A systematic approach to achieving the perfect cold chain. The Siber

on air
No. 1 · December 2006
The magazine for customers and partners of Messer
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Joachim Rohovec
on the economical
disposal of
sewage sludge.
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Cover story
A systematic approach
to achieving the perfect
cold chain. The Siber
system guarantees
stable temperatures.
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More than
separating air.
2 : Contents
C o v e r S t o r y : 8 - 11
A systematic approach
to the perfect cold chain
What experiences did the French discounter ED have with the Siber system?
Read about how dry ice snow helps to supply supermarket customers with
fresh produce.
Thomas Berger, Technology Manager
Chemistry/Environment, finds Siber
"cool" as it reliably provides a cold chain
for foods.
Editorial : 3
News : 3-5
Interview : 6-7
Reducing the
environmental, human
and budgetary burden.
Interview with
Joachim Rohovec.
300 BAR
Messer World : 12-14
Gasette : 15
Tips, dates, things to know
Imprint
Publisher:
Messer Group GmbH
Corporate Communications
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Editorial Team:
Diana Buss – Senior Editor
Tel.: +49 6196 7760-361
diana.buss@messergroup.com
Benjamin Auweiler, Thomas
Böckler, Marc Dierckx,
Christoph Erdmann, Michael Holy,
Anita Kötél, Monika Lammertz,
Joachim Rohovec, Marlen Schäfer
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Editorial | News : 3
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the first issue of on air, a magazine that
Technical, high purity and medical gases as well as
we have developed for our customers and partners,
special gas mixtures are needed in a great many
and with which we will, from now on, be covering
industrial processes. The same applies to cutting and
topical subjects for you!
welding gases. This diversity is the reason that our
After the May 2004 reacquisition by the Messer
products are used in almost every industry. This fact is
family of all the shares in the company that was
reflected in the wide range of reports from different
formed by Adolf Messer in 1898, Messer is once again
countries and sectors that are featured in on air.
100 percent owner-managed. Before this, for almost
The on air editorial team is international in compo-
40 years, Messer was part of a global group of compa-
sition and therefore speaks your language. Please do
nies as a subsidiary of the German industrial concern
visit our website to find out more about on air and get
Hoechst, subsequently Aventis. In 2001, financial
in touch with us! By the way, the next issue will
investors took over the two-thirds of Messer shares
be out in February 2007. You can subscribe to it free
held by Aventis in the biggest private equity deal to
at www.messergroup.com.
date. With their support, Messer underwent a yearlong
expansion phase to once again become a profitable
I hope you enjoy reading it!
company focused on its core markets. The marketing
Best Regards,
companies in Germany, the U.K., and the U.S.A. were
Yours
sold in 2004 and Messer currently has no industrial
gases business operations in these countries however
our corporate headquarters are near Frankfurt am Main.
Stefan Messer
Dr. Alexander C. Dibelius, Managing Director and Head
Messer and the return of the company into the hands of
of Central and Eastern Europe of Goldman Sachs, step-
the Messer family. On September 1, Dr. Jürgen Grossmann,
ped down from the Supervisory Board on August 31.
sole shareholder and Managing Director of Georgs-
Up until the re-establishment of the Messer Group in
marienhütte Holding GmbH (GMH) since 1997, was
May 2004, Alexander Dibelius was not only the
appointed to the Supervisory Board.
spokesperson for the financial investment company,
The GMH Group currently comprises 43 companies
but also advisor to the Messer family. He was able to
with approximately 9000 employees and the group will
perform these roles in the interests of both parties.
generate a turnover of around 2.3 billion euros in 2006.
He was instrumental in the successful restructuring of
Andrea Launer, Messer Group
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Photo: GMH
Change in Supervisory Board
On September 1,
Jürgen Grossmann was
appointed as successor
to Alexander Dibelius
on the Supervisory
Board of Messer.
4 : News
Gases for modern parks
With the commissioning of the second air separation plant in Foshan, Messer has become one of
the largest gas suppliers in the Chinese province
of Guangdong. The plants of the joint venture MS
Foshan Gas Company (FMS) produce 360 tons of
nitrogen and oxygen a day. The storage capacity of
over 4,000 tons of liquid product is unique: FMS
operates the largest filling station in the country.
The demand for industrial gases is growing in the
major industrial regions of China. In the west of
Foshan, the tall white towers of the air separators
have thus become synonymous with the image of
the modern industrial park.
