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Cover: Casting process in the Siempelkamp Foundry 

Ralf Griesche 

04 A booming market – Good partners with a reputable profile 

Bright light Turkey 

Ralf Griesche 

14 A celebration with customers, friends, and employees 

125 years of Siempelkamp 

Gregor Bernardy 

24 Efficient use of resources in the wood-based products industry with Prod-IQ ® 

Keyword “Production Intelligence” 

Jean-Louis Durand 

28 Quality castings from Siempelkamp Foundry for the printing and packaging industry 

State-of-the-art for large as well as small products 

Dr. Dario Zoppetti 

30 CMC Texpan: “Pegasus” – the submarine project 

This extraordinary project for the Siempelkamp Group involves a new miniature submarine 

Steffen Aumüller 

32 Siempelkamp quality across the continents 

Conveyor belt press business in 2008 

SIEMPELKAMP | CONTENTS 

Jörg Grittmann and Christoph Aiglsdorfer 

38 Lifting device for reactor pressure vessel internals for the nuclear power plant Brokdorf 

Siempelkamp’s Nuclear Technology business unit has a competitive advantage 

Sigfrid Buecher 

40 Crimping press for Europipe is setting new benchmarks 

A total masterstroke 

Ralf Griesche 

46 New materials for the 700 °C power plant 

Siempelkamp Prüf- und Gutachter-Gesellschaft tests materials for a new generation of power plants 

Andreas Loeb 

48 Large-scale project for the expert team of the NIS GmbH 

Decommissioning and dismantling of the nuclear power plant Stade 

Ralf Griesche 

52 Singapore: A quarter of a century of growth and ongoing development 

Siempelkamp sales company 

Derek Clark 

56 Making a difference with innovative products! 

Strothmann – the handling expert 

Ralf Griesche 

60 Top performances are given fresh impetus 

New sandwich panel presses for the Airbus 

Imprint 

Publisher G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG, Marketing/Communication Department, Siempelkampstr. 75, 47803 Krefeld (Germany) 

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SIEMPELKAMP | EDITORIAL 2 | 3 

Dear Readers: 

The second Bulletin in 2008 is also marked by the 125 th anniversary of Siempelkamp. I would like to use this 

edition to express my thanks to you. 

Many of you traveled from all continents to Krefeld this past summer to celebrate the jubilee with us. It was a great 

pleasure for us to have the opportunity to strengthen our relationship with you during your visit which otherwise 

would not have been possible due to our busy schedules. 

On behalf of Siempelkamp I would like to thank all of you that accepted our invitation and came to Krefeld. 

Likewise, I want to thank everyone that was not able to come but sent their congratulations as a sign of 

appreciation for our cooperation. 

Furthermore, our gratitude goes out to those that welcomed us at their locations in 2008, for example, our 

Turkish customers (see page 4 ff). An on-site visit to directly receive an impression of your business activities, the 

reach of your company and your markets is important in keeping our performance high. 

This Bulletin vividly documents how diverse the performances of the Siempelkamp Group are. From submarines to 

pipelines, from the dismantling of nuclear power plants to cartons, Siempelkamp is actively involved in many 

exciting projects. 

With kind regards and best wishes, 

Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner 

Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner 

Chairman of the Executive Board 

G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG

Bright light Turkey: 

SIEMPELKAMP | MACHINERY AND PLANTS 

A booming market – Good partn 

Thin board production line with compactor unit

SIEMPELKAMP | MACHINERY AND PLANTS 4 | 5 

ers with a reputable profile 

Siempelkamp has significantly contributed with presses and plants to the boom of the Turkish wood-based products 

industry, one of the fastest-growing industrial sectors of the country. The business relations with Turkish partners have 

existed for over 50 years; accordingly, the contact that Siempelkamp has maintained with companies located between the 

cities of Çerkezköy in the West and Ordu in the East of the country are good. Marketing manager Ralf Griesche visited five 

customers with several current orders in October 2008 to find out first-hand the status quo and progresses. 

By Ralf Griesche 

Siempelkamp has been actively present 

on the Turkish market since the mid 

1960s. Within the first 20 years Turkish 

companies ordered 14 single and multidaylight 

presses from Krefeld. Except for 

one multi-daylight press for MDF, all 

lines were designed for the production of 

particleboard. “As of 1994 our continuous 

press ContiRoll ® entered the picture and 

with it the era of MDF. To date we have sold 

19 lines incorporating ContiRoll ® press 

technology – 13 were MDF and 6 were 

particleboard lines. Number 20 will be a 

multi-daylight press for doorskins for our 

customer YILDIZ Entegre. Altogether we 

have taken up a market share which 

ensures the capacity of approx. 83% for 

MDF and approx. 50% for particleboard. 

GIM Export: Facts and figures 

GIM Export is the Siempelkamp business partner for the Turkish 

market. Over the last years all modern continuous production 

lines for wood-based products were sold with the support of 

GIM Export. 

• Established in 1979 by Michael P. Krocker in Göttingen, 

Germany 

• Market leader in the Turkish wood-based products industry 

for 20 years 

• Delivery of complete plants for the production of particleboard 

and MDF from the woodyard to the finished product 

(e.g., laminate flooring) 

• Cooperation with Siempelkamp since 1994 

• 11 employees 

• Turnover: 90 million Euro per year 

One reason for this success are the stable, 

trustful, and long-standing contacts which 

connect us with our Turkish customers 

as well as the strong position of Michael P. 

Krocker, owner of GIM Export and our cooperation 

partner in Turkey,” summarizes 

Heinz Classen, Managing Directory of 

Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau 

GmbH & Co. KG. The five stations of this 

trip to customers demonstrate a good 

picture of these relationships. Which 

Siempelkamp lines are already part of the 

equipment? Which is the latest project? 

Which products are manufactured? 

Together with the Siempelkamp cooperation 

partner GIM Export (see boxed 

text) Ralf Griesche finds answers to these 

questions on site. 

Mr. Michael P. Krocker, 

GIM Export

Cooling and stacking line by SHS 

Mehmet Sen, project coordinator and 

Nihat Turan (from left) 

Press gap inside ContiRoll ® 

Stops on the trip through Turkey – 

Stations of a prospering markets 

The first stop on Siempelkamp’s trip to visit 

customers was Turanlar in Vezirköprü, in 

the Samsun region – a long-established 

family business from Istanbul with many 

different footholds to fall back on, for 

example, in the areas of tourism and paper 

industry (tea bag and overlay papers). Since 

1953 the owner, the Turan family, is 

involved in the wood business and bought 

the Vezirköprü location from the government 

in 1995. The only former governmentally 

owned plant for wood processing 

still operating is located here and includes a 

multi-daylight press for particleboard. Since 

the mid 1990s the production spectrum has 

also included system beams and plywood 

for sheathing. Later on more integrated 

products such as furniture boards, CPL, and 

parquet were added. 

In 2006 the Turan family started an investment 

program to ensure fresh impetus for 

the location. A Siempelkamp plant for the 

production of thin MDF specializing in a 

board thickness ranging from 1.5 – 30 mm 

was ordered in the beginning of 2007 


representing the start of a new product 

range. The line, which was designed for a 

production speed of up to 2,000 mm/s, 

reaches a daily capacity of 660 m 3 for 3 mm 

boards. 

The centerpiece of the new forming and 

press line for Turanlar is a 7’ x 28 m Conti- 

Roll ® press. The first board was produced 

on August 8, 2008; three-shift operation 

started in September. The scope of supply 

also included a triple diagonal saw and a 

cooling and stacking line made by Siempelkamp 

Handling Systeme GmbH (SHS). 

Furthermore, the company invested in a 

new direct-printing and coating line which 

is presently being assembled. A line for 

flooring and frameless light-weight boards, 

a company-owned glue production as well 

as an impregnating system complete the 

spectrum in Vezirköprü. 

For which products and application areas is 

Turanlan operating this Siempelkamp line? 

“The thin MDF product is used unfinished, 

coated or finished as light-weight boards. In 

addition, we are producing click system 

flooring, according to the Megaloc/Classen 

patent. The multi-daylight presses also


Meltem Sefika Turan and Murat Turan at the office 

in Istanbul 

make unfinished particleboards which are 

then processed to furniture and plywood 

for sheathing respectively,” reports Nihat 

Turan, one of the brothers owning the company 

and responsible for the area of technology. 

With the new equipment Turanlar 

will, once again, live up to its business 

philosophy of manufacturing high-quality 

and versatile products. Turanlar’s products 

are primarily made for the booming domestic 

market, 30 to 40% are exported. 

In Kastamonu, the second stop on his trip, 

Ralf Griesche visited Kastamonu Entegre, 

an internationally operating full-line distributor. 

Active in the market since 1969, 

the company is one of the market leaders 

in the wood-based products industry. Company 

locations include Kastamonu, Gebze 

and Balikesir in Turkey and other locations 

abroad. This visit also drew on longstanding 

business relations. As one of the 

first Turkish customers Kastamonu ordered 

a four-daylight press in 1969. Three 

continuous presses, including two Conti- 

Roll ® presses for MDF for the locations 

Gebze and Kastamonu, one ContiRoll ® for 

particleboard for Balikesir and one additional 

continuous press by Küsters for MDF in 

Gebze complete the spectrum. 

The latest example for the fruitful customer 

relationship between Kastamonu and Siempelkamp 

is an MDF line for Kastamonu 

which was ordered in November 2006. 

Included in the scope of supply is the 

The executive team around Enis Koç (fourth from 

the left) in front of the Büttner dryer

A.Yahya Kigili (sitting), President, and Haluk Yildiz, General Manager, 

Kastamonu 

The ContiRoll ® of the MDF plant 

Hidayet Cevik, Project Manager, 

Hasan Akpinar, Chief Engineer, 

Enis Koç, Plant Director (from left) 

Mr. Sabahattin Yaz (center) with his project team 

engineering and technological start-up, 

from the dryer to the stacking line, by Dr. E. 

Schnitzler Industrieplanung. Furthermore, 

the order includes a forming and press line 

incorporating a 7’ x 55.3 m ContiRoll ® press 

with a capacity of 1,000 m 3 /18 mm and a 

dryer by Büttner. SHS will supply a cooling 

and stacking line, a finishing line as well as 

a storage system. 

Kastamonu, an exemplary green plant in an 

area of 400,000 m 2 , processes wood from 

the surroundings in buildings covering an 

area of 100,000 m 2 . Three-shift operation 

commenced in April 2008 after the first 

board was pressed in March 2008. The 

product range of the Kastamonu Group 


includes particleboard and MDF products, 

unfinished or surface-coated as furniture 

boards, laminate flooring, doors, slats, and 

plywood – all products aimed to meet the 

needs of the booming interior design and 

furniture market in Turkey. Kastamonu 

exports furniture boards and laminate 

flooring to Iran and Iraq. The company’s 

goal is to supply products that are a 100% 

finished products! The forecast of the company: 

“Our market continuously grows, 

every ten years Turkish families buy new 

furniture securing us with a promising 

future area of production,” notes Enis Koç, 

director of the plant in Kastamonu, when 

describing the market environment. 

The new greenfield plant


In Kocaeli and Inegöl Ralf Griesche met 

with the brothers YILDIZ, representatives of 

three influential companies: YILDIZ Sunta 

and YILDIZ Entegre in Kocaeli as well as 

Starwood in Inegöl represent one of the 

world’s largest wood-based products 

empires with a combined yearly capacity of 

more than 2.7 million m 3 of particleboard 

and MDF – initial materials for a diverse 

product portfolio. Siempelkamp equipment 

contributes to this portfolio largely: eight 

operating ContiRoll ® presses and a ninth 

one, which is currently being built, strike a 

proud co-operation balance. Six of these 

lines are used for the production of MDF, 

three for the production of particleboard. 

Fehmi YILDIZ, manager of YILDIZ Entegre, 

operates three MDF lines with 7’ x 55.3 m 

ContiRoll ® presses in his company. As part of 

a new project in October 2007 the full-line 

distributor for MDF ordered a 12-daylight 

press for doorskins from 3.2 mm MDF 

(approx. 11 million doorskins per year). 

Again, the engineering was carried out by 

Dr. E. Schnitzler. A complete plant including 

a forming and press line and dryers by the 

Siempelkamp subsidiary Büttner Gesellschaft 

für Trocknungs- und Umwelttechnik 

mbH are currently (mid-October 2008) 

supplied and installed. 

Installation of the doorskin line at YILDIZ Entegre 

Regarding MDF alone, YILDIZ Entegre 

provides a daily capacity of 3,600 m 3 . 

