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„Our long-term goal is a carbon-neutral flow of materials. The Fronius devices offer the most advanced
technology on the market and are an important factor as far as compliance with the stringent energy
efficiency legislation is concerned.“
Dr. Florian Stadler
Head of energy management
/ AMAG Austria Metall GmbH, Austria’s largest aluminium smelter, uses more
than 150 electrically powered forklift trucks to handle the internal flow of ma-
terials at its production site in Ranshofen. The largest trucks have a load capa-
city of twelve tonnes, which enables them to transport the huge aluminium
plates. To avoid long downtimes, forklift trucks and tractor units in particular
are equipped with back-up batteries.
/ Charging of the numerous traction batteries and the associated electricity
consumption represents a considerable cost factor for AMAG. To reduce the
amount of electricity used by the fleet and comply with the latest energy ef-
ficiency legislation, the company opted for innovative battery charging sys-
tems from Fronius. With a total efficiency of up to 84 percent, the chargers
from the latest generation of Selectiva battery charging systems are conside-
rably more efficient than conventional solutions and their gentle charging
process also extends the service life of the expensive traction batteries.
/ AMAG invested in a photovoltaic system with four Fronius inverters back in
2013 with the aim of supplying its intralogistics operation with low cost, sus-
tainable levels of electricity. The combination of the two technologies has re-
sulted in considerable savings for the company. At the same time it ensures
that the forklift trucks are always available, even when working under such
difficult conditions.
CUSTOMER INFORMATION
Company name
Location and country Ranshofen, Austria
Sector Metal & steel industry
Forklift truck brands
Battery brand Banner
Fronius Portfolio
Accessories None
AMAG Austria Metall
GmbH
Linde, Still, Toyota,
Kalmar, Hubtex
Batterieladegeräte
Selectiva
Fronius International GmbH / Froniusplatz 1 / 4600 Wels / Austria / perfect.charging@fronius.com / www.fronius.com
DE v01 Mai 2015
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