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Magazine for employees, business partners and shareholders <strong>of</strong> <strong>HTI</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
No. 3 | summer 2011<br />
Tap hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>future</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> performance, safe, reliable,<br />
easy to maintain and durable<br />
Award<br />
HTP receives the Excellent Supplier Award<br />
Open-house-days<br />
OMNIA live in operation<br />
PersonNel<br />
Flexibility as competitive advantage<br />
50th service anniversary<br />
Prime Time for the <strong>HTI</strong> share<br />
Ascent to the premium segment <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Vienna Stock Exchange
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
Editorial<br />
Dear readers!<br />
It is our pleasure to introduce to you a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
interesting novelties in this edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU.<br />
Additionally to this print version our informative<br />
magazine is also available for download on our<br />
website www.hti-ag.at.<br />
Nadja Goyer<br />
For <strong>HTI</strong> one objective is always in the center <strong>of</strong><br />
attention, namely the creation <strong>of</strong> values: for our<br />
customers, for our shareholders, for our employees<br />
and also for society in general. Evidently this<br />
requires continuous further development <strong>of</strong> our<br />
products. Based on the requests and demands <strong>of</strong><br />
our customer we have further developed our innovative<br />
products, thanks to which the production<br />
processes run now smoothly, reliable, cost-, timeand<br />
material efficient. How this works in reality,<br />
we will tell you in the report about our new <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
<strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong>, which were presented to the audience<br />
at the “Metec” and will be introduced to the<br />
market in autumn as well as in the report about<br />
our Open-House-Days, in the course <strong>of</strong> which our<br />
new extrusion line OMNIA was presented for the<br />
first time in operation, where it also passed all<br />
practical tests. Our division Aircraft has proved its<br />
capabilities – more than that, they were awarded<br />
for their exceptional commitment by FACC with the<br />
“Excellent Supplier Award”. Also we report on an<br />
excellent ascent for our share – since May 23 it is<br />
listed in the prime market, the premium segment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Vienna Stock Exchange.<br />
Dear readers, all these achievements would not<br />
have been possible without the great commitment<br />
and the manifold know-how <strong>of</strong> our employees.<br />
Therefore, we would like to thank you, dear <strong>HTI</strong><br />
employees! And: We would like to sincerely invite<br />
you to once again participate in our <strong>HTI</strong>-Award, in<br />
order to enrich this competition once more with<br />
your personal contribution.<br />
content<br />
Editorial ...................................................................... 2<br />
Wherever your company goes, we will follow<br />
Preface Peter Glatzmeier ............................................ 3<br />
Born to drill<br />
The new <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong><br />
made by TMT-BBG ......................................................... 4<br />
With lightness to major success<br />
Excellent Supplier Award for HTP from FACC ............. 8<br />
Showtime for the pr<strong>of</strong>ile extrusion<br />
OMNIA in operation at the Open-House-Days .......... 10<br />
Uninterrupted passion for Hitzinger<br />
50 th service anniversary <strong>of</strong> H. Gatterbauer ................ 12<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> flexibility<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> Personalmanagement ......................................... 14<br />
Prime Time for the <strong>HTI</strong> share<br />
Ascent to the prime market, roadshow-tour ............ 16<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> Award 2011<br />
Your creativity is in demand ....................................... 18<br />
Cover picture: The new <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device HS 581<br />
Enjoy reading this edition <strong>of</strong> <strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU! We wish<br />
you a lovely summer 2011!<br />
Nadja Goyer<br />
PS: We are always happy to receive your feedback<br />
– also suggestions for <strong>future</strong> editions are always<br />
welcome: for.you@hti-ag.at
„Wherever your company goes,<br />
we will follow.”<br />
Wensan Guo, Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Management Board <strong>of</strong> Conch<br />
After a four-day business trip, leading me to China,<br />
to our Joint-Venture-Partner, the world wide largest<br />
window pr<strong>of</strong>ile producer Conch, I am currently<br />
on the plane back to Austria. It is July 09, 2011<br />
and I had spent three days in a country, where the<br />
annual economic growth is about 10 percent,<br />
skyscrapers spring up like mushrooms and cities<br />
develop so fast, that maps have to be reworked on<br />
an annual basis. The one shadow on all this is the<br />
ecological price China has to pay, since the destruction<br />
<strong>of</strong> the environment is reality to the same<br />
extent. The stunning economic growth with high<br />
energy consumption and great pollution has far<br />
reaching consequences: From energy questions<br />
via health hazards towards safeguarding <strong>of</strong> food<br />
supply.<br />
Peter Glatzmeier<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Management Board<br />
China is aware <strong>of</strong> the fact that the environmental<br />
problem will in the long run dampen the <strong>future</strong><br />
chances <strong>of</strong> the country and hence more and more<br />
focuses on quality and not only quantity. The new<br />
five-year-plan <strong>of</strong> the Chinese government that was<br />
approved upon in March, focuses on a historic<br />
restructuring <strong>of</strong> China’s economy and amongst<br />
other foresees a development towards ‘green’<br />
economy. More than that, China wants to slow<br />
down its economic growth to only seven percent<br />
per year within the next five years. This way, as well<br />
as through investments in necessary technologies<br />
for cleaner energies fewer raw materials shall be<br />
consumed and excessive pollution shall be avoided.<br />
This development <strong>of</strong>fers also new possibilities<br />
for the industrial countries <strong>of</strong> the west. After all, if<br />
China works on more environmental friendliness,<br />
more technological know-how will have to be imported<br />
to the country. Here, also <strong>HTI</strong> sees some<br />
chances in order to grow jointly with the Chinese<br />
market. Hence we are planning to use our existing<br />
Joint-Venture in China, in order to extend the product<br />
portfolio in cooperation with Conch and to<br />
extend our market position in China. For almost<br />
20 years we have been exclusive partners for<br />
Conch for extrusion equipment, and <strong>HTI</strong> has to<br />
<strong>of</strong>fer many more innovative technological solutions,<br />
becoming more and more interesting for<br />
China. “Wherever your company goes, we will<br />
follow”, answered Mister Guo, after I had introduced<br />
