Greenfield Projects

Total Plant Engineering

Our complete, one-stop shop solutions include independent consulting with extensive knowledge of technical and economic methods for planning greenfield plants from start to finish.
From the beginning, we focus on your costs and needs. Our team of specialists handles and implements all factors, from the concept and layout of the process to the acceptance conditions for operation.
In close collaboration with your general planner (EPCM), we design and plan entire production lines, offering all process equipment from a single source.

Typical layout of Triple melt shop for Nickel based Alloys or Superalloys

• Project Definition
• Concept, Layout and Design
• Analysis of necessary vacuum auxiliary equipment and consultation on technical requirements
• Investment and Production Study for process equipment
• Technical ALD Consultation for optimal layouts
• Project Implementation Strategy

Our Solution from the Special Steelworks for the Highest Product Quality

The combination of ALD’s VIM-VIDP, ESR, and VAR technologies is the optimal solution for producing special steels, nickel-based alloys, and superalloys for industries such as aviation, energy, transportation, petrochemicals, and tool manufacturing.
As an experienced manufacturer of plant technology for producing high-quality metals and alloys, we can support your new construction projects in all market segments.

To meet your needs, ALD offers custom-made vacuum furnaces for your new investments, including peripheral devices and additional vacuum equipment. We also commission all of our deliveries at your site.
Our engineers will demonstrate how to operate the equipment and provide users with basic training. ALD will support you in selecting a process design that meets your specific requirements and in completing key metallurgical tasks, as well as optimizing the productivity of your processes.

• Complete Production Lines for: steel industry (including Ni-based alloys or superalloys), non-ferrous alloys, titanium industry, turbine blades, investment casting, heat treatment
• Highest Level of Expertise and References in vacuum metallurgy thanks to several hundred systems delivered
• Investment Studies, Feasibility Studies, Cost Analyses, Cost-Efficient Production Processes, from small plants with an annual capacity of less than 30 tons to large plants with production volumes of up to 30,000 tons
• Distribution of all process-related additional components
• Shortest time span from investment to start of production; fast return on investment
• Minimization of waiting time interaction between different suppliers, procurement of all process technology from a single source

Scope of Engineering / Supply:

• Concept-, Basic- and Detail Engineering
• Superskid Concept
• Core Plant Technology / Nuclear Power Plant Technology
• Specification of Equipment and Package Units (cooling tower, pumps, heat exchangers, etc.)
• Operating Systems and Equipment
• Automation Specification
• Plant-related Filter Technology
• Electrical Supply and Distribution for high and medium voltage
• Plant, Utilities and Infrastructure Concept (cooling water, gases, etc.)
• Optimized Production Layout for streamlined material flow
• Space Management Concept
• Commissioning
• Process Optimization and Process Description
• Continuous Operation and Batch Plan Analyses