World's most powerful clutch-operated screw press

摘要

At a press force of 35,500 tons, the world's most powerful clutch-operated screw press from SMS Meer (Eumuco Hasenclever Product Unit), Germany, sets a new standard. The press is operated by the stainless steelmaker Bohler-Uddeholm and its affiliate Bohler Schmiedetechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Kapfenberg, Austria, a company whose majority is meanwhile owned by voestalpine AG. The purpose of this new 20-meter high facility was not to establish a new world record as an end in itself, but to gain specific benefits. The targets that were achieved include a duplication of the production capacity, an extension of the product line plus cost-effective operation. In addition, higher production will in the medium term create 100 new qualified jobs at Bohler Schmiedetechnik.