our technological group and told him about<br />
our plans. “Thank you for coming. I am looking<br />
forward to seeing you soon”, he said by the time<br />
we had to say goodbye – I do look forward to my<br />
next trip to China!<br />
Dear readers, these developments as well as our<br />
current order situation give me great trust in the<br />
<strong>future</strong> <strong>of</strong> our technological group and encourage<br />
me to keep going the already chosen way. Also<br />
China has now recognized the necessity to create<br />
“values with <strong>future</strong>”. It is no more about “more <strong>of</strong><br />
the same” and “growth at any price”, but it is about<br />
creating products in harmony with the aspects<br />
ecology, economy and ergonomics. <strong>Tech</strong>nology in<br />
<strong>future</strong> will be measured by how it is contributing<br />
toward adding more meaning to these aspects in<br />
all our products.<br />
With these thoughts from my business trip to China<br />
I may thank you, dear <strong>HTI</strong> employees, for your<br />
passion and please let me combine this thank you<br />
with the appeal to ask you to keep working as<br />
passionate as always for our customers and hence<br />
our company’s success. You, dear business partners<br />
and shareholders, I would like to thank you<br />
very much for accompanying us on the way to a<br />
successful <strong>future</strong>.<br />
Peter Glatzmeier
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
Tap hole <strong>drilling</strong> device in action<br />
The <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> equipment, developed by the<br />
new research- and development company TMTborn<br />
to drill<br />
The <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> <strong>of</strong> TMT-BBG have got quite a substantial share <strong>of</strong> the<br />
world market. In order to safeguard and extend this lead, the research and development<br />
company TMT-BBG developed a new generation <strong>of</strong> <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong>.<br />
The almost one year ago founded TMT-BBG Research<br />
& Development GmbH has already achieved<br />
the first promising results. Beginning <strong>of</strong> July<br />
the company presented their new generation <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> at the Metec, the international<br />
show for metallurgy, steel casting and<br />
steel production in Düsseldorf beginning <strong>of</strong> July.<br />
The new equipment will be introduced to the<br />
market in autumn this year.<br />
Three birds<br />
with one stone<br />
BBG, produced by BBG in Kapfenberg are used<br />
within the pig iron- and steel industry. Iron ore is<br />
melted in furnaces to become pig iron, which<br />
needs to be extracted from the furnaces quickly<br />
and safely. Here the <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> equipment<br />
is used: It precisely drills the so-called <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
- which is closed during the melting process by<br />
means <strong>of</strong> plugging material – so that the hot, liquid<br />
pig iron can flow out. The whole extraction<br />
process is called the <strong>tap</strong>ping process. All permanently<br />
in use furnaces have to be emptied in regular<br />
intervals – approximately every two hours.<br />
This process is very intensive, since the machine<br />
has to drill the two to four meter long <strong>tap</strong> hole –<br />
depending on the wall thickness <strong>of</strong> the furnace.
The <strong>tap</strong> hole itself is only 45 – 60 mm in diameter.<br />
State-<strong>of</strong>-the-art equipment manages the drill in<br />
only one to three minutes. Additional the <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
<strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> have to be extremely heat pro<strong>of</strong><br />
in order to withstand the heat <strong>of</strong> the furnace <strong>of</strong><br />
approximately 800°C.<br />
The special feature <strong>of</strong> the TMT-BBG <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
<strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> is that they can manage three<br />
things in one go: During the so-called rotary<br />
<strong>drilling</strong> the boring bar is not only going into the<br />
furnace (like a <strong>drilling</strong> machine goes inside the<br />
wall) but it is simultaneously going backwards<br />
and forwards with one flap motion. With this<br />
unique retaliation technology, combining the forward-<br />
and backstroke function in one machine,<br />
BBG has established an excellent world market<br />
position for itself. This equipment makes the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> further machines – without backstroke function<br />
(i.e. in opposite direction) an additional striking<br />
mechanism would be necessary, in order to retract<br />
the boring bar from the <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>of</strong> the furnace.<br />
More than that, with this equipment the<br />
factors time efficiency and ergonomics are <strong>of</strong><br />
utmost importance.<br />
The whole life<br />
low in maintenance<br />
Already the previous generation <strong>of</strong> <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong><br />
<strong>devices</strong> was characterized by being able to<br />
open the <strong>tap</strong> hole with low strike energy, but high<br />
impact rate. Hence, the life-time <strong>of</strong> the <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
itself was consequently extended. Based on the<br />
customer’s demand, to create the existing equipment<br />
much easier regarding maintenance as well<br />
as extending the life-time <strong>of</strong> wear parts, TMT-<br />
BBG has now developed the latest generation <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong>. The new models HS 581<br />
and HS 583 (the previous models were HS 571 and<br />
HS 573) will be available in autumn 2011. The<br />
development <strong>of</strong> two different models is required<br />
by the variety <strong>of</strong> furnaces, all with specific characteristics.<br />
Easy maintenance for example is achieved<br />
through simpler handling: Whereas with the previous<br />
models mostly the whole machine had to<br />
be dismantled for maintenance, now the various<br />
works can be done directly and the installed <strong>devices</strong>.<br />
For this purpose amongst others the new<br />
protection cover was developed, which has got<br />
individual doors directly at the crucial places <strong>of</strong><br />
the device. This comfortable access shortens<br />
service time substantially. More than that, additional<br />
functions were integrated, which increase<br />
the life-time <strong>of</strong> wear parts.<br />
Also existing customers benefit from these novelties.<br />
Those, who already have the previous<br />
models, are <strong>of</strong>fered an update by TMT-BBG:<br />
Users <strong>of</strong> the HS 571 can update to HS 581 resp.<br />
HS 573 to HS 583.<br />
Better safe than sorry …<br />
… is the motto <strong>of</strong> the daily work life at BBG. Therefore,<br />
each product that is manufactured by BBG<br />
is examined towards it fulfilling the defined requirements.<br />
In order to provide this evidence, all<br />
BBG products are subjected to an individual testing<br />
process. <strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU participated in one <strong>of</strong><br />
those many tests, who were done at the test<br />
bench <strong>of</strong> TMT-BBG – a <strong>drilling</strong> test with the new<br />
<strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device HS 581. “We are currently<br />
testing the resilience <strong>of</strong> the new <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong><br />
device, in order to extend the life-time <strong>of</strong> wear<br />
parts and consequently to cut the costs for our<br />
customers“, explains design manager Werner<br />
Schantl, who put his 40 years <strong>of</strong> experience into<br />
the design <strong>of</strong> the new <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device. Also<br />
the improved seals in the gear increase the lifetime<br />
<strong>of</strong> the wear parts and provide protection <strong>of</strong><br />
external influences. The execution <strong>of</strong> maintenance<br />
works is not only to be done in longer intervals<br />
but also quicker and more ergonomic, all<br />
The TMT-BBG team involved in the development <strong>of</strong> the new <strong>tap</strong><br />
hole <strong>drilling</strong> device: Oskar Kortan, Stefan Kaindlbauer, Andreas<br />
Breidler, Romain Clesen, Frank Helsper, Werner Schantl, Michael<br />
Wolfsberger (not in the picture)
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
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whole protection cover had to be dismantled for<br />
maintenance”, say Werner Schantl and the TMT-<br />
BBG team, pleased about the new generation <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> that combine simple<br />
maintenance with the proven hydraulic counterstrike<br />
technology. Simpler maintenance has also<br />
been made possible through a sophisticated design<br />
feature at the front body. “Here a system was<br />
integrated which enables the simple and quick<br />
exchange <strong>of</strong> worn bushings in the front body – it’s<br />
like exchanging your mobile phone battery. The<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> this system is the extremely short<br />
downtime during maintenance“, so we are told by<br />
the design department for special construction<br />
about the advantages <strong>of</strong> the new equipment. Our<br />
verdict: Test passed!<br />
In-depth<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU has made a close look at the <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
<strong>drilling</strong> device. Principally it consists <strong>of</strong> 5 main<br />
parts:<br />
1. Gear: As the “muscleman” the gear moves the<br />
boring bar.<br />
<strong>of</strong> this having been major objectives during design.<br />
“Therefore the protection cover <strong>of</strong> the <strong>tap</strong><br />
hole <strong>drilling</strong> equipment has been completely new<br />
designed. It is now fitted with three doors. Through<br />
these openings it is possible to carry out important<br />
maintenance works and controls directly at<br />
the equipment. “With the previous model the<br />
1 Presentation <strong>of</strong> the new <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device HS 581 at the<br />
Metec in Düsseldorf<br />
2 Stefan Kaindlbauer measures the operating temperature <strong>of</strong> the<br />
various components <strong>of</strong> the <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device<br />
3 Schematic illustration <strong>of</strong> a <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device<br />
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2. Striking mechanism: The gear gets its boost<br />
from the “brains” <strong>of</strong> the device, the striking mechanism.<br />
Hydraulically driven (with oil) it allows<br />
the strike in both directions – backwards and forwards.<br />
3. Front body: The boring bar is safely rested in<br />
the “best hands”, the front body.<br />
4. Protection cover: As “artificial skin” it protects<br />
the heart <strong>of</strong> the machine, consisting <strong>of</strong> gear,<br />
striking mechanism and front body.<br />
5. Boring bar with bore bit: As “extended arm” the<br />
boring bar is the performing part and drills the<br />
hole with the bore bit.<br />
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<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Mister Meisch, TMT has been<br />
developing special products for the pig iron- and<br />
steel industry for more than 100 years. In what way<br />
have the demands <strong>of</strong> your customers changed over<br />
time?<br />
Mr. Meisch: Due to the increasing competition in the<br />
pig iron production today many furnaces are<br />
operated at their performance limit. This requires<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> reliable technology as well as increased<br />
process monitoring, which was not really a topic ten<br />
years ago. Beyond that, the dimensions <strong>of</strong> new<br />
furnaces are increasing in average, so that the<br />
demands towards performance make the requirements<br />
<strong>of</strong> our <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> become<br />
higher and higher.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What does that development mean<br />
for your products?<br />
Mr. Meisch: The growing demands <strong>of</strong> our customers<br />
<strong>of</strong> course require the continuous further development<br />
<strong>of</strong> the TMT product portfolio. This development<br />
however is not limited to mechanical engineering<br />
anymore, but also increasingly concerns<br />
electric and hydraulic control concepts as well as<br />
the integration <strong>of</strong> <strong>tap</strong> hole machines into the<br />
furnace process.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: In cooperation with your partner<br />
BBG you call yourself the technological leader in<br />
the field <strong>of</strong> <strong>tap</strong> hole technology – what in your<br />
opinion did you make better than others?<br />
Mr. Meisch: We acknowledged the importance <strong>of</strong> an<br />
intensive cooperation for the development <strong>of</strong> <strong>tap</strong><br />
hole machines and <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong> and in BBG we<br />
found a partner who supported us as best as<br />
possible in our research & development activities.<br />
With the foundation <strong>of</strong> TMT & BBG Research and<br />
Development GmbH last year we created the<br />
necessary structure in order to optimally use<br />
development capacities in the <strong>tap</strong> hole industry.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: How can your products support a<br />
company in its further development?<br />
Mr. Meisch: Our products provide furnace users<br />
with the necessary support, for example, in regards<br />
to capacity increases or safety furnace operation.<br />
More than that, many <strong>of</strong> our customers benefit from<br />
the flexibility <strong>of</strong> our equipment in order to implement<br />
an optimization <strong>of</strong> the <strong>tap</strong> hole process. The<br />
auto operation function <strong>of</strong> the TMT <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
machines is a further example for the vast room for<br />
further development <strong>of</strong> our customers‘ processes.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Eco-friendliness and energy<br />
efficiency are essential factors for your company –<br />
how do these factors work influence the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong>?<br />
enquired<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU talked to Mister Claude Meisch, proxy and development<br />
