With solid values through turbulent times
Review – Outlook
AERZEN looks back on a turbulent year. The predominant event was surely the introduction of the SAP programme, which, as expected, presented a challenge for the company. Despite this, there were numerous successes, with a number of constructive developments undertaken, and there was positive customer reaction to product innovations from AERZEN.
As at 31st December 2013 AERZEN had already booked incoming orders totalling € 210 million. This proves how well product innovations such as turbo blowers or Delta Hybrid are being accepted in the market. The topic of energy efficiency has been, and will continue to be, of great importance, and here AER- ZEN is one step ahead. No other company offers such a wide range of technologies and products, from which customers can select the best ones for their particular application.
Highlights 2013
One of the highlights of last year was the delivery of a VRO 936, probably the biggest screw compressor in the world. The compressor stage will be used as stand- by compressor in a chemical plant in Italy for the production of plastics. The first AERZEN unit had been delivered there back in 1984, and now, after having been in operation for 30 years, the customer decided to install a new, more efficient compressor stage, of course again made by AERZEN. Another highlight: a VMY536-packaged unit delivered in December. The highly complex compressor packaged unit made by AERZEN is used at a well known chemicals group in Ludwigshafen. And at the Aerzen site the company opened a new office building, partially demolished the old administration building and completed the shell construction for the next office building construction stage and for a new logistics centre. Together with further investments in production engineering the investment ratio is eight per cent of forecast turnover.
Highlights 2014
Besides the completion of the construction work at the Aerzen site, the highlight for 2014 will surely be the 150th anniversary of AERZEN. In addition to the official celebration for customers and colleagues, there will be many other activities. For example, the in-house exhibition AERZEN EXPO 150. To mark this anniversary, this exhibition will showcase our products and services and present the manufacturing range of the company to our customers and business partners, including at an open day in September. Furthermore, the anniversary and the new brand positioning (see below) will also play a major role at the forthcoming important IFAT and Powtech trade fairs.
As far as product innovations are concerned, in 2014 customers can look forward to extensions of sizes for Delta Hybrid and Turbo Generation 5 machines. And the developments continue ...
News from the subsidiary companies
And at the beginning of 2014, in Shanghai, China, building work began on a new factory for Aerzen China. The construction work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2014. In Peru, a new sales and service company will be established. For AERZEN the target is clear: Growth. The company and its customers will benefit from a stable and extensive use of the new SAP system.
