1. Text of welcome Content of Presentation Ferrum Business Units
Pusher Centrifuges
Vertical and Horizontal Centrifuges
Automation Systems
Process Technology
Aftersales Service
Used Centrifuges
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2. 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
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3. Ferrum Business Units Canning Machinery Metal Castings Manufacturing
Washing Technology
Centrifuge Technology
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4. Share of Turnover Business Units 2004 - 2009 Healthy diversification
High degree of self financing
Economic independence
Excellent perspectives for the future
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5. Facilities Offices Assembly shops Canning machinery
Centrifuge technology
Metal Casting
Schafisheim, Switzerland
Manufacturing
Washing technology
Rupperswil, Switzerland
Ferrum Inc.,
Centrifuge Technology
Houston, USA
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6. Canning Machinery Vacuum closing Can seaming Sealed under vacuum
Gas purged
Can seaming
Cans: steel, aluminium...
Can Ø: mm
Speed: '500 cans/min.
Piston Fillers
Filling of hot or cold liquids into cans
Can Ø: mm
Speed: cans/min.
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7. Metal Casting Engineering and design advice
Grey and spherulitic castings
Series from 10 to 3'000 parts
Max. weight: 10 tons
Model set-ups
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8. 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
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9. Manufacturing Large scale machining CNC and manual manufacturing
Welding and polishing department
Painting department
Apprenticeship workshop
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10. 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
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11. Share of Turnover new sales
Centrifuge Technology
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12. Applications Pharmaceuticals / API Chemicals / Minerals
Agricultural Chemicals
Food Industry
Environmental
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13. 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.
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14. 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
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15. 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 : mm
Throughput: t/h NaCl
Hydraulic piston stroke
Design P-60 – P-120
Basket Ø : mm
Throughput: t/h NaCl
Hydraulic piston stroke
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16. Horizontal Scraper Centrifuges
HPZ
For demanding pharmaceutical applications
Basket diameter: mm
Basket volume: l
HCZ
For chemical applications
Basket diameter: mm
Basket volume: l
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17. 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: mm
Basket volume: l
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18. Scraper Centrifuge VBC-S
For the demanding pharmaceutical industry
Swivel cover & housing for best inspection of the process area
Basket diameter: mm
Basket volume: l
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19. Mobile Centrifuge System
Basket diameter: mm, Basket volume: 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
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20. Isolator Centrifuge
Basket diameter: mm, Basket volume: 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.
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21. 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
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22. 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.
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23. 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
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24. 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
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25. Used equipment at good value
Overhauled by Ferrum Ltd.
Original Ferrum spare and wear parts
Short delivery times
12 month guarantee
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26. Thank you for your attention
Any questions?
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