Wieland Werke AG

From the copper semi-finished product to the finished part: Wieland offers complete solutions

Process optimization: from processing to ready-to-install components

Hanover Fair, 16 – 20 April 2007, Hall 5, stand E15



As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of copper and copper-alloy semi-finished products, Wieland-Werke AG, Ulm, Germany produces a wide range of copper sections for use in the electrical industry as well as in cooling systems and offers its customers a special service: On request, Wieland carries out all operations of the production process – from the manufacture of semi-finished products to the ready-to-install component. This one-stop solution provides many advantages to the customer: The entire process can be closely monitored and traced to the cast metal. Moreover, coordination between different suppliers is no longer necessary and customers have the possibility to use production capacity without having to invest in expensive production equipment. Apart from saving time due to reduced coordination, customers are enabled to cut their production costs considerably. By handling the entire production process, Wieland also ensures reliable metal supply as well as efficient recycling of scrap at its in-house foundry. The company offers all types of standard machining: milling, sawing, drilling, machining, stamping, coating, bending, joining and electroplating. Wieland customers benefit from a comprehensive know-how: over 180 years experience and Europe’s largest foundry for copper alloys are the basis for Wieland’s expertise in the manufacture of copper and copper-alloy products.



Wieland copper sections are mainly used in the electrical industry. Typical applications are terminals, switches, commutators or busbars in switch cabinets. Copper sections are also used in cooling systems for the electronics industry. They offer additional advantages such as electrical optimization of conductor cross-sections and thermal optimization in cooling systems. Technical solutions achieved through the use of copper sections are becoming increasingly important for cost-efficient production, because in the ideal case it is sufficient to simply cut the section to length to produce the desired finished part. The production of a section depends on its geometry. Shapes and dimensions are usually defined in a drawing. Shapes available as well as process-related limits of copper sections are in accordance with EN 13605.



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

Thilo Staud

Product Management Components

Extruded/Drawn Products

Graf-Arco-Straße 36 – 89079 Ulm, Germany

Tel. 0049 731-944-1066 – fax: 944-41066

thilo.staud@wieland.de



Public Relations:

Press’n’Relations GmbH – Bruno Lukas

Magirusstraße 33 – 89077 Ulm, Germany

Tel. 0049 731-9628717 – fax: 9628797

blu@press-n-relations.de, www.press-n-relations.de



The Wieland Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of semi-finished and special products in copper and copper alloys. These include strip and sheet, tube, rod, wire and sections as well as slide bearings, finned tubes and heat exchangers. Wieland supplies customers in numerous markets, producing over 100 different copper alloys, which are primarily used in the electrical and electronic industry. Wieland products are also used in construction, mechanical engineering and in the automotive as well as heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration industries. Together with its customers the company develops solutions for individual and industrial applications.



The Wieland Group comprises over 30 manufacturing companies, slitting centres and trading subsidiaries in Europe, China, Singapore, South Africa as well as in the USA. Wieland’s R&D as well as production and sales are certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2000-12. Moreover, Wieland has an accredited testing and certification laboratory.



The Wieland Group achieved a turnover of € 2,504 million in the business year 2005/2006, with an export share of more than 68 %. Wieland has over 6,000 employees worldwide.





Photo:

Copper section with silver surface coating