“Inside our production facilities which cover 

an area of 195,000 m 2 we manufacture 

furniture boards, floorboard, doors (up to 

3,500 daily), laminate flooring and profiles. 

80% of our MDF is processed, 20% is 

exported. Currently we are involved abroad 

with projects in Iran and Russia. 80% of 

our wood resources originate abroad,” says 

Ahmet Akpinar, factory manager in Kocaeli.

The 12-daylight doorskin press with hotplaten is installed 

Installation supervisor Juergen Meyer issues instructions 


Ahmet Akpinar, Factory Manager at YILDIZ Entegre


Not very far from YILDIZ Entegre and also 

located in Kocaeli is YILDIZ Sunta, a 

company specializing in the production of 

MDF furniture boards and floorboard with 

Ahmet YILDIZ as the manager. The location 

incorporates two Siempelkamp lines for 

MDF with 8’ x 23 m and 7’ x 55.3 m Conti- 

Roll ® presses. These presses manufacture 

MDF – of which 25% is unfinished, 30% 

coated, and 45% laminate flooring. 20% 

of the produced boards are exported to 

countries in the East. 70% of all raw 

materials are imported. 

To ensure a position as full-line distributor 

for the furniture industry YILDIZ Sunta is 

also orienting itself towards particleboard. 

In December 2007 a contract was signed 

with GIM Export for the supply of a new 

Siempelkamp line for particleboard with a 

thickness ranging from 4 to 42 mm. Integral 

parts of this order are a 7’ x 42.1 m Conti- 

Roll ® press, engineering carried out by Dr. E. 

Schnitzler, a Büttner dryer, and a cooling 

and stacking line as well as a storage system 

by SHS. The changes to the infrastructure 

and the construction of the new production 

hall have started; the first board is forecasted 

for April 2009. From then on a daily 

capacity of 2,000 m 3 is anticipated! 

The foundation works and the construction 

of the production hall are progressing 

Ahmet YILDIZ and family

View of the complete press line for thin MDF 

The third company in the YILDIZ family is 

Starwood A.S. in Inegöl/Bursa. Here, 

Mehmet YILDIZ, president, puts all priorities 

on high quality standards. The company’s 

product range includes 80% furniture 

boards and 20% unfinished boards. 

Currently, this portfolio is complemented 

with light-weight boards. Starwood exports 

15% of its products. 

Over the last few years the company, which 

was established in 1990, developed into 

one of the largest providers for wood-based 

boards in Turkey. In the center of the 

company’s guidelines are the latest technologies, 

modern structures and highly 

qualified personnel. At Starwood two 

ContiRolls ® for particleboard with the 

dimensions 8’ x 23.5 m and 6’ x 47 m 

manufacture 2,500 m 3 of board daily. 

The latest project in cooperation with 

GIM/Siempelkamp involves a high-performance 

line with a 7’ x 28.8 m ContiRoll ® 

press for thin MDF with a thickness ranging 

from 1.5 to 25 mm. The line is designed for a 

production speed 

of 2,000 mm/s 

and a daily capacity 

of 660 m 3 . 

The engineering 

was again carried 

out by Dr. E. 

Schnitzler, the 

dryer was supplied 


Hüseyin YILDIZ, Starwood 

The forming and press line for the thin MDF line 

by Büttner and the cooling and stacking 

line by SHS. The signing of the contract in 

July 2007 was followed by the first pressed 

board in June 2008. Three-shift operation 

commenced in July 2008. On this line 

Starwood manufactures a special product – 

frameless light-weight panels. With this 

product the company will become one of 

the largest and most versatile wood-based 

products manufacturers in Turkey. 

With this new order Starwood, once again, 

falls back on Siempelkamp know-how – a 

result of the long-standing cooperation 

between the two companies. Starwood and 

Siempelkamp are also working together in 

the area of personnel training. For some 

time now Starwood is Siempelkamp’s 

partner in this area. Technicians from 

different customers have received intensive 

and hands-on training in connection with 

the new plant installations.


Turkey, a market for wood-based 

products: An exemplary development 

– A strong market 

These stops on the trip to Turkish customers 

present five stable and pleasant business 

relationships and demonstrate: The market 

for wood-based products in Turkey is one of 

the strongest in the world because its 

development in the last ten years is only 

comparable to that of China. “In both 

countries practically only particleboard was 

produced on multi-daylight presses until the 

end of the 90s. The triumphal procession of 

MDF began with the first installed continuous 

press line. This was when the modern, highquality 

MDF material met particleboard, 

partly produced on old equipment, fueling 

the demand for MDF even more,” explains 

Griesche. 

This development resulted in the speedy 

set-up of the MDF industry. While in 1999 

MDF capacities reached approx. 430,000 m 3 , 

in 2008 the capacities have reached 

4 million m 3 – a tenfold increase in ten years! 

Siempelkamp has the lion’s share in this 

development because the yearly capacity 

of all new continuous presses by the 

Siempelkamp ContiRoll® lines in Turkey 

Teverpan 

Çerkezköy 

ISTANBUL 

Kastamonu 

Kastamonu 

Starwood 

* 

Balikesir 

Orma 

* 

YILDIZ Entegre 

* 

Gebze 

Inegöl 

YILDIZ Sunta 

** 

Kocaeli 

Adapazari 

Çamsan 

Isparta 

Turkey: A boom that can be equaled by no other 

• Extremely high building activity, fostered by high investments from private businesses 

and governmental institutions in housing construction 

• The result of it is a high demand in furniture and wood products for interior design 

• 71 million inhabitants – high acceptance of wood for furniture and interior design 

• High domestic consumption due to the young population whose share of the total 

population of 71 million is very high; the average age is 29 years (CIA World Factbook). 

Approx. 500,000 marriages each year result in a high demand for furniture and, for 

example, laminate flooring! 

• Advancing urbanization and due to it the increasing buying power in urban 

consumer hubs promote sales 

• Increase in the production volume of furniture from 2005 to 2007 by approx. 50% 

• Increase in capacity for MDF since 1999 by tenfold 

• Rating for MDF with approx. 4 million m 3 – 3 rd place in global ranking behind China 

and Germany 

• Market for MDF: approx. 50% go to industrial customers (furniture manufacturers, 

interior construction), approx. 50% to distributors and from there to carpenters and 

consumers 

• Structure of the furniture industry in Turkey: approx. 125 large companies and 

approx. 22,000 small companies with less than 10 employees. The industry sector 

employs approx. 250,000 people. 

• Share in exports: 20%. By tradition, good markets include Iraq, Iran, and the southern 

part of the former Soviet Union where no wood resources and no wood-based products 

industry exist. 

Krefeld company amounts to 3.1 million m 3 

alone. 

The yearly capacity of particleboard with 

approx. 3.5 million m 3 falls only slightly 

below that of MDF. Continuous presses 

Kastamonu 

Kastamonu 

Ankara 

SFC 

* 

** 

Turanlar 

Vezirköprü 

MDF Plant 

PB Plant 

= in engineering 

= under construction 

(approx. 1.4 million m 3 ) provide 40% of this 

capacity, the remaining 60% are provided 

by older single and multi-daylight presses. 

Some plants are still in engineering or under 

construction – that means a shifting in favor 

of continuously produced particleboard can 

be expected. Each modern plant has the 

capacity of approx. 7 to 8 multi-daylight 

plants. 

What demand is met by this enormous 

production force? The capacity increase 

over the last decade meets, primarily 

for MDF, a high domestic consumption 

(see boxed text). “It is impressive 

to see how, in Turkey, one market 

factor interlocks with another and 

forms a unit providing a fertile soil for 

the wood-based products industry. 

During my trip I could pleasantly observe 

that Siempelkamp is an efficient 

partner to customers offering a high 

performance and reliability. The trustful 

and constructive intercommunication 

due to our long-standing 

relationships was a pleasant sideeffect. 

With new energy we will now 

continue to meet future challenges 

together,” concludes Ralf Griesche.

On the occasion of the anniversary celebration customers and 

partners of all three business units of the Siempelkamp Group came 

together. The machinery and plants, foundry and nuclear tech- 

nology business units presented their sophisticated and integrative 

range of services. “For the first time we had the opportunity to 

demonstrate that Siempelkamp is more than the sum of its units. 

Longtime customers of each business unit were able to experience 

the entire spectrum of our long-established company which has 

been operating successfully in global markets and set one mile- 

stone after another in areas ranging from the wood-based products 

industry to the nuclear technology industry,” emphasized 

Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner, Managing Director of G. Siempelkamp 

GmbH & Co. KG, Krefeld. 

SIEMPELKAMP | GROUP 

125 years of Siempelkamp: 

A celebration with 

and employees 

From June 19 to 21, 2008 Siempelkamp welcomed the world to Krefeld. On the 

occasion of the 125 th company anniversary approx. 350 customers from 30 countries 

came to join in the festivities. The event was not only a good opportunity to remember 

the milestones of the past but also helped nurture the future of successful business 

relationships. 

By Ralf Griesche

SIEMPELKAMP | GROUP 14 | 15 

customers, friends,

Ein Abend beim Altbier 

An evening with Alt beer 

19/06/2008_Day 1 

An evening with customers and guests 

The customer event started on June 19 with a tour of Düsseldorf, state capital of North 

Rhine-Westphalia, and a stroll through the Old Town including a dinner at the well-known 

brewery “Schlüssel”. For our guests from Brazil and China the evening was an atmospheric 

introduction into the Rhenish culture and a colorful prelude to what was to come the 

following days. 

A good conversation 

SIEMPELKAMP | | GRUPPE GROUP 

In anticipation of the celebrations


20/06/2008_Day 2 

Local color, 

Siempelkamp-City and a festive dinner 

The morning of June 20 was all about the 

Rhenish region: Three adventure tours were 

organized covering different areas of interest: 

a tour of the industrial heritage in the Ruhr 

area, a tour to the Hombroich island of 

museums, and a tour to see Düsseldorf’s 

sights. 

The “Siempelkamp-City” was the highlight 

on the program in the afternoon. At the 

Reception at the Rheinterrassen 

A colorful program 

Rheinterrassen in Cologne the guests were 

welcomed with a breathtaking time travel 

through the history of the company. An Alt 

beer pub from the 19 th century took visitors 

to Siempelkamp’s time of origin, an American 

bar from the 1920s provided cosmopolitan 

flair, and an ice cream parlor from the 

seventies served, appropriate to the industry, 

a so called pipe-forming split instead 

of a banana split. 

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The historical settings finally ended in the 

present time: “It is Siempelkamp in 2008” 

demonstrated with five exhibition areas 

which industries utilize Siempelkamp technology. 

Construction and living-related 

industries, the power and nuclear technology 

industry as well as the automobile 

and aircraft industries rely on Siempelkamp 

technology. 

Welcome to the Rhine River region 

A pyro artist 

125 years of Siempelkamp 

Good entertainment

Business milestones were presented 

by Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner. His 

conclusion: 

“All products are for you – their make is 

driven by the creativity and spirit of 

innovation of our employees!” 

Cast off for the party on the ship 

Dr. Dieter Siempelkamp: 

“Let us build wind mills instead of walls” 

Dr. Dieter Siempelkamp, Chairman of the Advisory Board and 

grandson of the company’s founder Gerhard Siempelkamp, 

welcomed the visitors with a quote: “When the wind of change 

is blowing some people build walls, others build wind mills. We 

want to belong to those who are building wind mills and use the 

drive of new market impulses to further our development.” 

The third speaker, Michael Szukala, Managing Director 

of G. Siempelkamp GmbH und Co. KG, pointed out 

the strong points of the foundry and nuclear technology 

business units. 

“These business units are not just celebrating 125 years of 

company history, but also the production of the 5,000 th MOSAIK ® 

container and the construction of a new molding shop. 2008 is 

an extra special year for a celebration.” 

Being tuned in to the evening in such a way, 

all visitors enjoyed not only a gala dinner 

but also a show that was a class of its own 

including a film about the Siempelkamp 

business units as well as breathtaking 

vaudeville show contributions. 

Cheers to a great evening 


Further highlights of the evening were the 

impressively performed “Siempelkamp- 

Song” and a dance party into the early 

morning hours on the Rhine ship “River 

Dream”, docked in front of a picturesque 

backdrop.

SIEMPELKAMP | MASCHINEN- UND ANLAGENBAU 

Fire show during the gala dinner 

21/06/2008_Day 3 

A tour of the company’s facilities 

in Krefeld 

The final event on June 21 st was a tour of the Krefeld factory. The three companies 

presented the full range of products. Customers that only know one of the business units 

so far could receive an impression of the entire Siempelkamp Group in its entire cohesion. 

