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Prizes for
Plasmait
At the third Enquete award ceremony
in Vienna in November 2008, Plasmait
GmbH was presented with the inno-
vation award for a research project
conducted in collaboration with the
institute Zentrum für Elektronen-
mikroskopie Graz (ZFE). The project
investigated plasma coating on
ceramic materials with the purpose of
process optimisation in industrial
plasma heat and surface treatment
applications.
This is Plasmait’s second innovation
award in two years. In September
2007 Plasmait won the Fast Forward
Innovation Award, awarded by the
Styrian Development Agency (SFG),
for its environmentally-friendly heat
and surface treatment process for
endless non-ferrous materials.
This was the third year that Austrian
Cooperation Research (ACR) ran the
award competition. The purpose of
the competition is to promote,
encourage and facilitate cooperation
between small and medium-sized
companies (SMEs) and non-university
research institutions in Austria. The
prizes were funded in association with
the Federal Ministry for Industry and
Work in Austria (Bundesministerium
für Wirtschaft und Arbeit – BMWA).
At the award ceremony, Dr Johann
Jäger, president of ACR, emphasised
the importance of cooperative
research to SMEs, “Especially in
applied research, it is the SMEs that
benefit the most from incentives that
encourage their cooperation with
research institutions. We are therefore
committed to give this area close
attention in future.”
Plasmait GmbH – Austria
Fax: +43 3182 524754
Email:
Website:
The Plasmait team at Enquete m m
The Spanish company Hormesa,
based in Madrid, has merged with
Conticast of the UK.
The Hormesa–Conticast group
will produce continuous casting
plants, including continuous
horizontal casting and vertical
upwards continuous casting (VUCC)
machines in three versions: gas,
induction and graphite technology.
Production capacities range from
1,000 TPY up to 10,000 TPY,
depending on requirements.
The VUCC systems are used to
produce oxygen-free copper rod as
well as many different alloys, such as
brass, bronze and CuMg. The group
can also supply accessories for
casting plants and further processes.
Hormesa Group – Spain
Fax: +34 91 884 4382
Email:
Website:
Conticast – UK
Website:
Continuous casting merger