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Annual Report
2014
In every industry, frommetalworking to glassmaking, fromoil, gas andmining to cement making, and from
steelmaking to papermaking, energy performance is nowa core issue for manufacturers.
In response to customer expectations, Mersen is investing in R&D to deliver innovative
solutions to support the profound transformation in process industries around the world.
Integrated maintenance
at Marcegaglia Ravenna
Since 2010, our Motor Maintenance Service has
been supporting Marcegaglia, the world’s leading steel
products manufacturer, with output of more than 5.3
million tonnes a year. The core facility in the integrated
maintenance contract isMarcegaglia’s largest production
plant based in Ravenna, Italy. In 2014, it once again
called on the expertise of Mersen teams to optimize
performance by completely reconditioningmotors onsite,
renovating existing brush-holders and supplying new
brushes and brush-holders.
Increased demand
for speed drives
Speed drives were in particularly strong demand in
2014, led by a worldwide need for energy efficiency.
The bundled fuse/busbar/cooler solutionwon over new
customers in Europe, North America and Asia.
Premium quality makes the
difference in heat exchangers
Mersen supplies heat exchangers to pickle steel sheets
used in certain applications that require a prior surface
treatment, such as the galvanization of sheet metal for
the automotive industry. While heat exchanger capacity
was not increased during the year, Mersen was still
able to set itself apart in the marketplace through its
maintenance services and the replacement of graphite
exchangeswithmore premiummodels in tantalum.
THE YEAR IN
BRIEF
PROCESS
INDUSTRIES
«
Mersen’s technology
allows the conversion of electrical
power into a form suitable
for applications and a large variety
of users ».
Focusing on energy
performance
Speed drive