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New Management at Otto Junker GmbH

At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Otto Junker GmbH has unanimously appointed Dr. Hans Rinnhofer (45) as Chairman of the Board of Otto Junker GmbH, the company based at Simmerath-Lammersdorf / Germany. The office of an additional Managing Director will be held by Mr. Alexander Großhäuser, who has been acting as the company's single chief executive officer on an interim basis since the departure of the prior Chairman in late May 2008. Dr. Rinnhofer will commence his duties on Monday, August 18, 2008.

OTTO JUNKER deliver their 100th IGBT converter

OTTO JUNKER are about to supply their 100th IGBT converter to the Ossenberg high-grade steel foundry in Altena where an old induction furnace will be replaced by a state-of-the art unit of IGBT technology, equipped with a JOKS melting processor and an OCP (Optical Coil Protection System). As compared to the conventional thyristor technology, the IGBT stands out due to its inherent overload protection against current, voltage and temperature peaks, a constant power factor at the converter entry and low cooling water requirements due to indirect cooling. OTTO JUNKER have supplied this technology since 2001 and are now capable of coping with power ratings of up to 4,000 kW.

The OCP (Optical Coil Protection System) allows a complete monitoring of the temperature field between crucible and coil by using an optical measuring process.

Tilt Rotary door retrofit saves energy at UK secondary foundry

The latest Otto Junker UK tilt rotary continues to deliver outstanding performance. In particular the new innovative 'multi directional door' - a unique Otto Junker feature - has saved so much energy and optimised process control.

IUT awarded contract with Kaiser Aluminum

In the beginning of May IUT AB was awarded the contract to install a new continuous homogenizing plant in the Kalamazoo plant, Michigan United States.