After a tour of the machinery and plants factory, the visitors toured the foundry. With 

CARLA and GERTA, parts of the nuclear technology facility were also explored. 

At the location 

A tour of the company 

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During the tour customers and partners were also introduced to the expansions at the 

location. By 2009 Siempelkamp will have invested approx. 54 million euros into new 

production means at Krefeld. Included in this number is a new competence center for the 

finishing of very large castings and steel components which has already started operation. 

A new pattern storage with the latest state-of-the-art storage technology sets the course 

into a successful future. 

With this impression the visitors departed, accompanied by good wishes from the Krefeld 

partner: “Direct contact with our customers, some of which have been dedicated to us for 

many years, is very important to us and the success of the company. The congratulations 

from all over the world and the contacts made during this event are a great joy and 

reassurance for us,” said Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner. 

A tour of the company 

Guests and staff during the tour of the company 

SIEMPELKAMP | GROUP


28/06/2008_Open house 

A high-spirited party 

A week later Siempelkamp celebrated 

again – this time all employees, former 

employees, local politicians, representatives 

of local organizations, and neighbors were 

invited. Over 4,900 visitors came to be part 

of a cheerful party and a colorful program. 

Krefeld’s mayor Gregor Kathstede welcomed 

the visitors with congratulations and 

made it clear that Krefeld’s economy is not 

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imaginable without Siempelkamp as an 

important economic factor. 

The mayor’s praise was followed by 

enjoyment for all guests. A walk on a tight 

rope, face painting for the kids, live entertainment, 

beach volleyball and numerous 

buffets – it was a day filled with fascinating 

impressions for young and old and for each 

taste.

At the rope course 

This day also provided the opportunity to take a closer look at the 

different working areas at Siempelkamp. The production area of the 

machinery and plants business unit demonstrated with the areas of 

chipping, turning shop, welding and assembly, hydraulics and hotplaten 

manufacturing what Siempelkamp employees accomplish 

on a daily basis. Visitors were also able to visit certain areas of the 

foundry such as the pattern making shop, core-making shop, 

melting plant, and fettling shop. People outside a particular sector 

of industry and future trainees were impressed by the various 

fascinating processes. The responsibilities of a pattern maker were 

demonstrated and why the fettling of our castings is so important. 

Street painter in action 

At the end of the day the management 

surprised all employees and former 

employees with a special gift – the “Siempelkamp” 

book was specifically published on 

the occasion of the company’s anniversary. 

From the setting up of the company by 

Gerhard Siempelkamp to becoming a world 

market leader during the German economic 

boom in the 60s to the company’s internationalization 

to the new technology 

network in the 21 st century – this book 

vividly presents the company’s history 

Delicious! 


Fun for the young and the young at heart


including many time records, photos, and 

documents from the last 125 years. 

125 years of Siempelkamp were duly 

celebrated. Now business has to go on. 

“With more than 2,400 employees worldwide, 

an exemplary investment program for 

our Krefeld location as well as our top 

position in all relevant markets our future 

sits on a solid foundation,” said Dr.-Ing. 

Hans W. Fechner with a view to the future. 

“Immense amounts of means are worldwide put towards the 

preservation and expansion of energy generation. Siempelkamp 

has become a reliable partner with products and services 

in this business area. We want to add challenging future 

objectives to our previous successes. With an investment and 

development offensive we continue to build our future.” 

Michael Szukala, Managing Director of G. Siempelkamp 

GmbH und Co. KG 

... at the open house ... 

... at Siempelkamp in Krefeld 

“Our objective in the past, present, and the future has been to 

become the market leader in all areas where we conduct 

business. Our customers’ needs and satisfaction are most 

important to us. With our products and services we aim to 

offer the best possible benefit to our customers.” 

Dr. Dieter Siempelkamp, Chairman of the Advisory 

Board 

A tour of the new workshops 

Nearly 5,000 visitors ... 

22 | 23 

“By offering products and services tailored to specific needs and 

at a high technical level we have become a motor for technical 

innovations. All this we do with the solid foundation of our 

long-established company which has operated successfully in 

the globalized markets with branch offices and production 

facilities all over the world.” 

Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Fechner, Spokesperson of the 

Management of G. Siempelkamp GmbH & Co. KG

Keyword “Production Intelligence”: 


Efficient use of resources in the wood- 

based products industry with Prod-IQ ® 

Due to intelligent process control 

engineering by Siempelkamp, cost 

reductions and resource savings are 

no longer a vision but have become 

a reality. Prod-IQ ® has established itself 

as a tool to control processes in the 

production of panel-type wood-based 

materials. The benefit: process modeling 

and online quality control are precisely 

tailored to the specific requirements 

of the wood-based products industry! 

P rod-IQ® is based on a wide range of modules and covers the 

areas of production data management, online quality forecasting 

as well as servicing and maintenance. Prod-IQ ® is divided 

into the separate areas of Prod-IQ.basics, Prod-IQ.business, 

Prod-IQ.quality, and Prod-IQ.maintenance. 

The experiences with Prod-IQ ® have demonstrated that variations 

in quality can be permanently reduced. Customers benefit from 

significant material savings of more than 2.5% and, at the same 

time, from a reduction of the scrap material rate by 1%. For the 

relevant quality parameters online quality forecasts are achieved 

with 95% accuracy. Downtimes are reduced by up to 2.5%. 

Prod-IQ ® in use 

One large advantage of the tool: The availability of reliable, up-todate 

and need-driven (management) data adds more transparency 

and comparability to the production process. Production parameters 

are precisely determined and evaluated. The database 

provides answers to questions such as: What is when, where and 

to what amount used for the production of a board? The answers 

lead to a more efficient use of the resources. 

Creating transparency – 

the production database Prod-IQ® 

By Gregor Bernardy 

Prod-IQ ® offers numerous features to achieve higher productivity. 

The ability to generate reliable and up-to-date management data 

on plant availability, capacity, consumption, and cost is one of the 

system’s strong points. Furthermore, the system allows the online 

quality forecasting of critical material parameters such as internal 

bond, bending strength, thickness swelling, and surface soundness 

which can otherwise only be determined through destructive 

material tests in a laboratory. Condition-based servicing and 

maintenance are also part of the system. The tools also allow for a 

quick start-up after a shutdown and a continuous improvement in 

the operation of Siempelkamp plants.


Prod-IQ.basics is a standard feature of our new ContiRoll ® 

installations. Important process data regarding the control units, 

from the woodyard to the stacking line, are collected by this system. 

Thus, the performance record of a plant is traceable all the way to 

the plant acceptance test. With regard to “TCO – Total Cost of 

Ownership” the customer has access to detailed information about 

consumption and performance which can be used in a performance 

analysis. 

Prod-IQ.business is used to evaluate specific need-driven process 

data, for example, for shift, daily and monthly reports. The system 

can also provide evaluations on management, formaldehyde and 

dryer related data as well as evaluations of the sanding to the 

finishing line. 

The result: Necessary process data can be stored, evaluated and 

analyzed in a simple and automated way. Thus, the software makes 

it easy to locate the main cost causers and resource users in the 

plant. The success of measures that optimize processes becomes 

measurable and traceable. For example, if needed, the electric 

power consumption for individual control cabinets or motors can be 

recorded and evaluated. This makes it possible to precisely analyze 

the benefit-cost ratio of more energy efficient motors. 

Example for SPOC online quality control 

(1) red curve: calculated forecast value for the product 

quality 

(2) green curve: safety buffer to guarantee acceptable 

quality level 

(3) blue curve: acceptable quality level 

Online quality control saves time and costs 

The material flow tracing included in Prod-IQ.basics is the basis for 

an analysis of the relation between process parameters and the 

quality of the resulting products. The system documents exactly 

under which condition and at what quality the product was 

produced. Prod-IQ.quality (also known as SPOC) automatically 

learns the connection between process parameters and the 

resulting quality and uses this knowledge for future process 

adjustments. 

Online process models help forecast, with high precision, the 

quality of the finished board product (screenshot) which can otherwise, 

for particleboard, MDF and OSB, only be determined through 

destructive material tests in a laboratory. Important quality parameters 

such as internal bond, bending strength and thickness 

swelling can be determined with 95% accuracy in online quality 

forecasts. The raw density can be determined with 99% accuracy. 

Not even inline board scales can obtain this level of accuracy. 

The screenshot illustrates an example of the online quality control 

with Prod-IQ.quality. Within a period of 30 minutes the operator 

reduced the raw density by 5 kg/m 3 until the safety buffer,

Material Flow Tracking with Lab Report 

P R O C E S S F L O W 

guaranteeing the acceptable quality level for the bending strength, 

was reached. The result of this fine-tuning adjustment: At a 

guaranteed consistent quality, material savings of more than 2.5% 

were reached during ongoing production. 

Another advantage: At a consistent quality level Prod-IQ.quality was 

easily able to achieve lighter boards and a reduction in the use of 

the bonding agent. 

Condition-based servicing: 

Maintenance whenever required 

The modules of Prod-IQ.maintenance focus on preventive maintenance 

and servicing jobs on production machines and plants. 

They concentrate on the essential and carry out the necessary maintenance 

tasks. The advantage: By integrating Prod-IQ.maintenance 

into the production process, a cost efficient, condition-based 

maintenance strategy is put into action. 

Time Value 

Bending Modulus of Ruptures – – 

Internal Bond 12:00:00 0.43 N/mm 2 

Lab Cut 10:00:00 

Thickness 9:59:55 19.44 mm 

spec. Pressure Frame 38 Center 9:59:38 50.19 bar 

Temperature Heating Zone 5 9:59:30 195.60 °C 

– – – 

Temperature Heating Zone 1 9:58:27 227.30 °C 

Pressure Prepress Entrance 9:57:31 128.20 bar 

Weight/Unit Former 9:57:17 27.90 kg/m 2 

Moisture Core Layer 9:56:26 6.30% 

Glue Factor Core Layer 9:53:19 8.60% 

– – – 

Temperature Dryer Outlet 7:45:00 170.90 °C 

_ _ _ 


1 

record 

Customers save a lot of time because the Siempelkamp system 

provides pre-configured maintenance and service documents. The 

Prod-IQ.maintenance system notifies the user when maintenance is 

necessary and which procedure is to be carried out and also 

specifies which actions to take. With Prod-IQ.maintenance plant 

downtimes are reduced because maintenance is no longer just 

carried out after a disaster has taken place. Costly production 

downtimes and the time and energy it takes to start up a plant after 

a shutdown can thus be avoided. 

An example: Heightened power inputs from drive motors for saw 

blades, chippers or flakers oftentimes are a sign for progressed 

wear. Once threshold levels are reached it is better to replace knives 

or saw blades than to continue producing with increased energy 

use. This is where a condition-based maintenance system, which is 

connected to the production process, comes into play. It monitors 

the adjustable threshold values and reports when certain actions are 

required.


The ability to always know exactly what happens when 

and where 

Numerous demands are made on the abilities of intelligent process 

control systems. These abilities include establishing production data 

bases and creating transparency as well as carrying out online 

quality control and condition-based maintenance. Such decisive 

characteristics all aim at making the most of the information 

obtained from a (wood-based products) plant with the ultimate 

goal of reducing costs and resources. 

Our field experience proves the potential that the Siempelkamp 

concept provides. For a particleboard plant with a daily capacity of 

1,000 m 3 /day, a cost reduction of more than 800,000 euros per year 

can be achieved. (Cf. example in figure below)! 

Example for cost reductions with the Siempelkamp Prod-IQ ® process control system 

Let us take a look into the future: Against the background of 

growing costs for raw materials and energy, the intelligent use of 

all plant data is gaining more importance. Load forecasts and loaddependent 

cutoffs of individual machines respectively are top issues 

and support the operator in optimizing contract conditions with 

power supply companies. Relevant process data play a decisive role 

here. With Prod-IQ ® Siempelkamp customers are well prepared 

because they have the essential data available. 

To precisely know what happens when and where is the objective 

that Siempelkamp pursues together with customers. This principle 

creates the required transparency for efficiency increases and plant 

improvements.

The printing and packaging industry, as 

one example, is acquiring parts with a 

lighter weight and a smaller size when 

compared to the classic foundry products. 

The market is making specific demands: 

“Demands on the folding carton market 

are getting tougher all the time. Competition 

is intensifying, runs are getting 

shorter, and cost pressure is increasing. 

Customers are looking for ever quicker and 

better results at ever lower prices. They also 

expect a higher level of customization. 

