Text of welcome Content of Presentation Ferrum Business Units Pusher Centrifuges Vertical and Horizontal Centrifuges Automation Systems Process Technology Aftersales Service Used Centrifuges 1 - Rev. 0
Excellence since Decades Founded 1917 Family owned company Personnel (2009): 430 Apprentices (2009): 39 in 9 professions Turnover (2009): EUR 80 millions Certified ISO 9001: 2000 2 - Rev. 0
Ferrum Business Units Canning Machinery Metal Castings Manufacturing Washing Technology Centrifuge Technology 3 - Rev. 0
Share of Turnover Business Units 2004 - 2009 Healthy diversification High degree of self financing Economic independence Excellent perspectives for the future 4 - Rev. 0
Facilities Offices Assembly shops Canning machinery Centrifuge technology Metal Casting Schafisheim, Switzerland Manufacturing Washing technology Rupperswil, Switzerland Ferrum Inc., Centrifuge Technology Houston, USA 5 - Rev. 0
Canning Machinery Vacuum closing Can seaming Sealed under vacuum Gas purged Can seaming Cans: steel, aluminium... Can Ø: 50 - 230 mm Speed: 10 - 2'500 cans/min. Piston Fillers Filling of hot or cold liquids into cans Can Ø: 50 - 106 mm Speed: 50 - 850 cans/min. 6 - Rev. 0
Metal Casting Engineering and design advice Grey and spherulitic castings Series from 10 to 3'000 parts Max. weight: 10 tons Model set-ups 7 - Rev. 0
Washing Technology Wash systems for vehicles Wash tunnels for passenger cars Wash systems for trucks and rail transport Water treatment systems Laundry and textile care systems Laundry equipment for commercial and industrial applications Fully automated delivery systems 8 - Rev. 0
Manufacturing Large scale machining CNC and manual manufacturing Welding and polishing department Painting department Apprenticeship workshop 9 - Rev. 0
Centrifuge Technology Number of personnel: 70 from 6 nationalities Turnover (2009): EUR 26 millions Global presence: over 60 agents worldwide 1994 Ferrum took over Sulzer Escher Wyss centrifuge business Delivered pusher centrifuges worldwide: Over 3500 Delivered scraper centrifuges worldwide: Over 2700 10 - Rev. 0
Share of Turnover new sales Centrifuge Technology 2004 - 2009 11 - Rev. 0
Applications Pharmaceuticals / API Chemicals / Minerals Agricultural Chemicals Food Industry Environmental 12 - Rev. 0
Made in Switzerland Our centrifuges are precision manufactured in Rupperswil, Switzerland Only Ferrum and its licensees in Japan, India and Brazil, are permitted to produce original Sulzer Escher Wyss pusher centrifuges. 13 - Rev. 0
Continuous Pusher Centrifuges For basic, agricultural and petrochemical industries System Ferrum - Escher Wyss More than 3'500 units delivered Over 300 applications 75 years of experience Made in Switzerland 14 - Rev. 0
Continuous Pusher Centrifuges Design PM-230 Basket Ø: 230 mm Throughput: 1.5 t/h NaCl Mechanical piston stroke Design P-32 – P-50 Basket Ø : 320 - 500 mm Throughput: 6 - 18 t/h NaCl Hydraulic piston stroke Design P-60 – P-120 Basket Ø : 600 - 1200 mm Throughput: 30 - 85 t/h NaCl Hydraulic piston stroke 15 - Rev. 0
Horizontal Scraper Centrifuges HPZ 630 - 1600 For demanding pharmaceutical applications Basket diameter: 630 - 1600 mm Basket volume: 41 - 704 l HCZ 1000 - 2000 For chemical applications Basket diameter: 1000 - 2000 mm Basket volume: 172 - 1720 l 16 - Rev. 0
Vertical Centrifuges VTC / VBC Vertical top and bottom discharge centrifuges For pharmaceutical and chemical applications Robust design according to latest GMP guidelines Suitable for Ex-Zone 1 (according to RL 94/9/EG) Basket diameter: 630 - 1600 mm Basket volume: 51 - 1011 l 17 - Rev. 0
Scraper Centrifuge VBC-S For the demanding pharmaceutical industry Swivel cover & housing for best inspection of the process area Basket diameter: 1000 - 1250 mm Basket volume: 200 - 500 l 18 - Rev. 0
Mobile Centrifuge System Basket diameter: 320 - 500 mm, Basket volume: 6.6 - 35 l Combination of centrifuge, control system, drive components and inertisation system Mobile turn key-system for Ex-zone 1 Pilot plants and small quantity production 19 - Rev. 0
Isolator Centrifuge Basket diameter: 320 - 500 mm, Basket volume: 6.6 - 35 l Special centrifuge design for use in a isolator: membrane connection, easy handling… For API applications (active pharmaceutical ingredients) Toxic product from centrifuge to next process step without contamination. 20 - Rev. 0
Peripheral Systems Pusher / Batch Style Centrifuges Siphons, pressure relief valves, flexible connections Inertisation systems certified according SIL 2 / ATEX Valves for chemical and pharmaceutical applications Solids discharge cones, container docking stations Pre-thickening systems DAU dosing devices for static pre-thickener 21 - Rev. 0
Automation of Centrifuge Systems All under one roof in our panel shop at Ferrum Operator panels (HMI) Motors and drives (VFDs) Control and drive cabinets Software programming Remote maintenance etc. 22 - Rev. 0
Process Technology Product tests in the in-house laboratory Product tests on customer's site Semi-industrial tests on customer's site Commissioning of new installation Optimisation of existing installations 23 - Rev. 0
Aftersales Service Large stock of spare parts Worldwide and fast delivery Overhauls, upgrading of existing installations Service contracts based on BGR 500 Customized client training Service centers worldwide 24 - Rev. 0
Used equipment at good value Overhauled by Ferrum Ltd. Original Ferrum spare and wear parts Short delivery times 12 month guarantee 25 - Rev. 0
Thank you for your attention Any questions? 26 - Rev. 0