manager <strong>of</strong> TMT-BBG Research & Development, about customer<br />
demands, market- and technological leadership as well as about the<br />
<strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> device <strong>of</strong> the <strong>future</strong>:<br />
Mr. Meisch: Eco-friendliness and energy efficiency<br />
are two important aspects which we consider<br />
during development <strong>of</strong> new machines. The further<br />
development <strong>of</strong> our tamping machines for the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> new, eco-friendly <strong>tap</strong> hole tamping material is a<br />
very good example. Optimal use <strong>of</strong> energy is<br />
generally given with all <strong>of</strong> our products due the high<br />
technological level. However, this does not keep us<br />
from continuously improving energy efficiency<br />
through intelligent selection <strong>of</strong> drive components as<br />
well as through optimized control.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What is the market share for you<br />
and BBG for <strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>drilling</strong> <strong>devices</strong>?<br />
Mr. Meisch: The TMT market share for <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
<strong>devices</strong> depends on the furnace size. Basically our<br />
market share increases, the higher the daily<br />
production <strong>of</strong> the furnace is, since here the<br />
reliability has an enormous impact on production<br />
efficiency. In short, it can be said that currently we<br />
are market- and technology leader in the field <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>tap</strong> hole <strong>devices</strong>.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: How do you visualize the <strong>tap</strong> hole<br />
device <strong>of</strong> the <strong>future</strong>?<br />
Mr. Meisch: <strong>High</strong> performance, safe, reliable,<br />
automated and highly durable. We are not only<br />
working on the further development <strong>of</strong> our existing<br />
product range in the <strong>tap</strong> hole but also we focus on<br />
alternative concepts for the <strong>tap</strong> hole device <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>future</strong>. Due to patents pending I cannot give you any<br />
further information on this topic.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: How do you rate the development <strong>of</strong><br />
the pig iron- and steel industry for the next five<br />
years?<br />
Mr. Meisch: Independent <strong>of</strong> any crises Asia and<br />
South America will remain the growth motors for<br />
the next years for the pig iron- and steel industry.<br />
The global production will keep increasing however<br />
we do not expect a repetition <strong>of</strong> the order peaks <strong>of</strong><br />
the last boom. The increase in production will still<br />
be characterized by substantial regional differences.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Mister Meisch, I thank you for the<br />
interview and wish you a lot <strong>of</strong> success with your<br />
<strong>future</strong> plans!<br />
Claude Meisch
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
With lightness to<br />
Major success<br />
Our division Aircraft is currently on high-fly, since<br />
they were presented with an award just recently.<br />
For their extraordinary efforts and their exemplary<br />
performance FACC <strong>AG</strong> awarded our center <strong>of</strong><br />
competency for aircraft lightweight components with<br />
the “Excellent Supplier Award 2010” in bronze.<br />
Happy faces at the handover ceremony <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Excellent Supplier Awards <strong>of</strong> FACC <strong>AG</strong>. Our division<br />
Aircraft received an honorable award from<br />
FACC, one <strong>of</strong> the worldwide leading companies in<br />
the development and production <strong>of</strong> fiber composite<br />
components and –systems for the aviation<br />
industry: The Supplier Award 2010 in bronze.<br />
Worldwide, FACC counts on first-class partners.<br />
Trusting in the fact that only exemplary cooperation<br />
with high performance suppliers results in<br />
an outstanding and long lasting contribution to<br />
economic success, the company awards their best<br />
suppliers for their outstanding performance. Also<br />
in the year 2010 FACC has once again awarded<br />
“their best” with the „Excellent Supplier Award<br />
2010“ in gold, silver and bronze as well as the<br />
“Special Performance Award“.<br />
On the occasion <strong>of</strong> the award ceremony FACC held<br />
an “Innviertel Afternoon” mid <strong>of</strong> May, in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> which the joint visit <strong>of</strong> the baroque city<br />
<strong>of</strong> Schärding and the visit <strong>of</strong> the dignified monastery<br />
Engelszell were on the agenda.<br />
That’s what<br />
winners look like<br />
„Excellent Supplier Award 2010“ in bronze for HTP<br />
FACC follows special criteria while selecting the<br />
nominees for the “Excellent Supplier Award“.<br />
First and foremost focus is set on the receipt <strong>of</strong><br />
top quality <strong>of</strong> the delivered products as well as<br />
reliability in regards to delivery terms and the<br />
smooth flow during further processing and –shipment.<br />
Additionally the assessment <strong>of</strong> the suppliers<br />
includes criteria like customer service,<br />
flexibility, cooperation – and finally also the willingness<br />
to jointly agree upon measures for cost<br />
effectiveness and process optimization, to accept
and implement them. FACC has nominated HTP<br />
Aircraft for the first time for the Supplier Award<br />
in the year 2010: Reason for this was the fact that<br />
HTP Aircraft showed a lot <strong>of</strong> improvement and<br />
that the cooperation with FACC reached new<br />
heights as a result.<br />
It’s all a matter<br />
<strong>of</strong> lightness<br />
For FACC HTP Aircraft produces component<br />
groups and interior parts for business jet OEMs<br />
– original equipment manufacturers – like for<br />
example Bombardier and Embraer. Amongst<br />
others both companies jointly work on the Challenger<br />
300 by Bombadier as well as on the Phenom<br />
300 by Embraer. The latter is currently on<br />
high-fly when it comes to quantity. Embraer is<br />
now planning on introducing the Legacy 450 and<br />
the Legacy 500 new to the market. Here the focus<br />
is set once again on HTP Aircraft, who will care<br />
for the necessary transparency by means <strong>of</strong> their<br />
window component groups. Since the development,<br />
production and assembly <strong>of</strong> window component<br />
group – for business jets as well as jumbo<br />
jets – is one for the most important<br />
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core competencies <strong>of</strong> HTP Aircraft. The<br />
fact that our division Aircraft is a high<br />
performer in the field <strong>of</strong> lightweight is<br />
proven with great success during the<br />
past years – and also for the <strong>future</strong> substantial<br />
enhancements in this area are planned.<br />
Looking forward<br />
Thanks to this positive development the cooperation<br />
between HTP Aircraft and FACC, in terms <strong>of</strong><br />
joint OEM projects reached new heights. To the<br />
same extent also the revenues in the spare parts<br />
business increased substantially, compared to<br />
last year’s figures. With the increasing number <strong>of</strong><br />