Innovative carton designs aimed at specific 

target groups are being increasingly used to 

make products stand out at the point of 

sale,” Stefan Mettler, Managing Director of 

Siempelkamp Foundry, describes. 

For companies that are involved in the 

production of specific machines the consequences 

are: “Producing packaging for 

the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food 

industries often means handling end 

products which are elaborately designed 

folding cartons. This puts very high 

demands on materials, tools and the 

machinery.” 

Packaging is more than just a 

protective shell 

Siempelkamp castings are, for example, 

used in die-cutting machines that produce 

cosmetics packaging. The castings for these 

machines have piece weights ranging from 

SIEMPELKAMP | FOUNDRY 

By Jean-Louis Durand 

State-of-the-art for large as well as small products: 

Quality castings from Siempelkamp 

Foundry for the printing and 

packaging industry 

Siempelkamp Foundry is a leader in 

the production of heavy and large 

castings. The company holds several 

world records for heavy castings made 

of nodular cast iron. The casting of the 

CASTOR ® nuclear waste containers is 

another example for the company’s 

high quality standards. The Siempel- 

kamp Foundry is not only trend-setting 

with its large-scale castings, smaller 

castings are also up and coming. 

2,500 to 10,000 kg (2.8 to 11 US tons), 

and their dimension is close to 2,500 mm 

(length) x 1,500 mm (width) x 1,000 mm 

(height) (8 ft x 5 ft x 3 ft). 

On die-cutting machines board sheets 

are separated and transported to cutting 

stations which will outline the packaging 

units and then transfer them to glue 

stations. The light board sheets arrive at 

the different machine stations with high 

speeds – without any incidents and, first 

and foremost, without any damages to the 

appearance of the high-quality product. 

The demands on smoothly operating technology 

are high because, due to the high 

operating speeds, the human eye cannot

SIEMPELKAMP | FOUNDRY 28 | 29 

follow the individual process steps. Only in 

slow motion does it become clear what 

kind of precision is involved in each individual 

process. 

Each year Siempelkamp Foundry supplies 

approx. 1,500 t (1,653 US tons) of castings 

to leading machine manufacturers for the 

printing and packaging industry. “All 

castings are in close contact with the end 

product during the production process. 

Therefore, our customers, all of them 

leaders in their field of expertise, demand 

high production quality and dimensional 

accuracy,” says Jean-Louis Durand, sales 

manager for this target group. 

These demands are made not only to 

protect the content of a packaging but 

mainly to make the visual appearance of 

the packaging tasteful to the consumer. 

Consumers are finding it harder to keep 

track of what is offered. It is becoming 

increasingly common for them to choose 

which product to buy only once they arrive 

at the shop. Here, the packaging makes 

their mind up in a matter of seconds. An 

attractive appearance, high-quality tactile 

features, and an independent visual 

message make the folding carton a key 

part of the product with an active role to 

play in the purchasing decision. 

As an important link in the production 

chain Siempelkamp Foundry sets essential 

quality standards. The result is that for years 

all customers have had their parts produced 

by Siempelkamp Foundry. 

A casting in the fettling shop 

High precision for components 

The conclusion: If machines are producing 

such supersensitive products, their components 

must also conform to high 

precision standards. Only slight deformations 

in the casting structure can influence 

the quality of the entire machine. For 

machine manufacturers the assurance that 

the supplied parts comply with the 

necessary requirement for rigidity is indispensable. 

The end product’s value and 

fitness is a crucial factor. For larger 

machines the cutting pressure reaches up 

to 600 t (661 US tons). 

The quality of a casting first becomes 

apparent in the fettling shop. Here it is 

ensured that the surface is free from 

imperfections after surface finishing. 

Machine allowances are figured into the 

finishing processes so that after chipremoving 

processes only sound and flawless 

material is available. Each imperfection 

in the casting would cause a mark on the 

end product. 

Fully automated machine for the production of cartons 

The production of some castings is extremely 

complex: Tubes are inserted during 

the pouring of the casting to serve as air 

ducts. Drilled holes on the surface, that are 

in contact with the product, lead all the 

way to the air ducts. Via vacuum the 

board sheets are lifted from the stack and 

transported. Impurities and marks on the 

counterpiece have to be avoided as well 

since these would also influence the quality 

of the product. 

From the wide variety of products offered 

by Siempelkamp Foundry this example 

demonstrates that Siempelkamp supplies 

the highest fitting accuracy and precision 

for large as well as small castings!


CMC Texpan: “Pegasus” – 

the submarine project By Dr. Dario Zoppetti 

For over 25 years Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG and CMC 

Texpan S.r.l. have been shareholding companies. At the locations Colzate near Bergamo 

and Vimercate near Mailand, CMC Texpan has been working together with Siempelkamp on 

a project by the name “Pegasus”. The project is extraordinary for the Siempelkamp Group 

and involves a new miniature submarine.


“Pegasus” in the machine shop 

In 2006 CMC had already made a name 

for itself in this industry sector when it 

produced two submarine bodies – so called 

battery pods – with a length of 28 meters 

(91 ft), a diameter of 5.5 meters (18 ft) and 

a total weight of 350 tons (386 US tons) for 

a Venezuelan power supplier: These submarines 

were used for civil purposes – they 

were used in maintenance operations in a 

water reservoir. 

“This first underwater adventure of CMC 

Texpan was developed in cooperation with 

GSE Trieste. We have been working 

together with the highly specialized technicians 

of GSE for many years,” explains 

Dr. Dario Zoppetti, president of CMC 

Texpan. Zoppetti, who worked as a teacher 

in the fields of mechanical technology 

and engineering in the 70’s, instructed 

Maurizio Branchini, now managing director 

of GSE Trieste, and Franco Brembilla, now 

managing director of CMC Texpan. 

2008 was influenced by “Pegasus”, a new 

project whose completion, once again, 

involved a partnership with GSE Trieste. The 

four seat sport submarine is part of a mega 

yacht and will be used for civil purposes. 

The submarine will have a length of approx. 

8 meters (26 ft) and a weight of 10 tons 

(11 US tons). It can dive to a depth of 

160 meters (525 ft). CMC will complete the 

interior of the submarine, the hydraulic 

Submarine “Nautilus” 

Decompression chamber 

Submarine “Pegasus” “Pegasus” with design engineers 

parts and the electronic devices necessary 

for navigation. 

In the summer of 2008 CMC’s “Pegasus” 

had to undergo inspections by RINA. Since 

1861 RINA has certified ships and yachts 

into the Italian maritime register. RINA 

guarantees the high quality and safety 

standards of all ship components and 

materials. The final configurations on the 

submarine were carried out in the fall of 

2008 by CMC. Work is in progress on 

further underwater projects of the Italian 

company: another submarine with a similar 

design will be ready for delivery in the 

spring of 2009. 

Submarines – multiple areas of use 

While in the past submarines were manufactured 

primarily for military underwater 

purposes, today submarines have many 

uses for civil purposes. “Submarines are 

often used for research purposes, for 

example, when archeological findings and 

wreckages have to be retrieved. The 

expeditions of the submarines ‘Alvin’ and 

‘Bismarck’ to the wreckage of the Titanic 

have become famous. Submarines also 

support environmental protection endeavors 

by securing harmful substances on the sea 

bed and protecting underwater nature 

parks,” explains Dr. Dario Zoppetti. 

Additional applications are far-reaching: For 

example, research in the field of maritime 

biology on the sea bed and geological 

analyses are further advanced with submarines. 

Underwater pipelines for natural 

gas and oil as well as electrical and data 

transfer pipes are examined and tested via 

submarines. The technology used in 

decompression chambers has gained 

importance in the medical field – keyword: 

“pressure chamber”. 

Further application areas: Civil submarines 

can give assistance to military submarines 

as well as carry out underwater shoreline 

monitoring. For example, smuggling can be 

prevented. 

Last but not least, submarines are used as a 

tourist attraction by opening up the underwater 

world to travelers. The first submarine 

specifically created for this purpose 

was the “Auguste Piccard”. On the occasion 

of the 1964 Swiss National Exhibition, 

40 passengers descended into Lake Geneva 

inside this submarine. 

Their numerous application areas and their 

high diversity of tasks have turned submarines 

into a promising niche product for 

CMC Texpan. The product, which still holds 

vast possibilities for development, is also an 

interesting enrichment for the portfolio of 

the Siempelkamp Group. 

“Nautilus”


Conveyor belt press business in 2008: 

Siempelkamp quality across 

the continents By Steffen Aumüller 

Brown coal mining at Garzweiler, Germany


Siempelkamp technology has a long tradition and can be found in many industries. 

Our company has gained an outstanding reputation in the market for conveyor belt 

vulcanizing presses since the 1930’s. Siempelkamp’s machine quality and reliability 

are state-of-the-art. The still growing need for raw materials has increased the 

demand for conveyor belts. This, in turn, is reflected in a stronger interest for new 

Siempelkamp vulcanizing presses worldwide. For Bulletin, Steffen Aumüller, sales 

manager for rubber presses at Siempelkamp, summarizes the business milestones 

in 2008. 

Port Clinton, Ohio: Two Siempelkamp 

presses passed their acceptance tests in 

the summer of 2008: a textile conveyor 

belt press in June 2008 and a steel cord 

conveyor belt press in August. Both presses 

are installed at Fenner Dunlop North 

America Inc., a manufacturer of conveyor 

belts for mining and other large scale 

industries. The presses were ordered in 

2006 and delivered in October 2007. Both 

lines, incorporating a press with a length 

of 18.4 meters, hold several records. The 

steel cord conveyor belt line is currently 

the world’s largest and the 18 meter long 

Evaluation of component parts by the customer in the 

Krefeld factory 

(59 ft) and 2.6 meter (8.5 ft) wide hotplaten 

is the world’s longest continuous hotplaten. 

The multi-piston press design was also sold 

in the USA for the first time. “The new 

design guarantees the most optimized 

pressure distribution ever achieved with a 

non-continuous hydraulic cylinder press,” 

Steffen Aumüller explains. In the late 1990s 

Siempelkamp introduced the new press 

type, the multi-piston press, to the market: 

Pressure and temperature distribution were 

optimized in this press which, in turn, 

resulted in highly improved process reliability. 

The steel cord conveyor belt line is 

equipped with a double-sized creel 

designed for 416 cables. This results in 

doubled capacity! 200 cables can be 

tightened with a force of 3,900 N 

simultaneously by the line. In this way, 

quick product changes become possible 

because 200 cables are under production 

and the other 200 cables will be loaded and 

unloaded for the next product. Additionally, 

Siempelkamp adjusted the speeds for 

loading and unloading of the press to the 

new press length (16 m/min–32 m/min). 

Multi-piston press The world’s longest continuous hotplaten

Creel with cable guiding Creel 

The textile conveyor belt press is identical in 

construction. However, because of the 

extremely heavy textile belts it is equipped 

with a pull-roll stand. In contrast to the 

steel cables of the steel cord conveyor 

belt press, the belt tension and shear forces 

are absorbed by a multi-layered textile 

material. The ready-made belts are 

vulcanized inside the press with a pressure 

of up to 400 N/cm 2 . 

Conveyor belts of this kind are used for the 

transport of heavy loads over long distances, 

for example, in the field of surface 

mining. These belts can move tonnages of 

up to 40,000 t (44,092 US tons) per hour. 

Even the world’s largest earth-moving 

machines cannot compete. 

With both Siempelkamp lines, the socalled 

96-inch solution, Fenner Dunlop has 

significantly strengthened its position as a 

global player in the field of conveyor belts. 

Both lines play an important part in 

securing the state-of-the-art status of 

Fenner-Dunlop machinery. Altogether, the 

company invested approx. $38 million at 

the Port Clinton location in Ohio. 75 new 

jobs were created. 


For Fenner Dunlop this large investment 

will result in enormous potentials in the 

company’s markets, David Hurd, president 

of Fenner Dunlop North America, points 

out during the inauguration celebrations 

for the 96-inch solution. The decision to 

invest in Ohio will further strengthen the 

competitive position of the company 

worldwide. 

During the opening ceremony David 

Landgren, Executive Director of Fenner 

Dunlop Conveyor Belting Americas and 

Australia, stated, ”The equipment you see 

here is state-of-the-art, the best in the


world.” The only alternative to this solution 

would have been equipment with old 

technology: “But we've made a commitment 

to excellence.” 

Kwinana, Australia: Another steel cord conveyor 

belt press was sold to the Australian 

subsidiary of Fenner Dunlop – Enerka Apex. 

