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balances innovation and sustainability
“ We are global in our reach, but local in how we work together,” says Karin.“ We don’ t sit in isolation, we are part of the value chain, from the pilot lab to the customer’ s site.” This sentiment is echoed by Daniel Gullberg, Manager of Product Development for Corrosion Resistant Alloys( CRA), who adds:“ Our job isn’ t just to invent new materials. It’ s to understand customer challenges, evaluate options, and deliver robust, applicable solutions that work in the field.” Alleima’ s R & D experts work hand-in-hand with technical sales teams, production units, and customers worldwide. Regular site visits, application analysis, and conference participation help ensure that new innovations are not only scientifically sound but market-relevant. For Eleonora Bettini, Manager of Product Development for High Temperature and Special Metals, this interface with industry is essential.“ Our customers come to us with their most difficult challenges, such as high temperature, corrosive chemicals, and mechanical stress. We translate their needs into material solutions. That connection is where real innovation begins.” proud of our roots with our eyes set firmly on the future.”
A unique, integrated R & D culture What sets Alleima apart isn’ t just its facilities or technical depth, although those are considerable, but its culture of collaboration and customer proximity. The Tube R & D function, based in Sandviken, Sweden, comprises more than 200 employees working across product and process development, quality assurance and materials testing.
No compromise between performance and sustainability Alleima’ s materials are increasingly being developed not just for technical performance, but for long-term sustainability. In fact, the company has made it a strategic pillar that performance and sustainability should not be trade-offs as they must coexist.“ We start every material discussion with both sustainability and performance in mind,” says Daniel.“ That means reducing environmental impact throughout the entire lifecycle, from raw materials to production, application, and eventual recycling.” The company walks this talk with a robust sustainability profile:
• Its production uses approximately 81 % recycled steel.
The goal of Alleima’ s Tube R & D is to solve the unsolvable and to develop materials that meet tomorrow’ s industrial challenges today.
See Alleima at upcoming events:
• 9-12 September: Gastech, Milan
• 15-17 September: OMAN Materials Corrosion & Integrity Summit, Muscat
• 17-19 September: Smart Energy Week, Japan
• 18-20 November: Stainless Steel World, Maastricht www. heat-exchanger-world. com Heat Exchanger World July 2025
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