Hertwich Engineering
Treatment equipment and furnaces
Company Overview
Hertwich Engineering GmbH, headquartered in Braunau, Austria, has been a prominent player in the aluminium industry for over 50 years, founded in 1973. The company recently underwent a management buy-out from SMS group, completed on December 16, 2024, establishing its independence. Hertwich is globally recognized for its future-oriented, energy-efficient technologies and comprehensive service in aluminium casthouse solutions, emphasizing innovation, quality, and sustainability.
Integrated Aluminium Casthouse Solutions
Hertwich specializes in providing complete, fully integrated, and automated solutions for aluminium recycling and casthouses, transforming contaminated scrap into high-quality, packed billets. Their 'one-stop-shop' approach covers everything from individual components to entire plants, including melting, casting, homogenizing, sawing, quality inspection, and packaging. A flagship offering is the Compact Type Remelt Plant (CTRP), which provides an energy-efficient solution for in-house billet production from scrap, ideal for extrusion and forging plants.
Advanced Product Portfolio
The company's product range is extensive. For melting, Hertwich offers innovative furnaces like the Ecomelt PS for contaminated scrap and Ecomelt PR for loose, moderately contaminated scrap, alongside multi-chamber, single-chamber, and Universal Rotary Tilting Furnaces (URTF). Their casting portfolio includes Horizontal (HDC) and Vertical (VDC) DC casting machines, known for excellent metallurgical properties and high automation. Hertwich is also a global leader in homogenizing plants, holding a 90% market share for continuous homogenizing plants for mainstream AA6000 series alloys, alongside versatile batch homogenizing furnaces. Complementary equipment includes advanced sawing plants, Linear and Helical Ultrasonic Testing, 3D camera-based Billet Surface Inspection, and automated packing systems.
Innovation, Sustainability, and Service
Hertwich Engineering's commitment to innovation is evident in its significant investment in proprietary R&D, continuously introducing groundbreaking developments. Their eco-friendly solutions, such as the Ecomelt furnaces, are designed to reduce CO2 emissions and support near CO2-neutral aluminium production, aligning with modern sustainability goals. Beyond equipment, Hertwich provides comprehensive technical service, including spare parts, maintenance, modernization, and customized training, ensuring maximum uptime and performance for global clients. This dedication has solidified their position as a leading partner in the aluminium processing world.