This press line was ordered in October 

2007, the delivery is scheduled for the 

fourth quarter of 2008. Key data for this 

press include: 18.4 m (60 ft) in length, 

3.2 m (10.5 ft) in width, and a press 

capacity of up to 25,000 t (27,557 US tons). 

This press will be one of the strongest of its 

kind in the plastics and rubber industry. 

Fenner Dunlop ordered this steel cord 

conveyor belt line for a new production 

plant in Kwinana, south of Perth. The line 

will produce steel-reinforced conveyor belts 

with a width up to 3.2 m (10.5 ft) and a 

thickness up to 50 mm (2 in). The capacities 

are impressive when you assume a yearly 

production of 330,000 m 2 would equal a 

belt length of 103 km (64 miles) with a belt 

width of 3.2 m (10.5 ft). The creel is 

designed for 520 cables; 260 cables are 

pulled through the press. Fenner Dunlop 

made the decision to go with Siempelkamp 

because the company expects to advance 

Left: Cable clamping and tensioning device 

Right: Compactor lorry 

Compactor lorry pit with cable floor 

Compactor lorry pit with cable floor

Green conveyor belt at press infeed 

SIEMPELKAMP | MACHINERY AND PLANTS


their own reputation as a world market 

leader and innovator in the area of 

conveyor belt technology. 

An interesting note about our business 

relationship to Fenner Dunlop: With these 

three presses for North America and 

Australia, the Fenner Group has ordered, 

within a time period of 14 months, the 

three longest conveyor belt presses in the 

history of Siempelkamp as well as of the 

rest of the world. “The fact that the 

company had no opportunity to view this 

new press type before making their buying 

decision is a pleasant indicator for the great 

trust in Siempelkamp technology,” says 

Steffen Aumüller. 

Shandong Province, China: A Siempelkamp 

success story in the area of rubber presses 

in 2008 comes from Asia. A multi-piston 

down-stroke press was sold to the Chinese 

company Shandong Aneng, established in 

January 2008. The decision for the new 

Siempelkamp press was made in a joint 

venture with Veyance Technologies, 

Goodyear EP respectively. With a dimension 

of 3.2 m (10.5 ft) in width and 18.4 m 

(60 ft) in length this press belongs to the 

world’s largest conveyor belt presses. 

Furthermore, this is the first multi-piston 

down-stroke press sold to the Chinese 

market. The delivery is scheduled for 

January 2009. 

Press with cooling area 

Winder with 2,000 mm (6.5 ft) belt 

From left to right: Mike Hock, Vice President Special Projects; Steffen Aumüller, Sales Rubber Presses; 

Ludger Fleuter, Site Manager

Lifting device during first use 

SIEMPELKAMP | NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY 

Siempelkamp’s Nuclear Tech 

Lifting device for 

internals for the 

By Jörg Grittmann and Christoph Aiglsdorfer 

In December 2007 Siempelkamp 

Nuclear Technology received an 

order for the manufacture and 

delivery of a lifting device for 

the nuclear power plant Brokdorf. 

A commitment to a delivery in only 

7 months was the precondition for 

obtaining this order! 

The supply and retrofitting of components 

for existing and new nuclear 

power plants are core strengths of Siempelkamp’s 

Nuclear Technology business unit. 

The order from Brokdorf confirms our 

excellent reputation especially considering 

the very short project time. The project was 

carried out at our locations in Heidelberg 

(project management) and Linz (engineering). 

The standard preliminary examination 

documents necessary for obtaining the 

mandatory expertise and verifications from 

regulating authorities had to be compiled 

and submitted in the shortest time possible. 

During this phase the cooperation between 

the operating company, the authorities, 

Siempelkamp and our suppliers worked 

in Siempelkamp’s favor. The tight time 

schedule could be kept and the preliminary 

examination documents were approved by 

regulating authorities after only a short time. 

While preparing the preliminary examination 

documents, Siempelkamp received, ahead 

of schedule, the material approval for semi-

SIEMPELKAMP | NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY 38 | 39 

nology business unit has a competitive advantage: 

reactor pressure vessel 

nuclear power plant Brokdorf 

finished parts such as forgings which 

normally have long delivery times. 

The design, workmanship and manufacturing 

control of the lifting device conform 

to the KTA safety standards stipulated 

by the Nuclear Safety Standards Commission. 

These standards, which are marked with 

the abbreviation KTA (KernTechnischer 

Ausschuss – Nuclear Safety Standards 

Commission), are comparable to DIN 

standards. They guarantee the highest 

degree of operational and environmental 

safety for a nuclear facility. The lifting beam 

for the reactor pressure internals for Brokdorf 

was designed according to standards 

KTA 3902 / 3903, sections 4.2 and 4.3 

respectively, lifting class H4 and according 

to DIN 15018 / T1 for lifting devices. 

Lifting device for reactor pressure 

vessel internals – What purpose does 

it serve? 

Nuclear power plants are shut down in 

regular intervals and disconnected from the 

power mains to carry out overhauls. 

Mandatory recurring checks are performed 

on most components and internals of the 

power plant during these inspections. 

For these purposes the internals inside the 

reactor pressure vessel including the upper 

internals with and without control rod and 

the lower internals have to be lifted out of 

the reactor. The lifting device is used to 

perform this task. The device can lift all 

internals at once or the upper and lower 

internals separately. 

The main advantage of the Siempelkamp 

lifting device is that all lifting procedures 

can be performed without the need for retooling 

or additional equipment. This results 

in significant time and cost savings for the 

operating company during inspections. The 

lifting device is operated from a control 

panel indicating all plant conditions with 

corresponding signals. 

The lifting device for pressure vessel internals 

comprises the following components: 

• Lifting device body with hook assembly 

• Telescopic bars 

• Ring beam 

• Water-based hydraulics 

• Electrical equipment 

Optional design features: 

• Lifting device for pressure vessel internals 

can be disassembled for use in other 

power plants and/or units in the operating 

company 

• Adapter for additional crane hooks 

• Extra installations and fittings inside the 

containers for storage and transport of the 

lifting device 

The total weight of the lifting device is 

approx. 19,000 kg (21 US tons) comprising 

the lifting device body weighing approx. 

8,000 kg (9 US tons), the telescopic bars 

(four units) weighing approx. 4,800 kg 

(5 US tons) and the complete ring beam 

weighing approx. 6,200 kg (7 US tons). All 

components that are temporarily submerged 

in water are made of stainless 

steel. 

The weight lifting capacity of the lifting 

device amounts to 50,000 kg (55 US tons) 

on the suspension bolts raising the upper 

internals of the reactor pressure vessel. 

152,000 kg (167 US tons) is the estimated 

lifting capacity for the gripper tongs for 

raising the upper and lower internals. 

To save space between uses, the lifting 

device with retracted telescopic bars is kept 

on a special storage stand outside the 

reactor pool. 

For operation the telescopic bars are 

extended to maximum length using the 

overhead crane of the reactor building. 

Everything in the right place in only 

seven months! 

After acceptance at our manufacturing 

facilities in May 2008 the lifting device for 

reactor vessel internals went into operation 

for the first time at the Brokdorf nuclear 

power plant in June 2008. Within only 7 

months Siempelkamp’s Nuclear Technology 

business unit successfully completed an 

ambitious project and delivered the lifting 

device even before the deadline resulting in 

a return on investment and profitability for 

the operating company in the shortest time. 

Lifting device ready for operation, on storage stand


A total masterstroke: 

Crimping press for Europipe is


setting new benchmarks By 

The crimping press at Europipe 

Sigfrid Buecher

Europipe pipes have to meet high demands. Used as 

pipeline pipes they have to withstand extremely high and low 

temperatures as well as extreme pressures. The market demands 

pipes with a high wall thickness as well as an increasingly specific 

geometry. This development requires an optimal forming process 

of the sheet metal which begins with the crimping press. “For 

the production of pipes, high press loads over long periods of time 

are necessary. This was the reason for us to replace, after more 

than 30 years, our existing crimping press with a stronger 

press incorporating a new design. In our eyes, Siempelkamp, an 

experienced manufacturer in the area of crimping presses, has 

been the right partner,” says Hans-Heinrich Meier, manager of 

maintenance and repair at Europipe. 

Sigfrid Buecher, project manager for Siempelkamp’s metal forming 

division has the following to add: “This order confronted us with 

the task of guaranteeing our customers improved and repeatable 

forming results even for high-strength sheet metal. For us this 

large project included numerous challenges which had to be solved 

within a short time and to which we dedicated all our resources.” 

Part of the scope of supply, next to the crimping press, was the 

complete hydraulic system as well as the retrofitting of the existing 

roller conveyors. The shop assembly of the new press in the 

Siempelkamp production hall and the disassembly of the old 

existing press were also carried out by Siempelkamp as part of the 

Europipe order. 

Design: patented quality 


In April 2007 Europipe commissioned Siempelkamp’s machinery and plant business division with the production of 

a crimping press. Europipe, located in Mülheim, Germany, is a specialist for welded steel pipes used under extreme 

loads. The technology, size and production timeline for the new crimping press made the company decide to go with 

Siempelkamp as the manufacturer. A good decision because the crimping press, now operating since August 2008, 

has been commended as a masterstroke in many ways by the customer. 

Left: Crimping press in 3-dimensional presentation (design) 

Right: FEM calculation 

The design of the crimping press presented a special challenge: The 

arrangement of the twelve horizontal cylinders, which are essential 

for an optimal pressing result, is part of a patent that Siempelkamp 

used for the first time in this press. The cylinders stabilize the 

moving die and control its position within a tolerance of 0.1 mm 

over a length of 6 m (20 ft). The bending happens gradually in 

4.5 m (15 ft) long segments. During this process the moving die 

pushes the plate against a fixed counterpiece. 

Casting of the 260 t (286 US tons) cross beam at the Siempelkamp Foundry


A newly patented closed-frame design allows a significantly 

higher specific forming pressure. With a maximum press capacity 

of 11,000 t (12,125 US tons), the crimping press bends the 

longitudinal edges of plates (up to 18 m (59 ft) in length and 

50 mm (2 in) in thickness) which are used for large pipes with 

longitudinal weld seams. This production step ensures that the 

pipes are evenly formed throughout the edges after passing 

through the U-forming and O-forming press. Depending on the 

size of the plates, the crimping press can bend 33 to 42 sheets per 

hour which will then be formed into pipeline pipes in the two subsequent 

presses. These pipes reach diameters of up to 1.524 m (5 ft). 

With the help of the finite element method (FEM) the creep 

resistance for all main components including the frame, cross beam 

and foundation beam was verified. The crimping press is designed 

to have a long life expectancy. 

High-quality equipment – special dimensions – 

excellent teamwork 

After a development time of eleven months the assembly works for 

this challenging project started in March 2008. The press table, 

cross beam and the four die carriers were cast at the Siempelkamp 

Foundry. With Siempelkamp’s machinery and plant division another 

member of the Siempelkamp team comes into play next in the 

production process. 

The machinery and plants business unit carried out the finishing 

work on the press table, cross beam and die carriers with the help 

of a new portal milling machine, the Gantry VMG 6 PS by the 

Schiess company. This milling machine combines maximum output 

(100 KW milling spindle capacity) with high precision. This is the 

Portal milling machine during machining of the cross beam

Installation of the frames 

The press table is installed 

first machine of this size to be operated inside a German machining 

shop. 

An important part of the Europipe order was the complete 

pre-assembly of the crimping press including a test run as well as a 

preliminary acceptance test in Krefeld. “This was necessary to 

ensure the operability of the machine. Furthermore, we had to 

disassemble the existing old press as well as carry out necessary 

changes to the foundation. The yearly summer shutdown at 

Europipe determined all schedules. All tasks had to be carried out 

within four months and be completed by June 2008. The Siempelkamp 

team made all efforts to meet these demands,” says Sigfrid 

Buecher. 

The shop assembly at Krefeld was a big challenge due to the 

special size of the crimping press: Altogether six frame packs had 

to be assembled. For the set-up of the frame plates a special lifting 

beam was installed. With a dimension of 8.9 x 13.6 m (29 ft x 


45 ft) the frames almost touched the ceiling of the shop. Prior to 

the shop assembly the concrete foundation at the Krefeld factory 

was reinforced and an additional substructure installed. This task 

was performed in a record time of only two days. Fully assembled 

the machine measures 9 x 13 x 16 m (29 ft x 43 ft x 52 ft). 