projects and deliveries also the said improvements<br />
were more and more portrayed, which in<br />
return once again had a very positive impact on<br />
customer satisfaction. This now serves as basis,<br />
to extend the further cooperation for new projects,<br />
like for example development projects and<br />
component groups for FACC’s scope <strong>of</strong> delivery<br />
for the A350 XWB.<br />
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1 Certificate issued by FACC for HTP<br />
2 Robert Stubenberger (manager <strong>of</strong> the HTP location in<br />
Fohnsdorf) and Karl Leitinger (project manager division<br />
Aircraft) at the award ceremony<br />
3 Windows for the Challenger 300 by Bombardier
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
Showtime for our<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ile extrusion<br />
The Open-House-Days in Micheldorf on May 04 and 05 attracted quite an<br />
audience. More than 100 visitors followed the impressive demonstrations <strong>of</strong><br />
the new extrusion line OMNIA in action with tension and excitement.<br />
Everything in connection with pr<strong>of</strong>ile extrusion<br />
was on <strong>of</strong>fer at the in-house show <strong>of</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong><br />
Extrusion, which was held in Micheldorf on May<br />
04 and 05. The invitation was followed by more<br />
than 100 visitors from various continents. The<br />
informative program, which was opened by <strong>HTI</strong><br />
CEO Peter Glatzmeier and <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion<br />
manager Xaver Gruber, who welcomed the guests,<br />
contained speeches and demonstrations <strong>of</strong> efficient<br />
solutions and ground-breaking innovations in<br />
the field <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile extrusion.<br />
Economical, more<br />
economical, OMNIA<br />
The star <strong>of</strong> this year’s in-house show was naturally<br />
the parallel twin screw extrusion line OMNIA.<br />
Just as how energy efficient this extrusion allrounder<br />
really is, was demonstrated on site to the<br />
large number <strong>of</strong> interested customers. Mister<br />
Gehring/SKZ Kunstst<strong>of</strong>f Zentrum Würzburg carried<br />
out a direct energy measurement and was<br />
hence able to prove the advertised energy savings<br />
to be true quite clearly.<br />
Quick, quicker, OMNIA tool<br />
quick change system<br />
The visitors took the opportunity, to have the<br />
advantages <strong>of</strong> this reliable, efficient and productive<br />
extrusion line shown to them. Of special interest<br />
was especially the quick change system for<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>ile tools. Since, for customers it is essential,<br />
that the various tools, which give the raw material<br />
the requested shape (for example window<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iles in the most different shapes), can be<br />
changed quickly. Thus, expensive down times can<br />
be avoided. To which extent time is actually saved<br />
by OMNIA during production, was impressively<br />
proven by the <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion in the course<br />
<strong>of</strong> the held “trial run”.<br />
Learn and Eat<br />
The in-house show <strong>of</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion contained<br />
also interesting speeches in German and<br />
English language about nearly everything in connection<br />
with PVC pr<strong>of</strong>iles. As external speakers<br />
Mr. Egger/Chemson, who talked about modern<br />
stabilisation systems as well as Mr. Kleinschitz/<br />
SKZ, who talked about the examination <strong>of</strong> window<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>iles, were managed to be gained. The successful<br />
first day was topped <strong>of</strong>f by a very entertaining<br />
dinner event at the Landhotel Schicklberg,<br />
where besides a first-class dinner the “Chaos<br />
Kellner Show” a really entertaining menu theatre<br />
impressed the guests.<br />
Immediate Success<br />
The technical perfection, combined with functionality<br />
and ergonomic design – short OMNIA – generated<br />
great interest, like it did already at the K<br />
2010. “The Open-House-Days lay the foundations<br />
for the conclusion <strong>of</strong> orders worth millions” says<br />
a pleased Xaver Gruber about the Open-House-<br />
Days and titles them as “a well organized and<br />
successful event”.
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Mr. Sandberg, what did you<br />
expect from the Open-House-Days <strong>of</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion?<br />
Mr. Sandberg:I knew a lot <strong>of</strong> what to expect as<br />
we had been talking to <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion on<br />
projects prior to the Open House, therefore I<br />
expected to see a supplier who had taken major<br />
leaps forward in customer focus, and I wasn’t<br />
disappointed.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What did impress you the most?<br />
Mr. Sandberg: Most impressive has been the<br />
change in emphasis <strong>of</strong> an extrusions supplier.<br />
The shift in emphasis from selling the biggest<br />
output machine, to one that reduces scrap/<br />
downtime, aids production to perform is a<br />
massive USP compared to your competitors.<br />
It’s generally a battle on the specification <strong>of</strong> a<br />
project to get items required to make things<br />
better at the factory, here, it’s your USP and<br />
you’re pushing us to be a more efficient manufacturer.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion presented<br />
the OMNIA calibration table, which consumes<br />
extraordinarily little energy. Is energy consumption<br />
an issue within your company?<br />
Mr. Sandberg: Energy consumption is an issue<br />
always, scrap is a large cost driver though. The<br />
other major advantage I thought <strong>of</strong> the new<br />
system is noise reduction. The more people on<br />
the shop floor can think clearly, and hear their<br />
colleagues, the better they will perform. The<br />
format <strong>of</strong> our calibration tables however, makes<br />
it hard to justify the new system. <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong><br />
Extrusion needs to get creative in the different<br />
ways it can <strong>of</strong>fer the solution, and not just rely<br />
on it being built into the table.<br />
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One <strong>of</strong> the visitors was Tim Sandberg, Business Improvement<br />
Manager (extrusions) at dhm Plastics Ltd – a company <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Aliaxis Group, belonging to the world’s largest extrusion groups.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU talked to Mr. Tim Sandberg about the show:<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Many pr<strong>of</strong>ile extruders still use a<br />
saw. <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> Extrusion presented the new<br />
OMNIA guillotine. What in your opinion are the<br />
advantages <strong>of</strong> this guillotine?<br />
Mr. Sandberg: The advantages are obvious – no<br />
“cut scrap” for the width <strong>of</strong> the blade, so<br />
material saving, low noise, no dust or extraction<br />
units to maintain. The only issue from our<br />
perspective is can we cut every shape as we<br />
don’t have window pr<strong>of</strong>iles to cut, but long<br />
