TPT November 2011

I ndustry N ews Alfa Laval wins major order in Brazil

HEAT transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling company Alfa Laval has received an order for a brewery solution from one of the largest global brewery groups. The order value is around SEK 135mn, and was booked late June 2011. Delivery is scheduled for 2011. In the brewery in Brazil, the Alfa Laval equipment will be used in different stages of the beer-making process, including

fermentation, cooling, filtration, blending and storage. The order includes a wide variety of hygienic products, such as valves, pumps, pipes, fittings and plate heat exchangers. Alfa Laval has been present in Brazil since 1959, and last year the company’s order intake in the country grew by 18%. The company provides specialised products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation

and fluid handling. Its equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimising the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol. Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications. Alfa Laval – Sweden Website: www.alfalaval.com Continuous slab caster goes into operation SMS Siemag has successfully commissioned a single-strand continuous slab caster for the production of 1,300mm wide slabs at the Angul, Orissa location of Bhushan Steel Ltd, New Delhi, India. On executing the first cast at the end of April 2011, 70t of liquid steel was cast and the first three slabs were produced in peritectic grades for tube manufacture. The SMS Siemag supply scope for the vertical bending machine comprised plant, process and automation engineering and equipment. This included the mould with resonance oscillation, which is equipped with a model for optimised oscillation aimed at improving the surface quality of the strand, as well as the entire strand guide system. Also included were all of the casting floor and removal equipment items, the X-Pact ® electrical and automation package and the supervision of erection and commissioning. Bhushan Steel produces quality steel for the automotive industry and sophisticated pipe grades for the Indian and international markets. SMS Siemag AG – Germany Fax: +49 211 881 4902 Website: www.sms-siemag.com

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