Hard work within a deadline 

Following the assembly, operation test and preliminary acceptance 

test by Siempelkamp, the crimping press had to be disassembled 

and transported to Europipe’s location in Mülheim within two 

weeks. This task required several logistic masterstrokes. For some 

of the components special transporters were necessary. The largest 

parts had to be transported on a custom-built low-bed trailer and 

on a ship because they were too heavy to be transported over the 

highway bridges between Krefeld and Mülheim. The press table 

had a weight of 166 t (183 US tons), the cross beam weighed 

216 t (238 US tons). The combined total weight of the cross beam 

Left: Transporter 

Right: Transport of cross beam with 

four heavy-duty cranes


The cross beam is being installed in the press The main attraction at the open house at Siempelkamp in Krefeld 

and the heavy goods vehicle amounted to 355 t (391 US tons). The 

cross beam and press table were transported to the Krefeld port at 

the end of July. It was the largest heavy goods transport ever on 

Krefeld’s roads. Four mobile heavy-duty cranes were needed to load 

the machine elements from the trailer onto the cargo ship. 

Next to the last task for this project was the assembly of the new 

crimping press at the Europipe factory in Mülheim in July 2008. 

Once again, well thought-out logistics played an important role: For 

the installation only the space where the old press used to sit was 

available even though the new crimping press has a significantly 

higher press capacity and is almost four times as heavy as the old 

press. This problem was solved with a customer-specific design. 

“Manufacture and installation of the press were a logistic masterstroke 

because the project was fitted into the existing production 

flow. Within only a few weeks the machine was delivered, 

assembled and integrated into the forming line,” commends Hans- 

Heinrich Meier when it comes to the course of this large project. 

Side view with horizontal cylinders Crimping of a plate 

“Homework completed” for a special project 

The crimping press has been operating since August 25, 2008. The 

assembly team, which spared no efforts during the course of the 

project, included 75 people. All key data, even those that seem 

trivial, demonstrate how unique the project was: 1,050 proximity 

switches were installed, 4.1 km (2.5 miles) of hydraulic piping and 

27.4 km (17 miles) of cables were run and approx. 100 transports 

carried out. “All participating parties have done their homework,” 

commends the customer from Mülheim. Serial production can 

now commence at Europipe. After completing the forming process 

inside the crimping, U-forming and O-forming presses as well as in 

other downstream machinery of the pipe manufacturer the pipes 

are used for the Baltic Sea Pipeline. Europipe will produce 860,000 

pipes for this project. Siempelkamp is proud to have done its part 

in this big challenge!

New materials for the 700 °C 

power plant: Creep behavior 

properties by comparison 

Dr. Thomas, what type of industrial services does SPG 

offer customers? 

SPG offers services in the fields of material and component testing, 

plant inspections and production control as well as strength 

calculation (finite element method FEM). SPG has a DIN EN ISO/IEC 

17025:2005 accredited testing laboratory for material and component 

testing and is a DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020:2004 accredited 

inspection facility for on-site service inspections of power plants 

and their components. 

Plant inspections of power plant components made of 

creep-resistant materials are part of the portfolio of 

SPG. What demands are put on modern creep-resistant 

steels? 

Definitely high demands. In the next 20 years the need for approx. 

300,000 MW of electrical power will arise in Europe. Two thirds 

of this is due to the replacement of old plants which have a 

comparably low degree of efficiency and problems regarding their 

environmental soundness. About 100,000 MW of electrical power 

have to be generated newly at an increased power requirement of 

1.5% per year. 

While maintaining the same energy mix, the gap in the energy 

supply has to be closed primarily by using high-efficient steam and 

gas power stations with an increased degree of efficiency and 

decreased CO 2 emissions. Target values for reaching a high degree 

of efficiency of > 50% include raising the steam temperature to 

approx. 720 °C and the steam pressure to approx. 350 bar. At this 

point creep-resistant steels and their welded connections come into 

play: The employed materials and their welded connections have to 

have a high creep rupture strength. For the design and operation 

of components used under high temperatures, for example, in 

Siempelkamp Prüf- und Gutachter-Gesellschaft tests 

materials for a new generation of power plants 


Siempelkamp Prüf- und Gutachter-Gesellschaft mbH (SPG) is part of the Siempelkamp Group in the field of 

nuclear technology. The company, located in Dresden, has been the specialist for industrial services in the 

fields of strength calculations and testing of materials and components with an emphasis on creep-resistant 

materials for more than 50 years. In an interview with Dr. Andreas Thomas, Managing Director of SPG, Bulletin 

found out more about the company’s portfolio and potential. 


turbines, boiler plants, and hot steam pipes, long-term supported 

material parameters are necessary because it can be assumed that 

the life expectancy of power plants can reach 30 years or 250,000 h 

respectively. At an allowable time extrapolation factor of 3 high 

temperature materials have to be tested 80,000 hours and longer 

in creep rupture tests – a tremendous testing challenge because all 

test parameters have be to kept constant over many years. 

What technical test procedures do you use in this 

context? 

One of the most important experiments is the standardized creep 

rupture test according to DIN EN 10291. This test determines the 

behavior of materials at high temperatures, for example, it determines 

the stress-time factor to breakage or up to a defined creep limit. The 

results are often the base for design curves, for example, of isotherms, 

creep rupture strength, or creep deformation laws which 

are the foundation for the design of high temperature components. 

As far as research goes, where does SPG stand? 

Between 1957 and 1989, when SPG was part of a company by the 

name of Kraftwerksanlagenbau KAB, approx. 100 single oven units 

were operated in the creep lab. In the beginning of the 90s the 

power plant steel P91 (X10CrMoVNb9-1) was gradually introduced. 

SPG played a part in the research of the P91 steel. 

What milestones have you set since then? 

We achieved a creep rupture strength characteristic value of 

100,000 hours which conforms to a test duration of 12 years. 

Furthermore, we extended our testing capacities to 145 single oven 

units and adjusted their measurement and control technology to 

the increased demands during this time. Here, we profited from the


Power plant 

100.000 h – Creep strength (N/mm 2 ) 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

Creep rupture strength of austenitic steels and nickel-base alloy for superheaters 

550 570 590 610 630 650 670 690 710 730 750 

Temperature (°C) 

HR3C/310N 

experience we gained through our involvement in national and 

international research projects such as CCG, HIDA, INTEGRITY, 

WELDON, COST522, and COST536. Part of this knowledge 

includes the fields of automatic data acquisition, digital temperature 

control and online creep strain measurement. 

What is the advantage for the customer? 

On the basis of our equipment and our knowledge SPG operates 

one of the largest testing labs for creep rupture tests in Germany. 

Because we are operating single oven units we can react quickly and 

flexibly to many different customer requirements 

What is the capacity utilization rate of the laboratory 

and who are the customers that commission Siempelkamp 

to perform tests? 

New customers from all over Europe, extended opportunities to 

carry out creep rupture tests and creep crack research as well as an 

increasing need for further research of new power plant materials 

resulted in an improved utilization of our testing lab. 

Our customers are, for example, Babcock Hitachi Oberhausen, Benteler 

AG, BMW, Böhler Schweißtechnik, DOW CHEMICAL, Enpar 

Sonderwerkstoffe, E.ON, Elringklinger, Hitachi Europa, MPA Stuttgart, 

Siemens Mülheim, Steinmüller, Vallourec & Mannesmann, Vattenfall, 

BHR Essen and ABB (Switzerland), AMT (Australia), Avedøre 

(Denmark), Böhler Edelstahl (Austria), Morandini (Italy) and 

SERCO (UK). 

The materials for the new generation of power plants tested by SPG 

in the creep laboratory include martensitic steels such as P91, P92 

and VM12-SHC, austenitic steel types 304, 310 and 347, and 

Alloy617mod. 

X3CrNiMoBN17-3-3 Super304H 

TP347HFG 

Component 

View of a creep rupture test lab 

with single oven units 

nickel-base alloys (e.g., alloy 617), their weld metal deposits as well 

as different welded connections. 

Which guidelines can be used to evaluate the creep 

rupture test? 

In addition to DIN standards, guidelines and recommendations 

have been compiled nationally as well as internationally to help 

evaluate creep rupture tests. They guarantee comparable and 

authoritative test results from creep labs and support the evaluation 

of the test results for design curves. 

On a national level the Verein Deutscher Eisenhüttenleute (VDEh) 

in Düsseldorf has compiled, within the German consortiums 

for “creep-resistant steels” and “high-temperature materials” 

(AGW/AGHT), guidelines for the procedure and evaluation of creep 

rupture tests. These consortiums, to which SPG actively contributes, 

present a pool of material and plant manufacturers, research 

institutions, and associations. The consortiums AGW and AGHT 

were the first facilities in the world doing joint research in the field 

of high-temperature materials and have for decades been compiling 

especially long-term creep data. The European Creep Collaborative 

Committee (ECCC), to which SPG contributed for several years, has 

developed continuing recommendations for the procedure and 

evaluation of creep rupture tests.

Decommissioning and dismantling of the nuclear power plant Stade: 

The team has gained a lot of experience 

from a similar long-term project – the 

dismantling of the multi-purpose research 

reactor in Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 1997 

the experts of NIS GmbH have been disassembling 

a pressurized water reactor 

which successfully operated in Karlsruhe 

for 18 years. Period of dismantling: 

1997–2008. 

The experience gained from the Karlsruhe 

project has been used in Lower Saxony, 

Germany, since the beginning of the year. 

The nuclear power plant Stade started 

operation on January 8, 1972 and started 

commercial power operation in May of the 

same year. After more than 30 years of 

operation Stade was the first nuclear power 

plant taken off the grid on November 14, 

2003 as a result of the decision of the 

Federal German Government to phase out 

nuclear power. Since then Stade has been 

phased down – mainly for economic 

reasons because the pressurized water 

reactor generating 630 MW of electrical 

power (1892 MW thermal power) supplied 

only half as much power as other German 

nuclear power plants. The operating 

expense, however, was comparably higher. 

In the course of the German anti-nuclear 


Large-scale project for the expert 

When it comes to dismantling nuclear power plants cost efficient and 

environmentally friendly approaches are in the foreground. The expert 

team of NIS GmbH has been rising to this challenge at the nuclear power 

plant Stade since February: The disassembling, packing, waste removal 

and interim storage respectively of the reactor pressure vessels and 

peripheral equipment are on the program. 

Removed part of the moderator vessel held by the 

hydraulic gripper arm 

View of the partly dismantled moderator vessel 

Reactor room of the multi-purpose research reactor 

in Karlsruhe with the NIS dismantling system 

consensus it was determined that the 

remaining quantity of electricity for the 

nuclear power plant Stade in the amount of 

1.49 TWh would still be transferable. 

Dismantling phase III: Dismantling 

of the reactor pressure vessel 

The decommissioning phase at the nuclear 

power plant Stade was followed by a postclosure 

phase during which the irradiated 

spent fuel elements were disposed of. Since


team of the NIS GmbH By 

September 2005 the plant is slowly phasing 

out. Currently, the dismantling phases I 

and II are in progress. In the previous dismantling 

phases the logistics system as well 

as many other systems that are no longer 

needed, such as the floodwater containers, 

accumulator tanks, and steam generators, 

were dismantled. 

The third dismantling phase includes the 

disassembly of the strongest contaminated 

components: the reactor pressure vessel 

Separation tubes are waiting for their dismantling 

with a hydraulic cutter 

and the concrete shielding. The consortium 

NIS-EAS together with NIS Ingenieurgesellschaft 

mbH as the project leader received, 

in February 2008, the order for the dismantling, 

disassembling, packing, as well as 

the disposal and the interim storage of the 

reactor pressure vessel and all its peripheral 

internals. 

Adhering to the protection targets is essential 

for a responsible execution of the order. 

These include: activity retention, minimal 

Andreas Loeb 

Left: Hydraulic masterslave 

manipulator 

system moves gripper 

arm under water 

Right: Manual changeover 

from an inside 

gripper to a plate 

gripper 

radiation exposure of the personnel, waste 

minimization, employee safety, occupational 

safety as well as plant safety. 

The radiologic situation and the space 

conditions put additional high demands 

on the very complex dismantling and disassembling 

procedures of reactor pressure 

vessels. Because of the high activation of 

the pressure vessel and its peripheral 

internals the disassembly works have to 

be carried out by remote control. For this 

Dismantling of a baffle plate by plasma arc cutting Plasma torch moves towards stubs of separation 

tubes

Dryer unit 

Bottom part of reactor pressure vessel is 

dismantled on a band saw 

purpose NIS developed systems that are 

specifically tailored to the job specifications 

of this order. For example, high-performance 

robot systems are used to guide 

autogenous flame cutters which can cut 

material with a thickness up to 500 mm. 