periphery products with thin wall thicknesses.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: During the Open-House-Days<br />
also the new OMNIA quick tool changing system<br />
was demonstrated. How much time could be<br />
saved in your company, would this system be<br />
in use?<br />
Mr. Sandberg: The tool changing system was<br />
impressive, the other advantage is reduced<br />
mistakes which I think probably will save more<br />
money and time, than the reduced downtime for<br />
changing a tool over. However, we are being<br />
forced into shorter and shorter run lengths, so<br />
quick changeover becomes more and more a<br />
criteria we need to be competitive on, or we will<br />
end up with more changeover time than we have<br />
running time.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What in your opinion defines the<br />
extrusion line <strong>of</strong> the <strong>future</strong>?<br />
Mr. Sandberg: Easier and cleaner operation,<br />
reduced scrap, reduced breakdown and more<br />
flexible!<br />
enquired<br />
Tim Sandberg<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Mister Sandberg, thank you very<br />
much for the interview and your visit to our<br />
Open-House-Days!<br />
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1 Xaver Gruber during the opening speech<br />
2 The international audience at the OMNIA „Live-Demo“
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
Uninterrupted passion<br />
for the company<br />
On July 31, 2011 Hermann Gatterbauer, manager <strong>of</strong> the <strong>HTI</strong><br />
Group company Hitzinger, celebrated his unbelievable 50 th<br />
service anniversary. Since his first working day as an apprentice<br />
in summer 1961 the trained electrical engineer has<br />
stayed true to his company. <strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU talked to him and<br />
learned a lot about his apprentice- and work years, his<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> success and his objectives in the <strong>future</strong>:<br />
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1 Hermann Gatterbauer<br />
1961 at a company<br />
outing to Gmunden<br />
2 Hermann Gatterbauer<br />
today<br />
3 Certificate <strong>of</strong><br />
apprenticeship 1965<br />
Tim Sandberg<br />
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“Training for the brain and<br />
the heart” is the successful<br />
recipe for a meaningful and<br />
ambitioned work life. He<br />
has got to know – since he<br />
is a very good example – equally for humane and<br />
cooperative acting. For more than 50 years today’s<br />
manager for marketing and sales has been active,<br />
providing all his sales’ talent, his managerial<br />
qualities and his pr<strong>of</strong>ound product knowledge <strong>of</strong><br />
everything in connection with “power at the right<br />
moment”. But this is by far not all.<br />
With his authentic way he has been involving<br />
himself in numerous company-internal activities<br />
from the beginning on. He also cares for the<br />
personal contact with all people in his daily environment<br />
and more than that, he also goes hiking<br />
with his customers. Hermann Gatterbauer looks<br />
back on 50 years <strong>of</strong> his passionate involvement in<br />
the growth and wellbeing <strong>of</strong> Hitzinger. And despite<br />
his great successes for Hitzinger he always<br />
stayed firmly on the ground.<br />
His CV is like taken from a picture book: It tells a<br />
story <strong>of</strong> Hermann Gatterbauer, who started working<br />
with Hitzinger at the age <strong>of</strong> only 14, as an<br />
apprentice for electrical engineering, on July 31,<br />
1961. 1965 he finished his final exams and continued<br />
working for a few years in various positions<br />
in the company. Already at this early stage the<br />
sales managers at that time has had his eye on<br />
him, since he appeared to be ideal for the sales<br />
department. The fact that both gentlemen had<br />
very good intuition was proven by Hermann Gatterbauer<br />
during his years in the sales department,<br />
especially since 1993, when he - in cooperation<br />
with two colleagues -transformed the<br />
company and led it to success within only a few<br />
years. In the year 2008 he and his partners sold<br />
their shares in the company to <strong>HTI</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong><br />
<strong>Industries</strong> <strong>AG</strong> and Hermann Gatterbauer has been<br />
serving as manager for marketing and sales every<br />
since.<br />
50 years Hitzinger – uninterrupted passion for the<br />
company – from apprentice to owner and manager.<br />
How does Hermann Gatterbauer, appreciated<br />
by both colleagues and customers for this expertise<br />
and humanity, value his life with Hitzinger<br />
from his point <strong>of</strong> view? This and much more we<br />
were told during a personal interview ...
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Mister Gatterbauer, you have been<br />
working for Hitzinger for the past 50 years in various<br />
positions. What was your dream pr<strong>of</strong>ession in<br />
your childhood?<br />
Mr. Gatterbauer: My favorite pr<strong>of</strong>ession as a<br />
child was train driver, since in my early years my<br />
family lived right alongside VOEST and their<br />
train terminal.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Do you still remember your first<br />
day as an apprentice with Hitzinger?<br />
Herr Gatterbauer: Yes, I do remember it very<br />
well! On July 31, 1961 we were in the yard <strong>of</strong><br />
Hitzinger at 7.00 hrs in the morning. We – that<br />
were 13 apprentices. Then came the foreman:<br />
Mr. Zeindlh<strong>of</strong>er was responsible for the electrics<br />
and Mr. Pfistermüller for mechanics. Mr.<br />
Zeindlh<strong>of</strong>er was in charge <strong>of</strong> the apprentices –<br />
we all were intended for the electrical engineer<br />
apprenticeship. I spent my first day in the<br />
winding room at plant II, where we were assigned<br />
to a journeyman after a short „safety- and<br />
manners introduction“. I ended up with Mr. Fritz<br />
at the alternator testing bench and had to bring<br />
electric switches to the test bench and after<br />
testing take them away again. In the afternoon,<br />
at 15.00 hrs, we were told to sweep up and clean<br />
the workplaces. In the evening that day I was<br />
really exhausted and I said to myself: You’ve got<br />
to get through this – it will get more interesting.<br />
I got my first salary at the end <strong>of</strong> the day in a<br />
paper bag. It was 7.15 Schillings, since I had<br />
begun work the last day <strong>of</strong> the month.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What were the milestones <strong>of</strong> your<br />
career and what do you consider to be your<br />
greatest personal success?<br />
Mr. Gatterbauer: After my apprentice- and<br />
journeyman time I was assigned to the sales<br />
department in 1970 and became the deputy<br />
sales manager in 1975. 1980 the company<br />
granted my power <strong>of</strong> attorney, 1981 I became<br />
manager <strong>of</strong> the Vienna <strong>of</strong>fice and from 1984 on I<br />
was the team leader for the sales area aggregates<br />
and equipment as well as alternators and<br />
transformers.<br />
My greatest personal success was the takeover<br />
<strong>of</strong> the bankrupt Hitzinger with all employees in<br />
the year 1993, which we jointly led to success.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What do you think excels yourself<br />
in your work life?<br />