Cheng Yingjian, FMS
The new air separation plants in Foshan produce
360 tons of nitrogen and oxygen a day.
300 BAR
300 BAR
Bottling of still water
at Aquarius Aqua –
pressure is provided
by just one drop of
nitrogen.
More gas per cylinder for
northern Italy – 300 bar for
Brugine
More flexible
with liquid nitrogen
Filling gas cylinders at a pressure of 300 bar has
self-assessment of the global market leader for gas
certain advantages. Cylinders can hold 45 percent
springs and hydraulic vibration dampers. This long-
more gas, which saves transport and lease costs
established German company is represented in ten
“Stabilus makes technology convenient” is the
as well as time due to less frequent refilling.
countries. Stabilus relies on state-of-the-art technol-
Messer customers in northern Italy will soon be
ogy from Messer for the supply of liquid nitrogen for
getting more gas per cylinder, thus construction
has begun on a modern automated filling station in
its production operations in Romania. A cryogenic
high-pressure pump has been installed at its facility
the northern Italian town of Brugine (Padua). Soon,
in Brasov. This pump increases the nitrogen pressure
almost all the gases that are produced here will be
to 400 bar, giving Stabilus greater flexibility while at
able to be filled into cylinders at a pressure of 300
the same time reducing energy consumption. At its
bar. The new system fully guarantees product quality
other sites, Stabilus uses conventional vaporizers and
and reliability. Further projects are already being
high-pressure compressors. There was no hesitation
planned and are due to be implemented shortly.
on the part of Stabilus Romania in signing the con-
The aim is to get even closer to customers.
tract within two weeks of the initial enquiry.
Lorena Vaschetto, Messer Italia
Paula Sterian, Messer Romania Gaz
Cylinders filled at 300 bar hold
45 percent more gas.
300 BAR
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News : 5
Peter Bauer demonstrates what
you can do with gases.
Drop by drop
Non-carbonated drinks need pressure, too! Messer
has installed two liquid nitrogen injectors in the still
Let it snow …
mineral water bottling lines of the Hungarian company Aquarius Aqua. When thin-walled containers
Thousands of everyday products come into
such as PET bottles or cans are filled with non-
contact with industrial gases in their pro-
carbonated drinks, even small loads can result in
duction. What are these gases and how are
deformations and buckling. After filling and before
they produced? Messer tried to get to the
sealing the container, a drop of liquid nitrogen
bottom of these questions when it welcomed more than 200 vocational students
is injected. The nitrogen evaporates and creates an
to its ultra-modern research and development center in Gumpolsdkirchen near
internal pressure, which gives the plastic a stable
Vienna as part of the Lower Austria Industry Days. All the information required to
shape and makes it stackable. For customers, this
answer these questions is available from one source here; ranging from air sepa-
is a simple and cost-effective pressure stabilization
ration plants, to the filling of gas cylinders and tanks, all the way to the use of
method.
gases in the food industry, environmental technology, medicine and cutting and
Anita Kötél, Messer Hungarogáz
welding. Last but not least, a small intervention in nature illustrated the versatili-
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ty of gases in a clear way: the experts made it snow on this warm autumn day –
with the help of carbon dioxide, of course.
Herbert Herzog, Messer Austria
“Small air separator”
developed as a prototype
Continuous supply, low and precisely calculable costs,
and failure-free processes are the advantages of a
nitrogen supply. Our customer Julon in Ljubljana is
already benefiting from this: Messer has commissioned a “small air separator” at the Slovenian manufacturer of plastic fibers. The plant generates 225
standard cubic meters of high-purity gaseous nitrogen
per hour. Optimization of all the components and the
use of new control software have enabled both energy
consumption and investment costs to be reduced
significantly. The plant is the prototype of a series
that covers the production range from 200 to 1,250
standard cubic meters per hour. The management
system basically consists of remote monitoring from
Messer’s European Control Center in Budapest and
regular on-site maintenance by Messer.
Gerd-Lutz Büscher, Messer Group
The “small air separator” is barely higher than the storage tanks.
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6 : Interview
Reducing the environmental,
Thermal disposal capacities are often inadequate for the large volumes of
domestic waste still being produced today. In this “Interview”, Joachim
Rohovec explains how this discrepancy can be solved, for example by using
pure oxygen in the incineration of sewage sludge.
