Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp
Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp
Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp
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From energy conversion to press construction: the foundry is involved!<br />
Just as versatile as the production process of castings made of nodular graphite cast iron are the application areas and industrial<br />
sectors where the <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> Foundry has positioned itself.<br />
Primarily companies from the fi eld of energy conversion demand products made by <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> Foundry. Traditionally we are working<br />
together with our subsidiary <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> Nukleartechnik GmbH (SNT) in this area. On behalf of SNT we manufacture the thick-walled<br />
CASTOR ® container made of nodular graphite cast iron. The CASTOR ® , a product of the GNS, is used for the transport and interim<br />
storage of spent fuel elements and highly radioactive waste. The requirements on the material and structural composition are<br />
correspondingly high. The exact process management during the manufacturing process at the <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> Foundry guarantees a<br />
reproducible manufacture of this highly-tested and sophisticated casting. The different types of the CASTOR ® containers have raw cast<br />
weights ranging from 80,000 kg to 150,000 kg (88 to 165 US tons) with a wall thickness of up to 600 mm (24 in).<br />
Industries and markets in <strong>2009</strong>:<br />
a diverse production mix<br />
Due to our broad range of products <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> Foundry supplied<br />
a total of eleven different industries in <strong>2009</strong>. Four important<br />
industrial sectors stand out. 40% of our castings were supplied<br />
to customers in the area of energy conversion. A 25% share can<br />
be allotted to the market for mill building, 20% to general machine<br />
building, and 15% of our castings were used in press construction.<br />
Inner compressor casing for a steam turbine<br />
Manufacturing of container bodies in <strong>2009</strong><br />
We supplied preliminary products for approximately 300 MOSAIK ®<br />
containers, 20 CASTOR ® container bodies and ten cast containers<br />
to the nuclear technology business unit of <strong>Siempelkamp</strong>.<br />
Casting of MOSAIK ® container body