voestalpine Polynorm is an expert in the production of deep drawn parts from sheet metal. Both aluminium and steel can be processed in the factories in Bunschoten (The Netherlands) and Schwäbisch Gmünd (Germany). The deep drawn process lends itself well for the production of complex geometries in large series.

In order enhance the service portfolio of the voestalpine Polynorm Group it is continuously looking for new business fields. In the new Product-Market-Combination “Industrial Applications” the voestalpine Polynorm Group uses its expertise in processing steel, aluminium and special steels to provide solutions to sectors like renewable energies or building, using the same techniques and capabilities as in the automotive industry.

voestalpine Polynorm has developed an aluminium housing for a solar collector, called iWAN. iWAN is a highly advanced, standardized metal trough for Solar Thermal flat-plate collectors . iWAN is produced by using deep drawing technology, which is a lead production process known from the Automotive industry!


For more information about voestalpine Polynorm, Solar Industry and the innovative iWAN - Solar Collector Trough, please click here.

Blanking Capabilities

Three blanking lines are available at Polynorm. We can produce form-, trapeze- and rectangle blanks: 

• Clearing: steel and aluminium
• Blanking: steel
• Coil cutting: steel and aluminium

Assembly

The pressed parts can be assembled to products in the assembly area. The assembly capabilities are:

• 13.000 m² dedicated assembly area
• Manual and automated assembly processes 
• In-house developed and robotized assembly methods 
• State-of-the-arts (laser) welding/brazing, hemming, flanging and bonding