With new technologies and innovative products, voestalpine Böhler Welding is making welding more environmentally friendly.
voestalpine Böhler Welding is an industry pioneer when it comes to sustainability. Its innovative products enable customers to conserve resources during welding.
greenWave® technology can significantly reduce CO2 emissions during welding. Compared to conventional power sources, the use of 1,000 greenWave® power sources at 200A/28V for 1,200 hours per year saves a whole 110 tons of CO2. The secret: greenWave® significantly reduces reactive power consumption during welding and draws power from the grid with almost no losses. This means greenWave® consumes up to 30 percent less electricity than conventional inverter technologies. This innovative, patented technology from voestalpine Böhler Welding is paving the way for sustainable welding.
In addition to greenWave®, the company is also investing in the development of environmentally friendly welding wires. In 2019, voestalpine introduced ECOspark®. This solid wire with a non-copper-plated wire surface has several advantages for the environment:
Non-copper-plated welding wires will play an increasingly important role in the future and will be increasingly in demand, especially in automated welding applications. The challenge remains to ensure a uniform product, arc stability, and that the wire is transportable.
voestalpine Böhler Welding also strives to ensure its packaging has a low carbon footprint. That is why for years it has been using drums made of recyclable cardboard for its welding wires. These drums are foldable and easier to dispose of and transport, which reduces the emissions caused during transport.
Sustainability not only plays a role in voestalpine Böhler Welding products: the company also focuses on energy efficiency, resource conservation, and the use of renewable energies in its production processes.
Regular external assessments ensure that voestalpine Böhler Welding is on the right track with its sustainability efforts. In 2022—the very first time they were rated—EcoVadis awarded the European production sites in Kapfenberg (AUT), Cittadella (ITA), and Hamm (GER) the highest rating of “Platinum”.
For decades, voestalpine has been the environmental and efficiency benchmark for the industry. We focus on sustainability out of conviction, not because it is the trend. We provide information on which sustainability criteria and standards we follow, on how we are continuously improving our carbon footprint, and about the innovative, sustainable products and solutions we develop for our customers in order to make the world a little better.
Die voestalpine ist ein weltweit führender Stahl- und Technologiekonzern mit kombinierter Werkstoff- und Verarbeitungskompetenz. Die global tätige Unternehmensgruppe verfügt über rund 500 Konzerngesellschaften und -standorte in mehr als 50 Ländern auf allen fünf Kontinenten. Sie notiert seit 1995 an der Wiener Börse. Mit ihren Premium-Produkt- und Systemlösungen zählt sie zu den führenden Partnern der Automobil- und Hausgeräteindustrie sowie der Luftfahrt- und Öl- & Gasindustrie und ist darüber hinaus Weltmarktführer bei Bahninfrastruktursystemen, bei Werkzeugstahl und Spezialprofilen. Die voestalpine bekennt sich zu den globalen Klimazielen und verfolgt mit greentec steel einen klaren Plan zur Dekarbonisierung der Stahlproduktion.
