In March 2023, Wuppermann put a new profiling system into operation at its Judenburg location in Austria. The company has thus significantly expanded its manufacturing options and production capacities.
The new profiling system with automatic packaging line offers a larger range of dimensions and therefore a larger range of products. Pre-material with a width between 100 and 600 mm can now be processed. Profiles can be produced with a strip thickness of 1.5 to 4.0 mm, a profile width of 25 to 300 mm, a profile height of 20 to 140 mm and a length of up to 13.5 meters. With a zinc coating of up to 1,300 g/m² (Z1300) or a zinc-magnesium coating of up to 1,000 g/m² (ZM1000) and optional galvanized edge, these products also meet the highest requirements for corrosion protection.
The factory has opted for an inline tape punching system with which the tape can be punched in one production step before profiling. This means that profiles can now be manufactured in a time- and cost-saving manner with individual and complex hole patterns according to customer requirements and delivered in exact quantities.
New pipe factory in Altmünster
At Wuppermann, construction work on a new hall for two pipe welding lines and highly automated raw material and finished goods warehouses began in Altmünster, Austria, at the beginning of 2024. The planned total investment is around 39 million euros. In the future, the company will be able to produce not only pipes but also profiles. In addition, significantly more complex geometries can then be manufactured.
The existing pipe welding line will continue to operate, ensuring uninterrupted supply to customers. The planned start of production for the new pipe welding lines is 2025.
WTopCor for corrosion protection
With WTopCor steel strip, Wuppermann produces with maximum corrosion protection. WTopCor is produced in Wuppermann's continuous strip galvanizing plants using the so-called “heat-to-coat process”. The high level of corrosion protection is due to the special chemical composition, which, in addition to zinc, consists of around 3 percent magnesium and around 3.3 percent aluminum. This creates a stable, dense and long-lasting protective layer that allows the steel to be used in the most adverse environments. WTopCor, for example, is the preferred material for the steel substructure for photovoltaic fields. But the use of WTopCor is also advantageous in silos, road barriers and in the construction industry.
