‘ASCON’ Continuous Rotary Extrusion
Technology – the evolution continues
ASMAG GmbH has announced that it can offer its’ Continuous Rotary
Extrusion (CRE) technology for the production of precision aluminium
and aluminium alloy tubes following an extensive development project,
carried out in cooperation with industrial partners. The development
team, working closely with the customers’ engineers, analysed a number
of factors relating to the materials and profiles required to meet the
specific market demands now and into the future.
The customer brief required the production of thin wall aluminium and high
strength alloy tubes in various forms and the resulting physical development
was successful as ASMAG utilised its’ own pilot plant at the headquarters in
Scharnstein, Austria. The new application has been added to the already broad
range of solutions offered by the ASCON CRE process, including aluminium
sectors and profiles, copper and copper alloy bars and profiles. This recent
project is one of many that ASMAG is currently working on with market leaders
in their respective fields to develop new applications and innovations. ASCON
CRE technology development is an ongoing process that is key to keeping
ASMAG at the forefront of CRE technology globally.
The ASCON range of CRE equipment has been developed with a design
emphasis on high quality, precision engineered equipment using in-house
manufacturing capability, encompassing excellent user experience to ensure
that the equipment is both easy to operate and maintain. With cost of
ownership and productivity as the primary drivers in production businesses
around the globe, extrusion wheel changes can be completed in under 30
minutes. This advancement alone considerably improves on the current
industry standard of 2 to 8 hours, significantly increasing potential yield
and production capability. ASMAG offers a range of standard CRE machine
specifications in its ASCON range, all of which meet relevant international
standards and can be bespoke designed to meet customer defined application
requirements. Contrary to the general trend, full design, manufacture, assembly
and pre-shipment testing is undertaken at the company’s purpose built
facilities at its headquarters in Scharnstein, Austria.
ASMAG has been supplying customers for decades in the international steel