Wieland Werke AG

Wieland Thermal Solutions will be presenting efficient solutions.

Wieland Thermal Solutions will be presenting efficient solutions.
Experts will be answering questions regarding the entire range of thermal engineering products.

"Mostra Convegno Expocomfort” Trade Fair, 27 to 30 March 2012,Hall 24, Stand G04
In the spring of 2012, the internationally operating company Wieland-Werke AG will be presenting its products for applications in the field of thermal engineering. At the "Mostra Convegno Expocomfort”, the Milan trade fair for heating, refrigeration, ventilation and air conditioning, Wieland will be exhibiting a wide range of high-quality tubes and efficient solutions from 27 to 30 March 2012. Wieland has for the first time organised so-called "theme days” during which a number of product solutions will be taking centre stage. On the second day of the trade fair, Wieland representatives as well as experts from IBP and Umicore will be answering questions regarding Wieland-K65, the refrigeration tube for high pressures. The third day will be dedicated to the WICOATEC surface-coating process. Using finned tubes and optimised tube geometries from Wieland Thermal Solutions enables the user to design heat exchangers that are more compact and cost-effective. Smaller tube diameters are in line with the miniaturisation trend and result in an increase in energy- and cost efficiency. Moreover, they make it possible to reduce the refrigerant charge. Due to the high thermal conductivity of copper the efficiency of heat exchangers can also be significantly increased.
Wieland-K65 is characterised by high pressure resistance. The material makes it possible to use refrigerants, such as the natural refrigerant CO2 (R744), in the case of high pressures and considerably reduced tube walls.
WICOATEC is a surface-coating process developed by Wieland. During this process, a very thin glass-like coat is applied onto metals. This results in much higher corrosion resistance and consequently longer life as well as lower maintenance costs. Moreover, aluminium can be substituted for expensive and heavy materials such as stainless steel or titanium.
Small tube diameter – high efficiency: microgroove is the solution for manufacturing efficient heat exchangers on the basis of inner-grooved tubes. They make higher efficiency and the design of more compact heat exchangers possible. In addition, they lead to a reduction of the amount of refrigerant which not only results in cost saving but also preserves natural resources and protects the environment.
solarclean copper tubes exhibit a surface quality that is optimised for the ultrasonic and laser welding of tubes. Clean surfaces ensure process reliability in the manufacture of absorber elements.
Inner-grooved tubes are also used for marine applications. Here, an alloy made of the proven materials copper and nickel is combined with the innovative technology of inner grooving.

Further information is available from www.wieland-thermalsolutions.de.

Further information:
Wieland-Werke AG
Karin Maier, Public Relations
Graf-Arco-Straße 36 - 89079 Ulm, Germany
Tel. 0049 731-944-2663 – fax 944-42663
karin.maier@wieland.de
www.wieland.de

Wieland-Werke AG
Frank Trefzger, Technical Marketing
Graf-Arco-Straße 36 - 89079 Ulm, Germany
Tel. 0049 731-944-6337 – fax 944-4753
frank.trefzger@wieland.de
www.wieland.de


Wieland Thermal Solutions
Based on its own R&D, Wieland Thermal Solutions offers a wide range of trade-specific thermal engineering products. In addition, Wieland customers benefit from additional technical and commercial services. Wieland Thermal Solutions is aimed at the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration, the chemical and process engineering as well as the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. High-quality Wieland products such as plain tubes, tubes with fins on the inside and outside as well as heat exchangers make sophisticated technical solutions in the industrial environment possible. In addition to copper and copper alloys, other metals such as aluminium, steel, stainless steel and titanium are used for this purpose.

The Wieland Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semi-finished and special products in copper and copper alloys such as strip, sheet, tube, rod, wire and sections as well as sliding elements, finned tubes and heat exchangers. The products made of more than 100 different copper alloys are mainly used in the electrical and electronic industries. Other important sectors are the construction, automotive, air-conditioning and refrigeration industries as well as thermal engineering and machine and apparatus construction. In cooperation with its customers Wieland develops specific solutions for industrial applications. The Wieland Group has more than 30 manufacturing companies, slitting centres and trading companies in Europe, Asia, South Africa and the USA. Wieland-Werke AG operates four plants in Ulm, Velbert-Langenberg, Villingen-Schwenningen and Vöhringen. Wieland’s R&D as well as production and sales are certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001. Moreover, the company has an accredited test and certification laboratory. The plants in Germany are certified according to the international environmental standard DIN EN ISO 14001. The largest production site in Vöhringen is validated according to the European environmental standard EMAS. The Wieland Group achieved a turnover of 2,653 million euros in the fiscal year 2009/2010 with an export share of 67 per cent. The global workforce of the Wieland Group is approx. 6,500 strong of which over 4,000 are employed in Germany.