ability to undergo mechanical processing.

A great Honor
David Hazelett receives the Boultinghouse award. The Boultinghouse award is the highest award given by the North American aluminum industry.

New GNA Management
GNA alutech inc. celebrates 40 years of excellence in the aluminum industry as a supplier of equipment and technology. CEO Ted Phenix hands over the reins to longtime employees Chantal Coupal and Kaleb Wright.

New Dimensions
With the opening of the new HyForge casting facility at their aluminum recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany, Hydro Aluminium has passed another milestone. This forty million Euro investment is in response to the automotive industry’s effort to decarbonize, and increases Hydro’s capacity for recycled aluminum scrap.

New Management at Gautschi
In February of this year, Stefan Pelech took over operational management of Gautschi Engineering GmbH. Together with Udo Weilerscheidt, who is responsible for the financial side of the business, he is leading the company into the future.