February 2010
Wind power – large volumes demand full control
A wind power plant contains around a million rotor and stator plates. This entails large production volumes for competitive suppliers in the heavily expanding wind power industry. This will lead to a path of profitability via effective processes with a high degree of availability.
January 2010
New furnace concept offers more effective press hardening
Heating is the decisive bottleneck in a press hardening production solution. Production profitability is very much dependent upon parameters such as heating time, furnace availability, energy consumption and space requirements.
November 2009
New service department for press tooling
The easiest way to avoid unanticipated production shutdowns is to take care of and service your production equipment – particularly press tooling. For this reason, AP&T has established a special service department for tooling.
October 2009
AP&T established in China
In 2009, AP&T established a Chinese sales company with an office in Shanghai – the commercial heart of the country. The past year has seen successes for AP&T in China, particularly for press hardening technology. We are now closer to the customers.
October 2009
Press hardening tools put to the test
Press hardening technology has taken off on a broad scale in the automotive industry and AP&T is a world-leading supplier of complete production lines for press hardening. It takes extensive engineering work with simulations and machining to develop a new press hardening tool. But, the tool isn't put to the real test until it is subjected to AP&T's realistic full-scale tests. This testing aims to ensure that production start at the customer goes as smoothly as possible.