Mr. Gatterbauer: I think that I excel myself<br />
through honesty, openness and ambition, as<br />
well as through the humane and open communication<br />
with employees, customers and friends.<br />
As salesman, manager and partner I always try<br />
to gain my customer’s trust through competency.<br />
On the other hand, also openness and a<br />
partnership approach towards the acting<br />
persons. Of course, also a good product and a<br />
working organization are important factors for<br />
success. As boss I find it important that my staff<br />
considers the humane communication as top<br />
priority, which means full trust and collegiality:<br />
expertise, appearance and the talent to be in<br />
sales in combination with honesty.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: What are your next big targets?<br />
Mr. Gatterbauer: I would like to spend the<br />
remaining years <strong>of</strong> my life with my wife, who has<br />
blessed me with 50 years <strong>of</strong> understanding for<br />
my pr<strong>of</strong>essional life and with my family including<br />
my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Which dream would you like to<br />
come true?<br />
Mr. Gatterbauer: Travelling! For the next years<br />
we are planning some cruises and we also<br />
would like to visit the Arab Emirates.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: When you welcome an apprentice<br />
on his first day, what do you wish him?<br />
Mr. Gatterbauer: Personally, I wish him success<br />
which he can achieve with honesty, team spirit<br />
and collegiality. During the past years I was<br />
responsible for hiring staff. I would recommend<br />
to an apprentice to also complete an additional<br />
secondary education besides the practical<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional training. Especially languages are<br />
important – English is necessary but also an<br />
Eastern language can only be <strong>of</strong> advantage.<br />
Fundamentally important however is the<br />
successful passing <strong>of</strong> the final exams <strong>of</strong> the apprenticeship<br />
so that the apprentices can use the<br />
manifold possibilities for further education.<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> FOR YOU: Mister Gatterbauer, thank you<br />
very much for the interview and all the best for<br />
the <strong>future</strong>.<br />
enquired
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
Master <strong>of</strong><br />
flexibility<br />
They are always at the right spot, wherever needed: Founded only one year ago,<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> Personalmanagement GmbH now employs around 90 members <strong>of</strong> staff<br />
that integrate their expertise right there, where it is needed.<br />
Karlheinz Wintersberger<br />
Today’s economy keeps asking for more and<br />
more flexible solutions. One <strong>of</strong> the right answers<br />
to this is called <strong>HTI</strong> Personalmanagement GmbH<br />
(<strong>HTI</strong> PM), proven by the number <strong>of</strong><br />
staff on the payroll. Within only one<br />
year <strong>HTI</strong> PM employs ten male and<br />
eight female employees as well as 61<br />
male and 10 female workers. The majority<br />
works for the <strong>HTI</strong> Group company<br />
Gruber & Kaja, approx. 5 % work<br />
for <strong>HTI</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>AG</strong>.<br />
Chameleon within the<br />
working environment<br />
“Companies today require work contract<br />
that allow them to quickly react<br />
to order peaks, for example through<br />
temporary workforce deployments from one<br />
Group company to the other. <strong>HTI</strong> PM makes a<br />
substantial contribution to mastering the increasing<br />
demand for flexibility due to the volatility <strong>of</strong><br />
the markets and the increasing competition<br />
through globalization”, comments <strong>HTI</strong> COO Karlheinz<br />
Wintersberger on the demands to today’s<br />
work environment. Hence, the highly flexible staff<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>HTI</strong> PM alternate from one company to the<br />
other resp. from one department to the other,<br />
avoiding unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles. Especially<br />
flexible employees are <strong>of</strong>fered the possibility<br />
to alternate between companies, far away<br />
from each other, thus providing them with longlasting<br />
job security.<br />
“Generally the <strong>HTI</strong> PM employees are willing to<br />
adjust to new working environments and –loca-
tions”, says a pleased Karlheinz Wintersberger,<br />
since “now an exchange between locations and<br />
departments can now be done quickly and without<br />
any problems”.<br />
Bonus Point:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Experience<br />
Working for <strong>HTI</strong> PM is not only most diversified<br />
but has also a positive impact on the CV <strong>of</strong> the<br />
employees. Over time employees and workers <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>HTI</strong> PM collect the most different experiences in<br />
the various Group companies. In the course <strong>of</strong><br />
time the workforce <strong>of</strong> <strong>HTI</strong> PM collect the most<br />
different experiences – i.e. the members <strong>of</strong> staff<br />
keep developing on a constant level, by working<br />
with new working techniques and processes and<br />
also the inside information about the company<br />
culture, the required work performance and the<br />
ability to get to know the colleagues on site.<br />
With increasing experience also the training times<br />
in the various work environments get shorter,<br />
hence the <strong>HTI</strong> PM employees contributing more<br />
and more towards increasing productivity in the<br />
various companies.<br />
Stepping stone to<br />
become permanent staff<br />
The cooperation with <strong>HTI</strong> PM is self understandingly<br />
oriented towards long-term cooperation.<br />
Still sometimes the employees want to be taken<br />
over by one <strong>of</strong> the operative companies <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Group. This is also possible.<br />
With working for <strong>HTI</strong> PM the first step for working<br />
for one <strong>of</strong> the operative companies is done. <strong>HTI</strong><br />
PM employees, working for individual companies<br />
are evaluated in regular intervals in regards to<br />
their performance. If the respective employee<br />
shows interest in the company they work for,<br />
nothing will prevent them from being taken over<br />
when the next job becomes available, positive<br />
evaluation provided.<br />
Focus Human Being<br />
This appreciation <strong>of</strong> the employees shall also be<br />
visualized. Hence, the word- and trade mark, in<br />
style <strong>of</strong> the <strong>HTI</strong> logo was created – with a stylized<br />
human being in the center. The color red symbolizes<br />
strength, energy and passion and hence<br />
stresses the great commitment and manifold<br />
expertise <strong>of</strong> our employees.<br />
In order to provide the <strong>HTI</strong> PM employees with a<br />
good basis for a possible take-over to become<br />
permanent staff and to support their determination,<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> focuses on equal treatment – so that the<br />
masters <strong>of</strong> flexibility are being rewarded for their<br />
persistence and determination to the same extent<br />
as permanent staff.
