Die Plansee-Gruppe 2011

Plansee High Performance Materials
Position strengthened in Asia Highlights
In a volatile market environment, Plansee HPM ended the
2011/12 fiscal year with record results. While demand from
the lighting and electronics industry and power engineering
fell over the course of the year, it continued to be strong in
the medical technology and aerospace sector.
Plansee HPM is carrying out an initiative to increase productivity
and quality, as well as expanding its capacity
across the entire value chain. As a result, its status as a
leader in cost and quality is continuing to grow stronger,
particularly when it comes to manufacturing semi-finished
products (sheets, rods and wires) made of refractory metals.
The division has further strengthened its position in Asia by
integrating the fine wire manufacturer Wolfra-Tech (today
Plansee India) and acquiring the Korean bonding specialist
TCB.
Rotary target of Plansee Korea Bonding
Heating front windshields
Plansee’s tungsten wires have been
illuminating light bulbs since 1921.
Today refractory metals are an important
component in halogen lamps,
high intensity discharge lamps and
fluorescent tubes. Virtually invisible
fine tungsten wire also heats the
front windshields of automobiles.
Fine tungsten wire
Cooling LED chips
Mo-15Cu is a new molybdenumcopper
composite material specially
developed for sapphire-based LED
chips. The material safely dissipates
heat. Its thermal expansion factor
is optimally matched to that of sapphire,
thereby preventing defects in
the semiconductor structure.
Annealing engine components
As increasingly large titanium
components are produced for aircrafts,
so increasingly large vacuum
furnaces are required in which to
achieve the required material properties.
Heater elements made of refractory
metals guarantee a high purity
atmosphere in the furnace and easily
withstand temperature fluctuations.
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Molybdenum-copper wafer substrates
Heater element for high vacuum
furnaces