ANDRITZ Metals Germany, one of the largest furnace manufacturers in Europe, has awarded KERN Industrie Automation a planning contract for the electrical/automation systems of a re-heating and heat treatment line in India. These are part of a major order for the Schuler Group, a member of the international technology group Andritz. The new turnkey production line includes a wheel roller, two forging presses, automation, dies, as well as a rotary hearth furnace and the heat treatment line.
The scope of services for KERN includes the hardware and software planning for the rotary hearth furnace and heat treatment systems, as well as erection supervision and commissioning on site.
The end customer Ramkrishna Titagarh Rail Wheels Ltd. is a joint venture between one of the largest suppliers of forged parts in India and the nation’s largest manufacturer of railroad wagons in the private sector.
KERN Industrie Automation is part of the international Automazioni Industriali Capitanio Group and is handling this project via the AIC branch in Bangalore, India. Our regional proximity to the end customer ensures short communication channels and fast support
KERN Industrie Automation is a comprehensive provider of instrumentation and control technology for plant engineering in the steel and iron industry, covering both process engineering and metallurgy. Their services span all requirements in the cold and warm phases of plant engineering. Specializing in control technology for both new systems and the modernization of existing ones, KERN combines experience and innovation to deliver optimal solutions for plant engineering challenges. KIA is wholly owned subsidiary of Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC).
The AIC Group is a technological partner with extensive experience and in-depth know-how and sees itself as a global supplier of power supply systems and as a system integrator that develops, manufactures and implements automation systems, process controls and mechatronic solutions for both new plants and modernisation projects. The group, which focuses on the steel and metal industry for long and flat products, offers state-of-the-art technical solutions, which it handles with more than 45 years of experience through its 6 international subsidiaries.