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
Prime time for the <strong>HTI</strong> share<br />
Fresh upwind for our share: As <strong>of</strong> May 23 the <strong>HTI</strong> share ascended to the prime<br />
market, the premium segment <strong>of</strong> the Vienna Stock Exchange and is hence<br />
continuously traded. In order to increase the attractiveness <strong>of</strong> the <strong>HTI</strong> share,<br />
CEO Peter Glatzmeier started his road show tour already the next day and<br />
introduced the <strong>HTI</strong> share to an interested investor audience.<br />
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May 24<br />
Börse-Express Roadshow<br />
Already the next day after ascending to the prime<br />
market Peter Glatzmeier presented <strong>HTI</strong> in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> the “Aktienforum” and “Börse-Express”,<br />
this time at the Polytec headquarters in Hörsching/Linz.<br />
Besides <strong>HTI</strong> and Polytec also AT&S,<br />
Palfinger and THI were present.<br />
1 Peter Glatzmeier<br />
during his presentation<br />
Peter Glatzmeier was confident, that ‘an investment<br />
the <strong>HTI</strong> share has become more attractive<br />
through the ascent to the prime market, both for<br />
private as well for institutional investors‘. Glatzmeier<br />
was also satisfied with the development<br />
during the first quarter 2011. Within the first three<br />
months <strong>of</strong> the current business year the company<br />
has generated a positive period result after the<br />
economic crisis: Compared to the same period<br />
last year <strong>HTI</strong> generated an increase in revenues<br />
<strong>of</strong> 10.5% to 52.9 million EUR and a positive period<br />
result <strong>of</strong> 0.8 million EUR. Hence the period result
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<strong>of</strong> the first quarter 2011 increased by 2.5 million<br />
Euro compared to the first quarter last year.<br />
“We have adjusted ourselves in all areas to the<br />
market conditions and now dispose <strong>of</strong> a structure<br />
that enables us to generate substantial growth<br />
with positive development <strong>of</strong> earnings under the<br />
given economic frame conditions”, says Glatzmeier,<br />
who expects “an increase in revenues <strong>of</strong><br />
around 10%”.<br />
June 16<br />
Austrian Small Cap Day<br />
On June 16 a total <strong>of</strong> thirteen companies, listed<br />
at the Vienna Stock Exchange resp. at the Budapest<br />
Stock Exchange, took the opportunity to introduce<br />
their company in the course <strong>of</strong> the “Austrian<br />
Small Cap Day” to a specialist audience <strong>of</strong><br />
investors and analysts. Last year’s Austrian Small<br />
Cap Day was still reeling from the economic crisis,<br />
this year the presentations focused on <strong>future</strong><br />
growth, innovations and investments as well as<br />
on objectives and strategies.<br />
Peter Glatzmeier presented the audience with an<br />
update about the development <strong>of</strong> <strong>HTI</strong>, which<br />
shows a clear increase in business activity in<br />
annual comparison. Despite very good utilization<br />
the technological group has not yet reached all<br />
<strong>of</strong> its targets. Thus Peter Glatzmeier looked to the<br />
<strong>future</strong>, especially to the year 2015. From this year<br />
on the company shall generate revenues <strong>of</strong> 300<br />
million Euro with appropriate pr<strong>of</strong>itability.<br />
Geographically not least China is the center <strong>of</strong><br />
Glatzmeier’s attention. There, <strong>HTI</strong> plans to “use<br />
the existing Joint Venture<br />
through the extension<br />
<strong>of</strong> new product<br />
fields, in order to widen<br />
the market position in<br />
China in cooperation<br />
with the local partner”,<br />
says the CEO. This development shall be boosted<br />
by the new 5-year-plan <strong>of</strong> the Chinese Government,<br />
including amongst others the construction<br />
<strong>of</strong> many residential homes, airports etc. Here for<br />
example, a lot <strong>of</strong> window pr<strong>of</strong>iles would be in<br />
demand ...<br />
Further road shows were done by <strong>HTI</strong> in the<br />
course <strong>of</strong> the capital increase, implemented in<br />
June. Issued were 6,039 million new shares at a<br />
fix issuing price <strong>of</strong> EUR 1.10. Peter Glatzmeier<br />
and Nikolaus Kretz were able to place all shares<br />
successfully – more than that, the capital increase<br />
was over-subscribed with 26%. Almost half<br />
<strong>of</strong> the new shares were subscribed by existing<br />
shareholders by exercising their subscription<br />
rights, the remaining ones were subscribed by<br />
new – mostly domestic – private investors. “The<br />
success <strong>of</strong> our capital increase despite a presently<br />
very volatile stock market environment is<br />
a very important pro<strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> trust <strong>of</strong> the investors in<br />
our technological group”, says <strong>HTI</strong> CFO Nikolaus<br />
Kretz.<br />
2 The audience at the Austrian Small Cap Day<br />
3 Peter Glatzmeier and Nikolaus Kretz at a presentation in<br />
the course <strong>of</strong> the capital increase
<strong>HTI</strong> for you | Summer 2011<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> Award 2011:<br />
Your creativity is in demand!<br />
After the great success <strong>of</strong> our photo award – once<br />
again a big Thank You for all entries – the <strong>HTI</strong><br />
award enters round two. This time the challenge is<br />
not to take a photo but to design creatively.<br />
A pneumatic hammer made <strong>of</strong> paper-maché, a<br />
crank case made <strong>of</strong> cast, the twin screws <strong>of</strong> the<br />
new OMNIA as shining aluminum sculpture or a<br />
collage made <strong>of</strong> screws and wires – the <strong>HTI</strong> artaward<br />
2011 sets no boundaries to the creative<br />
ideas <strong>of</strong> our employees! The only condition is that<br />
the motive or the used materials, serving as source<br />
<strong>of</strong> inspiration, have to be a <strong>HTI</strong> product. Design,<br />
material, size, shape and color are totally unlimited<br />
– up to your own creation and artistic sensitivity!<br />
Take on the challenge and become a creative <strong>HTI</strong><br />
artist! All our employees are sincerely invited to<br />
participate in the <strong>HTI</strong> award! Whether you do it by
yourself or with colleagues or even with the whole<br />
department is your choice! The main thing is<br />
the creation <strong>of</strong> a <strong>HTI</strong> artwork and the fact that you<br />
take fun and joy in the creation process. Just let<br />
your ideas flow!<br />
Regarding the costs <strong>of</strong> the materials used for the<br />
project – may it be a sculpture <strong>of</strong> wires, a cast<br />
figure, a creation <strong>of</strong> paper-maché or clay – please<br />
do talk to your superior, who will certainly support<br />
your participation in the <strong>HTI</strong> art award!<br />
The top three creations <strong>of</strong> all entries received will<br />
be determined by a jury <strong>of</strong> creative artists and<br />
exhibited in the headquarters <strong>of</strong> our Group. One<br />
final word: Your input will be made worth your<br />
while! The top three creations will be awarded<br />
with a great surprise...<br />
Information for<br />
our artists:<br />
Please hand over your creations to<br />
Mrs. Nadja Goyer, who is also available<br />
for any questions you might have,<br />
until November 15, 2011:<br />
<strong>HTI</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Nadja Goyer<br />
Werk-VI-Strasse 55<br />
8605 Kapfenberg<br />
Phone: +43 (0)3862 304-8562<br />
Mail: nadja.goyer@hti-ag.at<br />
The <strong>HTI</strong> photo artists will be<br />
rewarded with super prices –<br />
prepare to be surprised!<br />
The three <strong>HTI</strong> shooting stars 2010!<br />
f.l.t.r: Roland Stricker, Josef Buchberger,<br />
Manfred Schischeg<br />
Imprint: Responsible for the content: <strong>HTI</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>Tech</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>AG</strong>, A-4502 St. Marien | Editorial staff: Nadja Goyer, Ulrike Dubis | Translation: Birgit Dreer | Design<br />
and layout: Rabold und Co., www.rabold.at | Photos: Fotostudio Freisinger, fotolia, DerRabe, Wiener Börse <strong>AG</strong>, FACC <strong>AG</strong>, Hans Wetzelsdorfer, <strong>HTI</strong> Archiv
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