Aluminum is one of the most versatile metals of our time: its light weight and strength make it indispensable in sectors like the automotive, aerospace and packaging industries. However, before a cast rolling ingot can enter the rolling mill, the microstructure within it must be perfectly prepared. This is where homogenizing heat treatment comes in.
Decarbonizing the steel industry is essential – especially energy-intensive processes like heat treatment. In this interview, Sascha Eppensteiner explains how emission-free technologies such as electric direct heating and smart heat recovery systems, exemplified by the GREENBAFx®, contribute to climate-neutral production while remaining economically viable.
I joined EBNER in December 2021 and have since taken over as head of Corporate Quality Management. My focus is on the further development and global harmonization of our quality standards. Trust-based cooperation and a working environment in which collaboration and further development are actively practiced are particularly important to me.
Sustainability is no longer a trend – it’s shaping industrial innovation. With the GREENBAFx®, EBNER has developed an emission-free, energy-efficient solution that proves ecology and economy can go hand in hand. In this interview, Sascha Eppensteiner shares insights into the idea, technological challenges, and the future of green industrial processes.
In the world of industrial furnaces, a new revolution is underway. While hardware remains essential, the true power of a furnace now lies in its software. Furnaces today are no longer standalone products — they are intelligent, connected systems that rely on software for performance, efficiency, and long-term reliability.
The EBNER Engineering Department is the heart of our company, combining decades of experience with concentrated engineering expertise. Our design team brings around 4000 years of collective experience to the development of advanced heat treatment facilities designed for extreme thermal requirements. We specialize in designing and implementing tailor-made solutions – from the initial idea all the way through to the creation of detailed manufacturing drawings.
Spiking is a short and fast heat treatment process applied to solution annealed aluminum strip after quenching, creating specific mechanical properties in semi-finished or finished products.
Companies in the aluminum industry are finding it increasingly challenging to balance energy efficiency, environmental impact and operational safety. Gautschi has risen to meet this challenge by taking a long-term approach to technology, and can now present the VAREGAENVICOM® regenerative burner system: a system that has been specially developed for use in aluminum melting furnaces.
With “enineering excellence and precision metalworking” as its guiding principle, EQMS has established itself as a reliable partner for challenging metalworking jobs since it was founded in August, 2022. EQMS has been operating since May, 2023, and since 2025 it has been based at a new, state-of-the-art workshop in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. The company offers tailormade, individualized manufacturing solutions to international customers from many industrial sectors.
Key components for our heat treatment facilities are manufactured at the EBNER works in Leonding, Austria – everything from fan impellers and workbases to protypes. Our high-precision manufacturing is carried out by teams of specialists, who fulfill the highest quality criteria even as they meet the strictest deadlines.
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