The incineration plant
of Messer customer
Galindo
No new mountains of garbage – the “magical” date of
growing ever louder. on air spoke to Joachim
June 1, 2005 was supposed to mark the end of a dis-
Rohovec, Head of Technology Management
posal-oriented waste management system. Even so, over
Chemistry/Environment, who explained what technol-
a year later, almost half of all domestic waste goes to
ogies Messer can offer operators of incineration plants.
landfill. Only 32 percent of waste is recycled and 24
on air: Which waste sludge incineration processes does
percent disposed of by thermal treatment, i.e., inciner-
Messer develop and use?
ated. Therefore the demand for incineration, including
Rohovec: As one of the largest producers of technical
in the field of sewage sludge disposal, will increase
gases in Europe, we have concentrated on the use of
markedly. The call for quick and effective solutions is
pure oxygen in incineration processes. Thermal disposal of sewage sludge both through mono- and coincineration presents a particular challenge, because in
practice sewage sludge cannot be made available with
a defined composition. Worse still, the consistency
often changes from day to day. The enrichment of the
combustion air with pure oxygen represents a tried
and tested means of cushioning load fluctuations that
can also be installed at short notice.
on air: Who uses thermal disposal procedures?
Rohovec: The target group is all operators of sewage
sludge mono-incineration plants who want to adjust
their capacity at short notice. However, pure oxygen is
also of interest for so-called co-incinerators such as
waste incineration plants, or the cement or gypsum
industry. It also makes sense for industrial plants to
incinerate sewage sludge in their own combined heat
and power plants, as practiced by many pulp mills and
refineries.
on air: What advantages does the injection of oxygen
offer customers?
Rohovec: There are benefits for everyone, not just our
customers. In addition to the already mentioned
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Interview : 7
human and budgetary burden
Interview with
Joachim Rohovec
increase in capacity, with as much as 30 percent having
primary and secondary air as well as directly into the
been achieved in individual cases, the main advantages
combustion chamber or the afterburn chamber.
are lower costs and a reduced environmental impact.
on air: How does Messer proceed with customers on site?
The specific fixed costs per ton of incinerated sewage
Rohovec: Due to the very different situations we have
sludge decrease in proportion to the increase in effi-
to deal with, we usually start by carrying out tests at
ciency. The same applies to the specific additional
the customer’s plant. In particularly tricky cases, we
energy costs. The customer’s plant is technically
can draw on the expertise of external partners such as
improved. In addition, its overall operating efficiency
the Karlsruhe Research Center in Germany or the
is improved since the temporary storage of sewage
Institute for Process Engineering and Fuel Technology
sludge is largely unnecessary due to the greater flexi-
at Vienna University of Technology in Austria. We can
bility of the procedure. At the same time, the invest-
get test facilities up and running anywhere in Europe
ment costs for the oxygen measuring and control
within a week.
system and the installation of the injection system in
on air: What developments do you expect in the
the furnace are relatively modest. The oxygen costs per
coming years?
ton of sewage sludge also only account for a fraction
Rohovec: We expect the situation to come to a head in
of the additional turnover achieved. Moreover, the
the coming years, followed by a certain reaction time
specific carbon dioxide emissions are decreased since
and subsequent improvement. We don’t expect the
less primary energy is needed. The same goes for
incineration boom to start until a few years’ time.
YOUR CONTACT PERSON:
nitrogen emissions.
on air: With which incineration processes can oxygen
enrichment be used?
Rohovec: All of them! The incineration unit itself does
not limit the use of our method in any way. Naturally,
the design of a plant has a bearing on the type of oxygen injection used. However, we have the necessary
technologies to allow us to inject the oxygen into the
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Joachim Rohovec,
Head of Technology Management
Chemistry/Environment
Messer Group
Tel.: +49 2151 7811-238
joachim.rohovec@messergroup.com
8 : Cover Story
Photo: Olivo
Fresh produce
retains its quality.
A systematic approach
to the perfect cold chain
The French discount chain ED has an exceptionally high proportion of
fresh produce – 40 percent. In order to ensure that the produce remains
appetizing and reaches the end consumer in perfect condition, the cold
chain must not be broken along the way. Together with Olivo, Messer has
developed a system that uses dry ice snow to keep the produce at the
optimum temperature for over 24 hours.
