LOI Thermprocess Partner of Audi-Technikum

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LOI Thermprocess Partner of Audi-Technikum

On November 22, the German car manufacturer Audi inaugurated its Audi-Technikum, with the pioneering heat treatment plant of Tenova LOI Thermprocess

Audi, one of the world’s leading producers of premium cars, inaugurated the Werkstofftechnikum in Neckarsulm, Germany. Its innovative plant technology enabled the creation of optimal preconditions to develop lightweight materials and highly economic manufacturing processes for future light metal construction parts. Tenova LOI Thermprocess is both development partner and supplier of the state-of-the-art heat treatment plant.

For many years, a development cooperation in the field of tempering structural cast components exists between Audi and Tenova LOI Thermprocess. The modular design of the new heat treatment plant was jointly developed according to Audi’s specifications. This plant consists of a furnace for solution annealing and aging treatment, a fluidized bed furnace and a quenching device that can be operated with air or water.

The Tenova LOI heat treatment plant represents an important section in the Audi-Technikum since it is responsible for ensuring the crucial mechanical properties (stability, ductility) of the products”. “We are particularly proud of cooperating with Audi to develop highly flexible process designs that allow Audi to carry out investigations in multiple directions”.

Erik Micek
Erik Micek
CEO of Tenova LOI Thermprocess GmbH

The newly developed quenching device represents a novelty with the achievable range of cooling gradients. It is a beneficial precondition for Audi in Neckarsulm to develop in detail new parts of different manufacturing processes and alloys which prove to be suitable for later series production.

The material development represents the basis for the successful light-weight chassis construction in the Audi works in Neckarsulm. The innovative materials increase the efficiency of our models and are thus an essential components towards electromobility”.

Helmut Stettner
Helmut Stettner
Plant Manager - Audi site Neckarsulm

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