The engineers of NIS have incorporated the 

experiences from previous dismantling 

projects in the development of these 

systems. 

Customer advantage: Complete 

project handling from one source 

The main advantage that NIS GmbH offers 

customers is a complete project handling 

from one source. Currently the project team 

is carrying out the planning, construction 

and production phase. The assembly of the 

facilities is scheduled for June 2009; the dismantling 

of the pressure vessel is scheduled 

to start in April 2010. 


Let us take a look at the exciting process: 

In the beginning of the dismantling, the 

reactor pressure vessel resides in the 

mounting position inside the reactor pool. 

For its disassembly including all peripheral 

internals a broad spectrum of new equipment 

technology has to be installed and 

operated. NIS GmbH designs this equipment, 

monitors its production and will carry 

out the equipment installation inside the 

control area of the nuclear power plant 

followed by the dismantling and disassembly 

of the vessel. 

The equipment and machines that were 

specifically designed and developed for this 

process by NIS GmbH are installed inside the 

reactor pool and the former spent fuel 

element pool. Proven dismantling and 

disassembly techniques based on simple 

tools and tool carrier systems will be used. 

An essential novelty is a 200 t lifting device. 

Left: View of a plasma 

torch with Ar/H2 nozzle 

Right: View of the 

underwater robot end 

effector


This device will lift the water-filled reactor 

pressure vessel. A manipulator mast system 

and a disassembly robot with mast system 

which will guide the high-performance 

flame cutting systems are also innovations. 

Furthermore, the scope of supply includes a 

crane for the remote-controlled loading 

and unloading of the MOSAIK ® and Konrad 

containers and a dismantling table for 

supporting of the reactor pressure vessel. 

The complex disassembling of the reactor 

pressure vessel with its peripheral internals 

requires substantial preliminary work. After 

cutting and removing the ring compensator 

between the pressure vessel and the 

polygon ring the specialists will disassemble 

the supporting structure of the shielding 

chambers. The remaining main cooling 

pipes on the pressure vessels, the insulation 

of measurement and backup systems 

as well as piping in the annular space 

Left: Loaded moderator 

vessel in packaging 

station 

Right: Plasma arc 

cutting of a separation 

tube stub under water 

around the flange zone are removed. After 

loosening the bolting for the support 

brackets the NIS team removes possible 

interfering edges on the bottom and dome 

sections of the reactor pressure vessel (e.g., 

insulation and drainpipes). 

After all preliminary works have been 

completed the reactor pressure vessel is 

lifted via a lifting device and the flange ring 

is removed from the cylindrical part with an 

autogenous flame cutter. The flange ring 

is hooked to a crane inside the reactor 

building and is thermally dismantled on a 

dismantling table inside the spent fuel 

element pool. Afterwards it is packed up. 

Then, the pressure vessel with flood container 

and insulation is dismantled via 

remote control equipment and after that 

packed up. 

The disassembly of the bottom and dome 

sections of the pressure vessel and the 

discharge of the last Konrad and MOSAIK ® 

containers are followed by the next step. All 

systems used for the dismantling and disassembly 

as well as safety and transport 

equipment are removed and packed up in 

their transport containers – provided they 

are no longer needed for any remaining 

dismantling and disassembly tasks.

Siempelkamp sales company: 


Singapore: A quarter of a century 

ongoing development 

What local activities preceded the opening of the 

representative office in Singapore? 

Henning Gloede: The initial Siempelkamp activities started in the 

early 1970s with a number of PB and Fiberboard factories being sold 

to Australia and New Zealand. These sales were initiated through 

German trading houses already active in the region at that time. As 

the potential, not only in the Pacific area but also in the Southeast 

Asian area, became more imminent Siempelkamp decided to hire 

a local agent. Baker Plywood Sanders became the Australian agent 

and was renamed into Spantech, Lee Barker was the man in charge 

out of Melbourne. He had good connections to the plywood 

industries in Southeast Asia, especially to the Philippines, Indonesia 

and Taiwan. Siempelkamp used these contacts to intensify market 

research in the Southeast Asian woodworking industries and find 

projects in Southeast Asia. 

What was your first really successful sale? 

Henning Gloede: Our activities resulted in the first OSB projects 

“Pamplona Redwoods, Sonny” and “Plywood Laminate Co. Ltd 

PLC” (today Vanachai Group) – projects being awarded in the 

Philippines and Thailand respectively in the early 1980s. 

With which we are getting closer to the year that marks 

the formation of the representative office … 

Henning Gloede: Indeed. In April 1979 the Singapore Company 

was incorporated and named ‘Germapore Machine Manufacturer 

Private Limited’. Siempelkamp was a 50% shareholder in this 

company. With the economies booming during the 80s here in Asia, 


Right from the start Siempelkamp has fostered good relationships with customers from all over the 

world. In order to become internationally accepted Dieter Siempelkamp made the strategic decision 

to open up foreign branch offices in the early 70s which would help to establish long-term customer 

relationships abroad. A representative office in the USA was established in 1972, followed by an office 

in Singapore in 1982. Meanwhile Siempelkamp has branch offices in Australia, China, Italy, France, 

Brazil, Canada and Russia. Henning Gloede, Managing Director for the office in Singapore, reports on 

the activities at the Asian representative office. 

demand for board products especially in the furniture industry 

grew very fast leading to the conclusion of 4 more contracts in the 

following 5 years. It was only logical that in the beginning of 1982 

Siempelkamp took over the company Germapore and was now 

running its own operation in Asia. 

What was the focus of the representative office in the 

beginning years? 

Henning Gloede: The focus was set on the establishment of a 

bigger customer base in the Southeast Asian region. The potential 

in this area was enormous with the world’s largest wood resources 

both in natural forests as well as plantation species such as Hevea 

Brasiliensis, commonly known as rubberwood, amassed around the 

Equator. They were planted and groomed by the former colonial 

governments in the region mainly for the fast growing tire industry. 

These “new” species led to some groundbreaking development 

work for Siempelkamp such as pioneering MDF production from 

Rubberwood and thereby setting new standards in the industry. 

The intense R & D work and experience we gained from the first 

lines running with this raw material secured our future leading edge 

in the region and finally established Siempelkamp as the No. 1 

machinery supplier in the board industry in Southeast Asia. 

In accordance with the company’s new corporate 

identity, a change of name was only logical and Siempelkamp 

Pte. Ltd. Singapore was born in early February 

1989. What consequences followed this strategic 

decision?


of growth and 

Chee Ah Hock, Service Manager, Malaysia Hui Lee Wong, Madeline Leng, Patricia Lopez and Henning Gloede 

Uwe Thelen, Madeline Leng, Hui Lee Wong and Henning Gloede 

Yang Chin Bok, Electrical Service Manager, Malaysia

Henning Gloede: Rolf Kamper, who took over as Managing Director 

in 1994, increased the installed base during the 1990s. This led to 

a growing demand for more service and maintenance assistance 

from our customers. So the decision was taken to employ a 

German mechanical engineer in Singapore to shorten traveling 

times as well as lower the costs for service for our customers. This 

was also the time when the ContiRoll ® was established as the 

latest technology for continuous board production in the market, 

setting new production standards and parameters in the industry 

here and again securing the leadership with 23 ContiRoll ® presses 

sold up to date. Later, Siempelkamp Singapore reacted to the 

market’s demands, while an electrical engineer was added to the 

team in order to support the customers with the ever more 

complex control systems required by the ContiRoll ® presses. In 

addition, the innovative Siempelkamp upgrading and enhancement 

packages for the older ContiRoll ® lines also ensure that our 

The new installation engineers (from left to right): Murali Muthupillai, 

Lingeshvaran Balasundram, Hariharan Subramaniam, Sasitharan Mohanan 


customers will continue to operate their lines to the full potential of 

what these machines were bought for ten and twenty years ago! 

You have been part of the Siempelkamp team since 

1987. In 2002 you have become the Managing Director 

of the representative office and you have a very close 

connection to Singapore ... 

Henning Gloede: Yes, I was delegated to Singapore in 1992. 

I spent most of my life in Asia with my childhood in Indonesia and 

my professional life in Singapore. The fact that I speak fluent 

Indonesian and Malay and that I am acquainted to the Asian culture 

and mentality has been very helpful. 

How many heads are part of your team and what tasks 

do you carry out? 

Henning Gloede: I am supported by Madeline Leng and Hui Lee 

Wong who both joined the company on the first day more than 

25 years ago and still perform all administrative and secretarial 

duties as well as controlling, book keeping and financial jobs. 

Patricia Lopez, Yang Chin Bok and Chee Ah Hock are looking 

after the spare parts sales and field services. Finally, a team of 

experienced mechanical as well as electrical engineers trained to our 

high standards as installation and start-up engineers is based 

in Kuala Lumpur. These 4 gentlemen have all gained more than 

10 years working experience, some of which in wood related 

industries. 

To what extent does the recent acquisition of parts 

of the Metso Panelboard Group widen your field of 

activities? 

Henning Gloede: The acquisition widened our field of activity to 

a number of customers in this industry whom we are now proud of 

calling Siempelkamp customers. Those will now be able, for the first 

time, to enjoy local service facilities both for their board production 

lines as well as the energy plants now renamed Siempelkamp 

Energy Systems. 

Speaking of widening and expanding: In which way 

does the establishment of the Siempelkamp Kuala 

Lumpur branch office in October 2007 broaden our 

perspectives? 

Representative office Singapore: FACTS AND FIGURES IN A NUTSHELL 

Formation: in 1982 as Germapore Machine Manufacturer Private Limited, since 1989 

Siempelkamp Pte. Ltd. Singapore 

Current number of employees: 4 in Singapore/6 in Kuala Lumpur 

Number of sold lines: a total of 48 for Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam 

Portfolio: includes the Siempelkamp scope of supply for the wood, surface finishing, 

plastics, and rubber industries – from the ContiRoll ® for MDF and particleboard 

to single and multi-daylight, short-cycle and high-pressure laminating presses


Siempelkamp/Kuesters installed (sold) plants 

Henning Gloede: Siempelkamp Kuala 

Lumpur opened up a new horizon to 

tap into the skilled multi-ethnical workforce 

of this country and setting the 

foundation for the next future milestone 

of Siempelkamp’s Asian activities. The 

establishment of local installation and 

start-up engineering teams will see us 

advancing our ongoing drive for customer 

care, market leadership and once again 

underlines our company’s motto: “Innovation 

is our Tradition”. 

How would you characterize the 

current market? 

Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 

SICO ContiRoll MDF 4 + (2) 3 3 + (1) 

SICO ContiRoll Span 1 1 8 

Kuesters MDF 1 4 7 

Kuesters Span 

Multiopening 

Siempelkamp 1 1 

Metso 1 

Single opening SICO 3 1 

Short Cycle SICO 3 4 7 1 

Rubber Roller Press 1 

High Pressure Laminate 2 1 

Henning Gloede: For the last two years 

we have been experiencing a consolidation 

of the board industry. This development is 

characterized by takeovers and mergers. It 

has to be assumed that the industry will be 

controlled by no more than two or three 

board manufacturers per each country in 

about two years. In the process two companies 

pursue regional strategies with 

locations in several Asian countries. The 

way the board industry was structured in 

the early 70s with many smaller private 

investors will be history at the end of this 

decade. 

First sold line: early 80s: OSB line for Pamplona Redwoods, Sonny 

Market: local market (40%), 60% share in exports to other Asian countries, China, 

India and Middle East 

Products: primarily boards for furniture and flooring as well as doors. The Southeast 

Asian countries accommodate a huge furniture industry with product exports 

of up to 80%. 

Challenges: the high humidity in Asia: The climate influences the thickness swelling of the 

boards. Thickness swelling plays an important role in board production when it 

comes, for example, to the recipe and the amount of bonding agent used. 

Where does the branch office stand 

today and where do you see the 

highest growth potential? 

Henning Gloede: We have sold over 40 

press lines to the wood based panel industry 

to date. Growth potential can mainly be 

found in areas with large raw material 

sources. First and foremost, these areas 

include Indonesia and Eastern Malaysia 

(Borneo). Just recently we sold two lines to 

Indonesia (Sumatra Prima Fibreboard, IFI) – 

all located on the island of Sumatra. 

Our first thin board production line for 

1.5 mm boards featuring a 23.8 meter 

ContiRoll ® press was sold to our Indonesian 

customer Sumatra Prima Fibreboard that 

has been successfully operating an existing 

Siempelkamp MDF line for many years. This 

line is expected to open up new markets for 

us: The thin boards are anticipated to 

replace the expensive face veneers for plywood. 

