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. Klaus-Hasso Heller, Chief Executive Officer AERZEN Our investment volume is still at a very high level and our growth course continues The compressor packaged unit VMY536 on its way to Ludwigshafen.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.
New service station for Aerzen Polska The Aerzen subsidiary in Poland, Aerzen Polska, officially inaugurated its new service station at the end of last year. After extensive renovation of its spacious, newly acquired building in Katowice, all Aerzen blowers situated in Poland can now be maintained and repaired there. Three new crane systems with a load capacity of up to 10,000 kilograms provide a better and more extensive scope of service. The service team, under the leadership of Przemyslaw Tomczak, has grown to 29 employees. At the official opening ceremony, Aerzen Polska welcomed about 160 customers and guests, besides the Aerzen management and employees of the headquarters. Aerzen Polska is already planning for further growth: The rental machinery business will be developed. Therefore, an agency of AIR will move in within a short time.
New size Delta Hybrid D 152 The new and successful rotary lobe compressor range Delta Hybrid made by AERZEN has now been extended with the addition of a unit of a new size. Customers can select from an extensive range the optimal unit for their application. Delta Hybrid is a synergy of blower and compressor technology, and offers completely new possibili- ties in overpressure and negative pressure gen- eration of air and neutral gases by combining the technical advantages of both concepts.With 16 sizes in all, the Delta Hybrid units now cover intake volume flows of 110 m3/h to 9,000 m3/h and overpressures up to 1,500 mbar. The new sizes D 152 S and D 152 H are used in the upper volume flow range of from 2,400 to 9,000 m3/h with driving powers of up to 400 kW.
Automatic re-lubrication devices AERZEN has for many years been offering service contracts in various categories. These contracts are handled up to twice a year by an Aerzen service technician. Packaged units with high annual operating times may require more service calls for the relubrication interval of the electric motors.AERZEN has included automatic re-lubrication devices in the After Sales Service Programme, in order to offer a solution to the users. These systems are driven by electric motors; the dispensers are provided with the necessary power supply by an integrated removable battery which guarantees an operational period of at least 12 months. Cartridges for the dispensers are available in 3 different sizes and various types of lubrication. The devices can be applied at temperatures from 10 °C to +60 °C. Thanks to corresponding programming, the dispensed quantity can be very accurately dosed and adjusted to the requirements of the electric motor. Therefore, an efficient and safe lubrication without downtime is guaranteed. In this way it can be ensured that the system is permanently available.Retro-fitting of new AERZEN machine lubrication devices is also possible for existing standard motors.
AERZEN goes App Of late, AERZEN has been offering company- designed applications in the famous App stores. These include a unit converter specially for compressors applications, converting important parameters like pressures, temperatures, volume flows and performance data simply and quickly into diverse units. In addition, there are Apps available for the latest products, including Delta Hybrid, Delta Screw and AERZEN Turbo. All Apps are designed for Android as well as for Apple Systems. And best of all: AERZEN Apps are free of charge.
Personnel changes at Aerzen Turbo Mr. Chungsup Um started work as Managing Director of Aerzen Turbo on 2nd December 2013, succeeding Rob Lammers. Prior to taking up this role the 44 year-old had worked as a consultant for various other internationalcompanies. Early in 2014, Lammers returned to Europe to become Director Turbo Business for Aerzen International Sales GmbH. After working for three years in Korea for Aerzen Turbo, which he set up with a number of other colleagues, Lammers is now responsible for sales development, organisation of the Turbo business and improving of the Turbo production network.
New regional manager for America At the beginning of 2014 Friedrich Harten was appointed regional manager within Aerzen International Sales, and he is thus responsible for the control and operational leadership of the sales and servicenetwork of the AERZEN group in America. The graduate engineer in mechanical engineering has many years of experience in the capital goods industry. He has worked in various positions with international orientation, in both big concerns as well as in small and medium-sized enterprises. In his most recent role he worked for a German-American pump manufacturer focussing on the oil and gas industry.
