Otto Junker
“Otto Junker outperforms other companies in the field of furnaces for aluminium by two significant technologies: High-convection heating technology and induction heating technology,” Klaus Schmitz, Dipl.-Ing, Vice President Sales, Thermoprocessing Plants for Aluminium- and Copper at Otto Junker
Klaus Schmitz started working with Otto Junker in 1996 as a Project engineer for the Thermoprocessing of Plants. Subsequently, he was promoted to Project Manager, Leader of Product Group, and Division Manager of Thermoprocessing plants for Copper alloys. Since 2017, he is serving the German company as Vice President Sales, Thermoprocessing Plants for Aluminium and Copper. Born in 1968, Klaus Schmitz completed his master's degree in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen University. AL Circle: Can you briefly overview Otto Junker's history and contributions to heat treatment in the aluminium industry? Mr Klaus Schmitz, Dipl.-Ing: Mr Otto Junker founded our company exactly 100 years ago, in 1924. The foundation was mainly based on a patented casting mould for brass, which was invented by...
Environmentally friendly heating without compromise: EcoJet and JuDy by OTTO JUNKER
OTTO JUNKER, a leading supplier of high-quality melting and heat treatment plants, presents two pioneering products which will help shape the future of metal processing: EcoJet, the latest product on the market, and JuDy, a proven solution which, together with EcoJet, will be an unbeatable combination. These future-oriented solutions allow a highly efficient preheating of bars and billets and environmentally friendly heating without using fossil fuels while at the same time minimising costs. With these furnace solutions, OTTO JUNKER offers a sustainable and cost-efficient alternative for the industry. Sustainable preheating with EcoJet EcoJet is a preheater which combines maximum efficiency and environmental protection. With an efficiency of more than 95 per cent, EcoJet sets new...
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“At the beginning of 2025, we installed the first electrically heated billet heater of the EcoJet type at an extrusion plant.”- Klaus Schmitz, Vice President Sales, Thermoprocessing Plants for Aluminium and Copper, OTTO JUNKER GMBH
“Otto Junker outperforms other companies in the field of furnaces for aluminium by two significant technologies: High-convection heating technology and induction heating technology,” Klaus Schmitz, Dipl.-Ing, Vice President Sales, Thermoprocessing Plants for Aluminium- and Copper at Otto Junker
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