If this endeavor becomes a success, 

we will have to expect a high demand for 

thin board production plants! 

The most recent chapter is dedicated to 

enhancing spare and wear parts supply, 

reducing delivery times and costs as well as 

enhancing field services by transferring 

know-how to a broader local team of 

engineers which is even more familiar with 

the local conditions and mentality in Southeast 

Asia. 

FACTS AND FIGURES

By Derek Clark 

Strothmann – the handling expert: 

Making a difference with 

innovative products! 


For over 30 years Strothmann, the handling specialist in the Siempelkamp Group, 

has been a leading manufacturer of the industry sector. The demands on new 

production technologies are changing constantly. This means trendsetting 

developments and technologies have to be recognized in good time and excellent 

know-how has to be combined with interdisciplinary thinking. Strothmann lives 

the Siempelkamp motto: “Traditionally a leader in innovation”! 

Technology trend I: 

RoundTrack® 

Trendsetting technologies such as the 

RoundTrack ® floor rail system are an example 

of Strothmann innovations: RoundTrack ® 

prevailed so successfully that today solutions 

based on this technology represent a 

separate area of business for the company. 

The patented floor rail system, which was 

originally developed to make the transport 

of dies easier, became a core element for 

novel flow production concepts which 

previously could either not at all or only 

with a lot of effort be realized. “The market 

trend towards flow production jump started 

the development of RoundTrack ® ,” explains 

Derek Clark, sales manager at Strothmann. 

One of the latest examples is the production 

line at Bergrohr in Siegen, one of the 

leading manufacturers of large steel pipes. 

Large steel pipes, up to 12 m (39 ft) long 

and 30 t (33 US tons) in weight, are transported 

as well as directly welded in transport 

carts on RoundTrack ® . 

Bergrohr had wanted to transport pipes 

from one production station to the next for 

quite some time. However, the pipe manufacturer 

was lacking a suitable system to 

do so. At Bergrohr RoundTrack ® not only 

supports certain sections of the flow 

BERGROHR transports and directly welds large steel 

pipes with a length of up to 12 m and a weight of up 

to 30 t in transport carts on RoundTrack ®


production but all production steps. The 

company in Siegen is the only company in 

the industry sector that possesses such a 

handling system. 

Technology trend II: 

FEEDERplus 

The second main product at Strothmann 

is the area of press line automation. “Our 

visitors observe how existing solutions are 

further developed into innovative products, 

for example, when a classic feeder is 

equipped with additional linear and rotary 

axes,” notes Derek Clark. FEEDERplus is a 

linear robot that can also perform rotary 

motions in the b axis, the orienting axis of 

the rotating arm. 

The benefit for the customer: The 

FEEDERplus combines the advantages of 

linear and articulated robots, requiring no 

additional orienting or idle stations. While 

Strothmann’s origins were in feeder designs 

which could be combined with robots, the 

newly developed linear robot FEEDERplus 

combines the advantages of both concepts. 

Testing a product before ordering 

it: The magic word is“‘simulation” 

Strothmann continuously sets new benchmarks 

by actually trying out concepts 

instead of just thinking them up. Here, 

production and sales go hand in hand. The 

magic word is “simulation”: The customer 

receives a 3-dimensional impression of 

how Strothmann envisions each particular 

application. If necessary, prototypes are 

constructed so that the customer can test 

the product under everyday operational 

circumstances. 

In doing so, Strothmann makes its products 

ready for production. For example, the 

project for the customer Bergrohr: Once 

the prototypes were successfully presented, 

the pipe manufacturer ordered a total of 

40 transport carts and the installation of 

RoundTrack ® in the floor of a new building. 

The system was tested for over a year. 

FEEDERplus 

RoundTrack ® supports all production steps 

FEEDERplus is a linear robot that can also 

perform rotary motions in the b axis, the orienting 

axis of the rotating arm

Recruiting young talents 

at the right time 

Trendsetting technologies reflect Strothmann’s spirit of innovation. So does the training 

of young talents. Whosoever wants to conquer tomorrow’s markets with innovative 

impulses needs motivated young talents. The handling specialist from Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock 

reverts to support from regional colleges and universities and increasingly involves 

students in the development of new products. 


Participants of the project seminar “Innovations 

and Development Management – Product 

Innovations in the Field of Automation”


Example I: 

In 2008 the company hired three college 

graduates who wrote their thesis on 

Strothmann applications such as the 

FEEDERplus technology. “We want to 

pass on the knowledge in the areas of press 

line automation, linear robot systems, 

RoundTrack ® and special-purpose machines 

to future employees. The job market 

provides very few individuals with these 

types of skills. Therefore, we are training 

young people,” explains Stefan Niermeier, 

human resource management at Strothmann. 

Example II: 

During the course of a workshop in 

2008, 15 students from the University of 

Paderborn solved problems in the areas of 

material research, technology and idea 

management and development. The first 

topic dealt with how metallic and nonferrous 

plates can be forced apart? 

For example, by air. “The students were 

supposed to find ways that may be new to 

us,” explains Clark. For the second task the 

handling expert drew parallels to the animal 

kingdom. By way of the example of an 

elephant trunk the students were to investigate 

to which extent the typical movements 

of the trunk can be technically 

reproduced in order to implement them in 

Fabian Brockmann – announced best trainee 

by the local chamber of commerce, 

Strothmann trainee, now student 

an arm of a robot. An elephant’s trunk 

offers mobility in all degrees of freedom 

with high power and high stability of the 

movement. The third task concerned the 

topic energy efficiency. The goal was to 

keep the energy supply of transport carts 

with additional options as low as possible 

and to return energy respectively. It was an 

exciting workshop that made for new ideas 

and fresh impetus! 

Innovation processes can happen early on 

during training: “We are a small company. 

After basic training our trainees are involved 

Technologies made by Strothmann 

Strothmann has many years of experience in press line automation. 

The company supplies complete handling solutions for press lines, 

from blank loaders, sophisticated centering stations, to highly 

dynamic stacking and destacking feeders including suction frames 

and tooling systems as well as control and information systems. The 

patented RoundTrack ® floor rail system enables users in the area of 

machine tool manufacture to implement new, productive forms 

of organization in flow production lines. Due to an extremely low 

in the development of our products. They 

learn everything from scratch,” says Stefan 

Niermeier. Some high-school graduates first 

complete their training at Strothmann, then 

get a degree at a university and finally 

return to Strothmann. In general the longterm 

nature plays a central role in the 

training of young talents. “Actions that 

ensure qualified employees in the long term 

and new Strothmann developments are 

inseparable,” explains Stefan Niermeier. 

rolling resistance, RoundTrack ® allows for simple and inexpensive 

planar transport of heavy loads within a production site, e.g. in airplane, 

pipe, and transformer production. Strothmann's highly 

dynamic linear feeders, which are patented as well, are used in a 

wide range of logistics and automation solutions in the woodbased 

products and automotive industries and other industrial automation 

applications.


New sandwich panel presses for the Airbus: 

Top performances are given 

Use of sandwich elements in the aircraft industry, for example, as flooring material. Due to the high firmness of the thin panels, essential cables and wires can be 

installed directly under the cabin floor. Photo: Airbus Deutschland/H.Bensemer


fresh impetus 

How do multi-daylight sandwich panel presses by Siempelkamp give the airbus wings? This exciting story 

moves back into the spotlight due to two current press deliveries resulting from a long-lasting cooperation 

between the Siempelkamp subsidiary Siempelkamp Handling Systeme GmbH (SHS) in Wolfratshausen and 

EADS in Dresden. 

Since 1993 Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH in 

Dresden has been manufacturing flat 

sandwich components for the basic equipment 

of the entire Airbus family. For the 

aircraft industry this location has tradition: 

In 1955 an aircraft factory was first established 

on the premises of the former school 

for aerial warfare of Saxony and Silesia. 

The first contacts with the Deutsche Airbus 

GmbH in Hamburg were made shortly 

before the fall of the Berlin Wall in the spring 

of 1989. In April 1990 Elbe Flugzeugwerke 

GmbH was founded as a project corporation 

starting operations in May 1991. 

Since the company’s formation in 2000 the 

sole shareholder of Elbe Flugzeugwerke 

GmbH is the European Aeronautic Defense 

and Space Company (EADS): EADS is 

Europe’s largest aerospace company. 

EADS’s subsidiary Airbus S.A.S. is regarded 

the world’s largest manufacturer for 

passenger planes. The company continuously 

receives 40 to 60% of all orders 

for planes with 100 or more seats. 

EADS location Elbe Flugzeugwerke: 

Technological and logistical top 

performances 

The EADS location in Dresden with more 

than 1,100 employees is the only company 

responsible for the manufacture of fiberreinforced 

furnishing components made of 

sandwich material for the entire Airbus 

family. Floor boards, facing elements for 

walls and ceilings as well as cabin components 

for the Airbus are produced in the 

state capital of Saxony. The yearly capacity 

amounts to 220,000 sandwich panel components. 

The sandwich elements consist of a sandwich 

core made of Nomex ® or Kevlar ® . 

Depending on their future application field 

gaps are filled with a filler compound in 

order to receive a clean cut edge. Afterwards 

the just 0.8 mm thick cover panels, 

The three sandwich presses in a row 


made of CFK-Prepegs, are baked together 

with the honeycomb core using Siempelkamp 

presses. Afterwards a milling process, 

utilizing CNC – machinery, and a notching 

and reinforcing process for mountings, flaps 

or door latches is followed to give the 

product its final shape. 

The honeycomb core provides an optimum 

ratio of weight and stability. The thin sandwich 

panels have an enormous strength 

that can withstand even the pointiest shoe 

heels and the permanent stresses of 

catering carts – although a square meter of 

this material only weighs 3 kg! These 

properties also guarantee the stability of

the honeycomb structure at high acceleration 

levels: As an airplane expands and contracts 

during a flight – the panels have to endure 

these stresses. Furthermore, the crash safety 

is an absolute must; these boards must 

not burn and cannot discharge smoke or 

poisonous fumes under the influence of heat. 

At the same time, during harsh landings 

they cannot break out of their mountings. 

To date a total of more than 2,000,000 

furnishing components, which are produced 

with up to 50,000 different geometrical 

dimensions, are supplied by EFW to Airbus’s 

final-assembly lines in Hamburg and 

Toulouse. 15% of the production goes 

to other companies, however, they can later 

on be found inside the Airbus as well. “An 

ambitious portfolio like this one requires 

high technological and logistical per- 

formances as well as high production 

efficiency. Siempelkamp sandwich panel 

presses have done their part in this respect 

for 15 years,” says Andreas Aßmann, Senior 

Vice President Components at EADS-EFW. 

Currently the relationship between Wolfratshausen 

and Dresden is given fresh impetus 

due to the delivery of two new sandwich 

panel presses. The first press will be 

delivered in the beginning of 2009, the 

second press at the end of 2009. As a result 

the number of Siempelkamp presses in 

Dresden increases to five. These projects are 

accompanied by an order for the upgrading 

of the existing transfer cart at the 

EADS-EFW factory. This upgrade is intended 

to prepare for the expansion to the 5 

projected press systems. The scope of the 

supply with a due date of September 2008 


Top: Material warehouse with fully automated 

transfer cart 

Bottom: Ready-to-install product


includes a stronger, faster drive system and 

a more flexible data and power supply via a 

data-power bus. 

From press number 1 to press 

number 5: A strong alliance! 

In 1993 SHS supplied the first sandwich 

press to Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH in 

Dresden. At the same time an existing SHS 

press was relocated from the Airbus factory 

in Hamburg to Dresden. These two presses 

created the first group of presses for sandwich 

panels at EADS-EFW in Dresden. Key 

data for the presses include 6 daylights, a 

specific pressure of 70 N/cm 2 and a hotplaten 

dimension of 3,000 x 2,000 x 

50 mm. 

Press number 3 was delivered by SHS in 

2004. The three press systems are arranged 

in a row and are loaded and unloaded via a 

6-story double-sided charge carrier cart and 

a powered loader/unloader system. The 

feeding of the pressing plates with the 

respective charges and the removal is performed 

via a high-bay storage system with 

a special high-speed storage retrieval 

system. This special feature is equipped with 

a two-story telescopic system for quick load 

changes. 

“With these new sandwich panel presses 

we will increase our current yearly capacity 

from 220,000 sandwich components to 

350,000,” forecasts Andreas Aßmann. 

Siempelkamp sandwich panel presses are 

doing their part to achieve this high output! 

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