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“In collaboration with ED,
we are constantly refining and
improving the Siber system.”
Christophe Henry (r.), Customer Service Manager, Messer France,
with his team Emilien Frère (l.) and Laurent Depré (m.)
“The legislation requires that the cold chain for
refrigerated environment of the trucks. “We are aware
perishable goods is guaranteed from producer to dis-
that several of our competitors use the second sol-
tributor to retailer. So delicate fresh products are kept
ution. However, we are convinced that our decision is
at a temperature of between 0 °C and +4 °C, while
the right one for the current range of goods”, says the
frozen products are kept at a temperature of below -
logistics expert Bourdier.
18 °C. In order to optimize costs, ED wanted to be able
ED regularly analyzes the business environment in
to ship different classes of goods on the same truck.
order to react to any changes: every change in the
This required several precisely controlled microclimates
product range leads to a new challenge for the log-
due to the different temperature requirements of the
istics department. Finally, ED also had to decide which
products,” is how Jean-Marc Bourdier, head of ED’s re-
containers and refrigerants to use in order to fulfill the
gional distribution center in Mâcon, France, describes
daily operational requirements. To this end, ED exam-
the initial situation.
ined the technical performance and reliability as well
This is precisely where the Siber system from
as the user-friendliness of the cooling system. Here
Messer and its partner Olivo comes into play. The cen-
the Siber system from Messer was clearly one step
tral technical department of ED in Vitry had two op-
ahead.
tions: the use of a basic refrigerated environment for
transportation (special refrigerated transport), which is
What comes next?
then enhanced by frozen food containers, or transpor-
Messer is refining and improving the system in collab-
tation in conventional trucks with refrigerated con-
oration with ED. This includes automatic integration
tainers for all the products.
of the container data into the company’s IT system and
After evaluating the various parameters – such as
optimized tracking of containers. Through close cus-
distribution network, cold chain share in existing pro-
tomer contact, Messer’s food application specialists in
duct range, stackability of refrigerated containers
the French town of Mitry-Mory are well versed in the
compared with pallets, as well transport costs with
requirements of the food industry. While the Siber
conventional trucks compared with those of refriger-
system is today’s benchmark solution for guaranteeing
ated transport – ED opted for the first solution where
a large number of cold chains, Messer is already work-
only frozen products are put in containers within the
ing in cooperation with customers and technology
to be continued on page 10
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10 : C o v e r S t o r y
Confirmation from the specialists at the ED
Logistics Center: “We compared different
systems and found that the Siber System
is the most efficient on the market.”
partners such as Olivo on developing the benchmark
orders are received, the containers are loaded with the
systems that will meet the requirements of the food
fresh produce and kept in cold storage. Prior to trans-
industry of tomorrow.
portation, appropriate quantities of dry ice snow are
added at the Siber filling station. Next, the doors are
The Siber system in practical use
closed and the containers are moved to the pick-up
Around 500 containers are in use at the ED Logistics
area of the warehouse where there is a normal
Center in Mâcon. The operating procedure is very simple:
ambient temperature. After that, they are loaded onto
the empty containers are stored in the cold room to
trucks ready for transportation. Now it pays off that
cool them down before use. When the transport
the containers are cooled with dry ice, because this
ED – leading discounter
ED – a subsidiary of Carrefour – is a
leading French food discounter with
850 stores
11 warehouses in France
The distribution center in Mâcon has
150 employees,
handle over 1,800,000 individual
products every month.
50 trucks with 1,500 pallets of goods
leave the ED Logistics Center every
day.
The sales assistant takes
the refrigerated products
from the container.
Photo: Olivo
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THE PLUS POINTS FOR THE CUSTOMER:
Low consumption of carbon dioxide
High reliability
User-friendly operation
Safe handling
No need for an external power supply
Photo: Olivo
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Fully documented
Straight from the container onto the shelves of the ED store.
means that no external power supply is required. And
cold chain is confirmed by a HACCP (Hazard Analysis
the driver does not have to wait for the local person-
and Critical Control Points) check of the warehouse.
nel to take receipt of the goods either – as would be
Many containers are fitted with a temperature probe
the case with special refrigerated transport. He simply
and are used for multiple deliveries. The subsequent
unloads the refrigerated containers at the store and
data analysis proved that the Siber system is reliable
continues on his way. The containers are unloaded
and that the cold chain is never broken.
