Agru plastics technology

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agru Kunststofftechnik Gesellschaft mbH

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legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1948
Seat Bad Hall AustriaAustriaAustria 
management Alois Gruber
Number of employees 1020 (2018)
sales 375 million (2018)
Website Agru plastics technology

Agru Plant 1 in Bad Hall
Agru plant 2–5 in Bad Hall

Agru Kunststofftechnik Gesellschaft mbH ( original spelling agru ) is a global plastics processing company based in Bad Hall , Austria , founded in 1948 by Mr. Alois Gruber sen. Founded. The provider of piping systems, semi-finished products , concrete protective sheets and sealing sheets made of technical plastics, with around 1020 employees and a turnover of 375 million EUR (2018), is one of the 130 largest industrial companies in Austria and one of the 50 largest companies in Upper Austria.

In addition to the five plants at the main location in Bad Hall , the company operates production facilities in the USA , Germany , Poland and China . The export share is over 90%. Sales partners in over 150 countries sell Agru products for which around 100,000 tons of plastic are processed annually.

Company history

Beginnings

Alois Gruber Sr. founded a locksmith's shop in Bad Hall and an anodizing company in Grünburg in 1948 . In the 1950s, the locksmith's shop was closed to focus on anodizing, which was expanded to include powder coating and a wet paint shop. These competencies are now combined in Agru Oberflächentechnik GmbH in Grünburg, Upper Austria . Agru Oberflächentechnik GmbH acts legally independently of Agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH, but is under the same management.

Entry into plastics technology

Alois Gruber sen. Laid the actual foundation stone for plastics technology. 1961 with the decision to start plastic pipe production. In the following years this area was continuously expanded. Initially with the production of polypropylene and polyethylene pipes , later also with the production of molded parts , plates, solid rods and welding wire made of various engineering plastics.

Pioneer in injection molding

As early as 1966, the first injection molding machines for the production of molded parts for pipeline construction were put into operation. This made Agru one of the first manufacturers in Europe to supply pipes and fittings from its own production. The productivity gain in production was enormous, because up to this point in time, molded parts had been segmented, ie welded together from individual pipe segments by hand. The production from one cast also increased the pressure resistance. Since injection molded plastic parts do not have any weld seams inside that could slow down the flow of media, the flow properties in the entire pipeline system also increased.

Internationalization of production

In the 1980s, Agru set up the first production site outside of Austria in Boston , USA. This marked the beginning of the international expansion of the family business. In 1991, Agru-Frank GmbH was founded in Wölfersheim , Germany , in cooperation with a German sales partner . In 1996, Agru America relocated the production site in the USA from Boston to Georgetown in South Carolina , which made it possible to expand production.

Further development of the molded parts

In 1997 AGRU started the production of electrofusion fittings and developed them continuously. A heating wire, the so-called heating coil , is poured or plowed into specially developed molded parts . By embedding the heating coil in the molded part , the sensitive wires are protected against damage or contamination from the outside, e.g. B. during assembly, safely protected. The welding itself is carried out by means of an electrical energy supply via a suitable electrofusion welding device.

Expansion of the company

In 1998 Mag. Alois Gruber, the son of the company's founder, Alois Gruber senior, took over the company and has been managing the business of AGRU ever since. The location in Bad Hall has been continuously expanded from the start. After the turn of the millennium, Agru set up plants III and IV at its headquarters. In addition, the family company set up additional production sites, some as joint ventures in Poland, China and the USA. In 2012 Agru started the production of large pipes up to a diameter of 2500 mm. With the construction of Plant V, an ISO class 5 clean room production facility, AGRU set a new industrial standard in 2016 for the manufacture of pipe systems for high-purity media applications, which are sold under the PURAD brand. These ultra-pure pipe systems have been developed for high-tech applications where absolute purity, excellent leaching behavior and high chemical resistance are prerequisites. Areas of application are, for example, the microelectronics, life science and food industries as well as ultrapure water systems in various sectors.

