LOOKING BACK ON ALUMINUM USA 2021, LOUISVILLE/KENTUCKY
Contrary to the cancellations of other trade fairs caused by COVID-19, ALUMINUM USA actually took place from September 1-2, 2021. An important change was the new location of the fContrary to the cancellations of other trade fairs caused by COVID-19, ALUMINUM USA actually took place from September 1-2, 2021. An important change was the new location of the fair, which was in Louisville/Kentucky instead of Nashville/Tennessee. 118 international exhibitors presented their aluminum products and services, from production to processing, for approximately 2,500 visitors. As at the previous fair, our joint venture Achenbach SES had a joint stand with SES Salico.
ALUMINIUM USA was characterized by a comparatively high number of visitors and the quality of contacts and discussions due to the changes of the North American market for flat-rolled products made of aluminum and copper alloys: The combination of high penalty duties on imports and the pandemic-related disruption of supply chains seems to be fueling the willingness to invest in local production sites. Thus, on the one hand, many rolling mills that have been shut down for years are being reactivated, and on the other hand, new plants are again conceivable. In both cases, Achenbach is happy to contribute with its own expertise and the support of SES. Parallel to the trade fair contacts, we have also received further project inquiries from North America, which seem to confirm the increased investment interest. Subsequent customer visits served to get to know new prospects and to present Achenbach’s portfolio.air, which was in Louisville/Kentucky instead of Nashville/Tennessee. 118 international exhibitors presented their aluminum products and services, from production to processing, for approximately 2,500 visitors. As at the previous fair, our joint venture Achenbach SES had a joint stand with SES Salico.
BATTERYTECH USA 2020
On February 24-25, 2020 the Battery Tech USA Conference was held in Los Angeles. This conference focused on the current status and the latest developments in the market for car batteries for electric vehicles. Achenbach-SES participated in order to acquire information in market development and the latest status of technological battery foil requirements. A considerable part of the aluminum foil needed for the battery’s cathode as a carrier material is rolled on Achenbach OPTIMILL® Foil Rolling Mills and is then slit to the requested width on Achenbach OPTIFOIL® Slitting Machines.
With production volumes increasing, the manufacture of the cell and module, up to the assembly of the car battery, still takes place mainly in Asia. However, further production plants are planned in Europe and North America. ACHENBACH will contribute to these expansions, amongst others, to include a rolling mill producing battery foil grades which will commissioned in Hungary in 2021.
Looking Back On Aluminum USA 2019, Nashville Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee
In September 2019, Achenbach SES took part in the ALUMINUM USA Trade Show and Conference held in Nashville, TN. ALUMINUM USA has grown to one of the largest aluminum industry networking platforms in North America featuring representatives from raw materials to semi-finished products and recycling, including producers of equipment and high-end machinery and technology.
Achenbach SES had the opportunity to make valuable customer contacts resulting in many positive discussions. Most visitors expressed their interest in the Achenbach OPTIMILL® Foil Rolling Mills and the IoT platform for the overall machinery networking of the individual value chain levels. This platform allows the operator to control and operate his current production, focusing on quantity and quality at any time and from anywhere in the world.
André Barten, CEO of Achenbach Buschhütten, was one of the participants of the panel discussion ‘Global Foil Markets – Growth and Sustainability’ and gave a lecture on the situation of the worldwide foil production and, specifically, North America.
We look forward to meeting with our customers at ALUMINUM USA 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky!
In Motion 2018 Newsletter
Newsletter / June 2018 – Edition 9
Presentation at Google Cloud Summit
High regard, great honour and interest in the cloud-based platform Achenbach OPTILInK® for digital system networking of complete production units: André Barten presented Achenbach OPTILInK® to developers and companies from all over the world on the occasion of the Google Cloud Summit in Munich. Main topic of this summit were the latest developments in the fields of ‘Big Data’, ‘Internet of Things’, A demanding Achenbach HeavySlit for soft and thin strip aluminum foils has been successfully commissioned at Laminazione Sottile, Ca – ser ta, Italy. It produces roughing material for the automotive and the ‘Industry 4.0’, ‘Machine learning’ and ‘Predictive Maintenance’. Please contact or visit us in October at our booth during ALUMInIUM 2018 in Düsseldorf: In addition to our latest developments you will learn a lot about the concrete benefits of our new cloud based OPTILInK® platform. piping industry. It were the unique technology components that convinced Laminazione Sottile to decide in favour of Achenbach OPTIFOIL®