and more often than not transported back to the cen-
Interview: Marc Dierckx, Messer France
tral warehouse within a week. The reliability with
Words: Editor
YOUR CONTACT PERSON:
::
Christophe Henry
which the temperatures are maintained within the
Customer Service Manager
Messer France
Tel.: +33 1 64 67 45 09
chenry@messer.fr
The Siber system: an ideal solution for a variety of refrigeration requirements
The Siber system guarantees a stable
in-transit temperature. The core of the
system is the “Siber compartment”,
which is integrated into a container
that is supplied and patented by our
technology partner Olivo. The compartment, in turn, controls the temperature inside the container and keeps
it at the desired level. The use of different compartments allows the containers to be used flexibly for fresh and
frozen produce. Dry ice snow, which is
filled into the separate compartment at
the top of the container before transportation, ensures that the temperature is kept low. A filling gun is used to
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fill the relevant compartment with
liquid carbon dioxide. The resulting
CO2 snow, which has a temperature of
almost -80 °C, keeps the products in
the container at the required temperature for more than 24 hours. The filling
unit with the specially designed gun is
called a “Siber station”. One look at
the gun shows what makes the
design so special: an electromagnetic contact automatically ensures that there is
a firm connection between the gun and the
container. This allows
one person to fill a con-
tainer safely while at the same time
preparing the next one for filling. The
gaseous carbon dioxide that is generated during dry ice production is captured in an integrated gas loop and
safely recycled without risk.
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12 : Messer World
A good twin investment
Serbia: Two white towers have recently become a landmark of the area
around Smederevo, the ancient capital of Serbia to the southeast of
Belgrade. Here Messer has invested 40 million euros in new air separation
plants that were commissioned little more than a year after construction
More than 5,000 inhabitants of Smederevo
attended the celebrations.
began. The whole town was invited to the opening celebrations!
The provision of industrial gases is as essential as the
water and electricity supply when it comes to encouraging manufacturing firms to locate in a particular
area. And where there is industry, there are people as
well. Smederevo, an important industrial town just
under 50 kilometers from Belgrade, has 116,000 inhabitants who live and work there. In the evening after
the official opening, Messer Tehnogas AD, the Serbian
subsidiary of the Messer Group, therefore invited the
people of Smederevo to a free open-air concert with
free beer in the town’s market square. This was the
company’s way of thanking the city for its support
and the people for their understanding during the
construction phase. “That was the best investment,”
is how Ernst Bode, Managing Director of Messer
Tehnogas, summed it up.
Thanks to the people
The square was packed with 5,000 people standing
shoulder to shoulder when the well-known singer
Željko Samardžič and the band Galia performed on
stage. They all know Messer Tehnogas, a state enterprise until the ‘90s. The Serbian production plants have
a capacity of 42,000 scm/h of gaseous oxygen and
80,000 scm/h of gaseous nitrogen. They primarily
supply the smelting furnaces of steel producer US
Steel with oxygen and nitrogen. At the same time, the
noble gas argon is produced and supplied to the whole
of the Balkans for use in various industrial processes.
Diana Buss, Messer Group
The two new air separators –
a powerful symbol in the region.
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More than separating air
Hungary: This year the Hungarian industrial gases
industry is celebrating its centenary – and Messer
is hosting the celebrations. Throughout the year, we
have been welcoming our customers, partners and
employees as well as interested members of the
Hungarian public to numerous events marking the
anniversary.
But the focus has not only been on the “separation of air”, the development of the industrial gases
industry, and the most important technologies,
products and services: Messer also has a tradition
of values – and these are primarily people-centered.
So, in whichever markets we are operating, we want
a healthy relationship between enterprise and social
responsibility to become a reality.
On the occasion of the centenary celebrations on
September 8, under the motto “100 Years of Industrial
Stefan Messer (2nd f.l.) and Johann Ringhofer (l.)
present a donation to the “Gyermekkor Alapítány”
foundation.
