It's people who make the difference at voestalpine. People constantly driven to find an even better solution. It's people who put voestalpine one step ahead. 53 of these colleagues celebrated their anniversaries in 2020/2021. We congratulate!

Uwe Tertinek has been with voestalpine Wire Rod Austria GmbH at the St. Peter Freienstein site since January 2012, and has been employed as an application engineer since 2018. He spoke to us about the basis for good cooperation and enjoyment of work.

Lukas Kölbl successfully completed his degree in materials science with the voestalpine student program in October 2021. We congratulate him and asked him some questions.

We guarantee the highest level of constancy in terms of mechanical properties, structure, geometry and surface quality by combining the entire value chain, from steel to wire rod to drawn wire, under one roof.

Do you already know our location in Italy? Today we want to introduce our drawn wire production in Nervesa della Battaglia, near Treviso. 

As part of the TU Austria Innovation Marathon, students dealt with a task from the Wire Technology business unit again this year.

Sabrina Habjanic, future materials engineer at voestalpine Wire Technology in her third year of apprenticeship, talks about interesting wire applications, recognition and her contribution to voestalpine’s success.

New phase of life with exciting experiences: in autumn 2021, 7 apprenticeship positions were filled in the Wire Technology business unit at the St. Peter / Freienstein and Bruck an der Mur locations.

How can we support employees with digital means to optimize highly complex manufacturing processes? This is the question at voestalpine Wire Technology - and Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides the answer.

Hobby athletes compete over 24, 12, 6 and 3 hours alone or as a team in the cycling race. Among all participating Teams: three teams from voestalpine Wire Austria GmbH!

We're also taking a summer break. Below you can find detailed information about our production sites’ holidays.

Our world is the world of wire. Based on our basic values of quality, flexibility, innovation and sustainability, we live "PERFORMANCE IN WIRE" in all process steps. As an integrated manufacturer, voestalpine Wire Germany, located in Finsterwalde, offers complete wire solutions  from a single source.

Energy supply is a topic that affects every one of us in almost all areas of life. Our quality of life depends, among other things, directly on a reliable supply of energy at an affordable price. Hence, the energy sector is tremendously important. Therefore, it is important for voestalpine Wire Technology to offer innovative wire solutions for this sector.

Mobility is changing. Urbanization, population growth and the increasing global mobility of people and goods are increasing the demand for highly efficient, environmentally friendly and flexible transport solutions. Flexibility, speed, reliability - perfectly working mobility solutions play a key role for people and the economy today.

"When I was in HTL, we talked about voestalpine almost every day. So it was only natural that Bernd Hammerer decided in the third grade to put his technical affinity and his skills in logical and analytical thinking to use in an apprenticeship as a process technician.

As an integrated manufacturer, voestalpine Wire Austria, located in Bruck an der Mur, offers complete wire solutions from a single source.

The term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) describes the economy’s voluntary contribution towards sustainable development that goes beyond legal requirements. CSR - is a top priority for us. Our goal: to generate sustainable benefits for society!

Tailored wire solutions? Is that possible? We say “yes” - together with our customers and partners, we design solutions for the future.

Wire can be found in many solutions in the automotive industry. Whether in a valve lash control, as a connecting rod screw, as a spark plug housing or in spring systems. In high-quality applications, for example as safety parts or in restraint systems, our customers rely on voestalpine Wire Technology quality.

voestalpine Wire Rod Austria GmbH - The most advanced Wire Rod Mill.

Robots and high-speed cameras play a key role in the Wire Technology Centre. Material, surface and forming create the framework within which the product is further researched and developed.

What can we learn from the European Union Treaty of Amsterdam? What does the United Nations 2030 Agenda have to do with our daily operational practice?

Our employees as the key to success. Flexibility and the willingness to change are important core competences within our company. We need flexible employees, especially in an environment characterized by digitization, industry 4.0 and virtualization. Continuous training and targeted development of our team promotes flexibility in doing and thinking.

Protect yourself & safeguard others - At voestalpine, the health of our employees is of paramount importance. Immediately following the emergence of the coronavirus, we started taking appropriate measures and drawing up recommended courses of action for our employees, suppliers, and partners.

Correspondingly specialized steel alloys exist in almost all industrial areas in order to open up increasingly differentiated areas of application. So what needs to be done if you want to develop new solutions in these areas?

Iron wires have been made for 1,500 years, for 200 years in a continuous form, which is what we know nowadays. So what is there left to develop?

It was the idea of using materials in a targeted way that made man an intelligent being. Without material innovations, there would have been no scientific progress. Nevertheless, how are new materials created?

6.000 bar success pressure - How is profiled wire involved in gentle food preservation?

The answers lie in the new rolling line for profiles (KPWA for short), an investment by voestalpine Wire Technology.

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