Umicore AG & Co. KG, Platinum Engineered Materials

We are a global technology leader for either cast or FKS® Platinum materials based comprehensive, tailor-made, and smart system solutions. We support key players in major industries to reach the best possible performance with their production processes regarding the platinum component. In this context we serve comprehensive, tailor-made and smart solutions for special & fiber glass melting & forming.

Our unique business approach (PEM’s Process Excellence model) focuses on our promise to achieve sustainable added value regarding the platinum component before, during and after use in our customers’ production process. Our customers’ direct use shows in:

• High savings achieved by lower total costs
• Smart solutions, which contribute to increase their competitiveness
• Long-term security achieved by continuous reduction of risk

Our philosophy of closed loops, complementary competencies and resource-saving processes reflects in our Life Cycle Management Approach. This systemic approach shows how we use our technological competencies in terms of Material, Engineering and Manufacturing to provide single-source and smart solutions to our customers. Constant innovation, applying holistic views and considering our customers as strong partners help us to achieve sustainable and impressing results in optimizing their production processes.

Company Profile:
Umicore is a global materials technology group. It focuses on application areas where its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy makes a real difference. Its activities are centred on four business areas: Catalysis, Energy Materials, Performance Materials and Recycling. Each business area is divided into market-focused business units offering materials and solutions that are at the cutting edge of new technological developments and essential to everyday life.

Umicore generates the majority of its revenues and dedicates most of its R&D efforts to clean technologies, such as emission control catalysts, materials for rechargeable batteries and photovoltaics, fuel cells, and recycling. Umicore’s overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on an ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

The Umicore Group has industrial operations on all continents and serves a global customer base; it generated a turnover of € 14.5 billion (€ 2.3 billion excluding metal) in 2011 and currently employs some 14,600 people.
 

Address

Company	Umicore AG & Co. KG
	Platinum Engineered Materials
Address	Rodenbacher Chaussee 4 63457 Hanau-Wolfgang PoBox 1351
Country	Germany
Phone	0049 6181 595287
Fax	0049 6181 595204
Email	Email Contact
Internet	www.platinum-engineered-materials.com
Employees	14.600 (Umicore group), 200 (Umicore PEM)
Certificates	ISO 9001; ISO 14001
Associations	Affiliates: Austria, Brazil, Japan

Contact Info

Name	Mr. Thomas Semmel
Position	Sales
Phone	0049 6181 59 5272
Email	Email Contact
Name	Mr. Udo Thomas
Position	Sales
Phone	0049 6181 59 5288
Email	Email Contact
Name	Mr. Rudolf Singer
Position	Global Director Technology & Innovation
Phone	0049 6181 59 6018
Email	Email Contact

Products

High-Quality PGM Components:

• Bushings
• Crucibles
• Danner Pipes
• Electrodes
•  Feeder Cells
• Gob & Stream Feeders
• Orifice Rings
• Plungers
• Refiners
• Stirrers & Stirring Cells
• Tube Mandrels

Sophisticated Engineering:

• Total System Approach
• Physical Modeling
• Mathematical Simulations
  o Mechanical Engineering
  o Electrical Engineering
  o Thermodynamics
  o Fluid Dynamics
•  Light-Weight Systems
• Patented Constructions
• Bionic Shape Design
• Periphery Correlation
• Life-Time Calculation

High-Tech PGM Materials

• Engineered ODS Materials
  o FKS® Agilit® (Pt PtRh)
  o FKS® Rigilit® (Pt PtRh PtIr PtAu)
  o FKS® Saeculit® (Rh Ir Au)
• Cast Pt Alloys (Rh Ir Au)
• Material Science (R&D)
• Metallurgy
• Chemistry

Periphery Products:

• Adjusted Ceramic Stones
• Refractories
• Base Metal Accessories
• Engineering of Adapted Steel Frames

Consulting & Training:

• Life Cycle Management
  o Continuous Improvements
  o Technical Reports
  o Campaign Reviews
• Sophisticated Analytics
• Metals Management
• On-Site Support
• Troubleshooting