Gases Production in Hungary”, Stefan Messer and
Johann Ringhofer, CEO of Messer Hungarogáz, presented a donation of over 18,000 euros to the “Gyer-
100 years of industrial gases in Hungary
mekkor Alapítány” children’s foundation. The founda-
In 1906, Viennese entrepreneurs Krückl and Hans-
tion supports a children’s hospital in Budapest. The
mann commissioned the first acetylene plant – Magy-
hospital, which is part of the Pál-Heim Children’s
ar Dissousgáz Rt. (Hungarian Dissolved Gases PLC) –
Hospital, is the only one in Hungary that can treat
in Budapest. This marked the beginning of the use of
children with cranial injuries. “We have been wishing
gases in the field of gas cutting and welding. The
for a multifunctional device for microsurgical pro-
demand for industrial gases was growing in almost
cedures for years. We will be able to get it now thanks
every sector back then. Years later, Magyar Dissous-
to this donation”, said Dr. János Kemény, chairman of
gáz Rt. became Oxigén-és Dissousgázgyár, from which
the foundation’s board of trustees, and Dr. György
today’s Hungarian Messer subsidiary was formed.
Harmat, chief physician and director of the hospital.
Anita Kötél, Messer Hungarogáz
Celebrating together:
customers, partners
and employees
Perfect organization: there were games for
grown-ups and children alike.
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14 : Messer World
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Messer Cutting & Welding
demonstrated the latest
technology using a plasma
cutting machine on the
trade fair stand (l.).
Katrin Hohneck shows
the application of special
shielding gases in a small
laser welding unit (r.).
Competence that welds together
Germany: Euroblech 2006 – joint participation by
Gases – Competence that welds together” and “Your
Messer Group and Messer Cutting & Welding. “The
Cutting World under control”, thereby giving each other
focus is on the user!” The stand manager for Euroblech
mutual support. “Customers find everything in one place
2006, Dr. Bernd Hildebrandt, organized Messer’s partici-
and get their gases and the relevant technology from
pation in the Hanover trade fair following this motto.
one source”, explains Dr. Bernd Hildebrandt, highlighting
Together with Messer Cutting & Welding, Messer put on
the advantages of joint trade show participation. What
a technology and practice-oriented presentation cove-
had been successfully started at the “2005 Cutting &
ring an area of more than 200 square meters. Many
Welding” trade show was continued at Euroblech in
demonstrations, for instance with the laser welding
October 2006, and there will certainly be other joint
machine, clearly showed the applications of cutting and
trade show participations by both “Parts of the Messer
welding gases. The two sister companies took part in
World” in the future.
the trade fair under the promotional slogans “Messer
Achim Wankum, Messer Group
Extracting coal safely
Romania: Safety standards at CNH Petrosani
vents explosions and effectively combats mine fires.
improved with nitrogen. At the Romanian anthracite
This significantly improves the safety of the miners
coal mine CNH in Petrosani, the Romanian coal indus-
working there.
try’s first mobile nitrogen generator was inaugurated
CNH Petrosani is now leading the way in compli-
at the end of October. Messer installed one of the
ance with safety standards in Romania – reason
most modern systems available on the market for
enough for many prominent guests and the media
generating an oxygen-free environment in mines. The
to be present at the inauguration. Over 50 media
system creates an inert atmosphere which reliably pre-
representatives reported on the mine operator as a
company that is continuously improving working
conditions in accordance with European Union
Miners are
benefiting from
improved safety.
guidelines.
Messer built the system in record time. Following
an open competitive bidding process, Messer signed
the contract on March 1, 2006.
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Paula Sterian, Messer Romania Gaz
Photo: CNH Petrosani
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Our experts will be giving talks on the following topics:
Aspects of the selection of gases for laser material treatment.
What is new in gas-shielded arc welding?
Dr. Bernd Hildebrandt, Head of Technology Management
Cutting & Welding, Messer Group
Powder plasma surface-layer welding and special coatings
in repair and wear protection.
Albert Rösch, Technical and Product Manager,
Castolin Eutectic International
Suitable flame cutting machines for SMEs.
Mathias Wenning, Regional Manager,
Messer Cutting & Welding
forceArc process – significant performance improvement
with the MIG/MAG process.
coldArc process – “cold” joining of light metals with steel,
as well as of zinc-coated sheets
Hans Kaulbach, Sales Manager Export,
EWM Hightech Welding
kurt.schenkel@messergroup.com
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As carbonic acid, CO2 “refreshes” beverages. As solid carbon dioxide,
i.e., dry ice, it can do many other things.
Messer is doing pioneering work as an investor in China.
The strategy is to grow with the Chinese customers.
Thanks to Messer, the waterworks in the Spanish city of Tarragona
check and adjust the pH value of their drinking water without side effects.