“Today we are already a globally respected partner of choice for engineering hot zones and complex furnace components made from refractory metals, collaborating on everything from the initial concept, through to design, fabrication and implementation,” explains head of the responsible business segment Bernd Kleinpass. PLANSEE covers a wide range of applications and conditions from vacuum to high pressures (HIP) in protective atmospheres for sintering, brazing, annealing, melting or any other demanding thermal process.

“In the future, we are looking to develop even stronger partnerships with OEM’s and end users for the development of demanding new applications. In growth areas, such as sapphire and silicon growing, it is important that we demonstrate technical leadership right from the initial development stage. Doing this is the best way to ensure sustainable, long-term success for ourselves and our customers,” says Kleinpass, explaining the company’s ambition. “Re-aligning ourselves to strengthen our development and engineering activities will help us to achieve this goal.