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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.
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“A nose for science” nook for Kindergarten Alkoven
Following the successful implementation of three “A Nose for Science” nooks in Leonding and Wilhering, the EBNER GROUP continues its commitment to early childhood education and the promotion of scientific discovery. The fourth nook has now opened at the municipal kindergarten in Alkoven.

From studies to project management: my career path at EBNER
Sebastian Habenschuss joined EBNER in 2023 as a Junior Product Manager alongside his studies. Today, he works as a Sales & Project Manager and manages international projects with technical depth and lots of customer contact. In this interview, he explains what motivates him and why EBNER is the ideal employer for him to develop his career.

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.
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.
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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.

Continuing a successful partnership
In October 2022, Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.A. placed an order with EBNER Thermal Solutions S.r.l. for delivery of a new heat treatment facility for their Vicenza works. Only eleven months later, the facility went into operation.

Heat Treatment Technology for Wire Rod and Drawn Wire.
The first time a coil of wire rod is heat treated it usually undergoes a spheroidization anneal, where the as-cast hot-rolled microstructure is optimized for additional cold forming. The excellent temperature uniformity that is achieved in HICON/H2® furnaces is essential for successfully annealing wire coils heat treated above the Ac1 temperature, particularly with highly-alloyed grades.

Copper: A Material with Potential.
Flexible EBNER facilities for every type of semifinished product provide our customers with the highest efficiency and best possible quality.

FAMETEC sets new standards.
Based on the research goals of EBNER Industrieofenbau GmbH, a unique furnace to grow sapphire single crystals was successfully developed early in 2012.