Product groups

Agruline Sureline drinking water pipe with protective jacket
Agru semi-finished panels

AGRU manufactures pipe systems for a wide variety of applications, semi-finished products, concrete protection plates and sealing sheets for landfill and tunnel construction from high-quality plastic. The company supplies sectors such as the water and gas industry, energy industry, chemical and heavy industry, semiconductor and pharmaceutical industry, container and shipbuilding, mine and mining, as well as civil engineering. The products are divided into the seven product groups Agruline, Industry, Purad, Concrete Protection, Semi-Finished Products, Agrusan & Agruair and Lining Systems.

Product group Product Type description
Agruline Piping systems PE 100 pipe systems for gas and water supply as well as waste water disposal and PE 100-RC pipe systems for trenchless and sand bed-free installation in dimensions up to 2500 mm.
Industrial pipe systems Piping systems Pipe and double pipe systems made of polypropylene (PP), PEHD-el, PPs, PPs-el, PVDF and ECTFE for industrial applications such as the transport of aggressive media and contaminated waste water.
Purad Piping systems Pipe systems in PVDF-UHP, PP-Pure, Polypure and ECTFE for the transport of high-purity media in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and food industries.
Concrete protection Concrete protection plates Concrete protection plates and profiles made of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), PVDF and ECTFE to protect concrete structures against chemical corrosion.
Semi-finished products Semi-finished products Solid rods, welding wires and plates made of thermoplastics such as PP, PE, PPs, PPs-el, PEHD, PEHD-el, PVDF, ECTFE, tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP) and perfluoroalkoxy polymers (PFA) suitable for the apparatus and Container construction.
Agrusan & Agruair Piping systems Agruair pipe system made of PE 100 blue for various compressed air applications. Agrusan pipe system made of PP-R red for sanitary facilities with cold and hot water.
Lining Systems Waterproofing membranes Sealing sheets and seals made of PEHD, PE-VLD, PE-LLD and FPP as well as drainage systems made of PE and PP for landfills, tunnels and ponds.

Production sites

The family company agru Kunststofftechnik GmbH has eight production sites in five countries. Some of these are run as joint ventures.

website

  1. AGRU plastics technology [1]

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g AGRU Kunststofftechnik invests in high-purity system production. In: 3r-rohre.de. Vulkan-Verlag GmbH, June 14, 2016, accessed on March 8, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c "agru" Kunststofftechnik Gesellschaft mbH - Plastics Processor - Products & Services - Trade and Crafts - Companies AZ. In: firmen.wko.at. Austrian Chamber of Commerce, accessed on June 16, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c These are Austria's 250 largest industrial companies. In: industriemagazin.at. Industriemagazin Verlag GmbH, June 16, 2018, accessed on June 16, 2020 .
  4. ↑ The largest companies in Upper Austria. Upper Austria. Online GmbH & Co.KG., March 1, 2019, accessed on March 6, 2019 .
  5. ^ Dobnik Petra: Excursion of the pipe group Leoben to the long-term partner AGRU. In: pccl.at. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  6. ↑ AGRU surface technology. In: agru.net. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  7. ↑ a b c history - AGRU. In: agru.at. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Top class molded parts. CH Medien eU, issue 4/2016 elbw Umwelttechnik pp. 22–24
  9. ↑ a b c d Agru America | Who We Are | Our mission. Retrieved March 8, 2017 (American English).
  10. ↑ a b Bernhard Salzer: US tunnel market: Lots of light at the end of the tunnel. (No longer available online.) In: WKÖ Presse. April 28, 2016, archived from the original on March 12, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 .
  11. ↑ AGRU molded parts. In: agru.at. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  12. ↑ a b locations. In: agru.at. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  13. ↑ a b c d e f g Applications. In: agru.at. agru Kunststofftechnik Gesellschaft mbH, accessed on March 6, 2019 .
  14. ↑ a b c EUIPO - eSearch. In: euipo.europa.eu. European Union Intellectual Property Office, accessed March 8, 2017 .
  15. ↑ "agru" Surface Technology mbH, Waldneukirchen, Upper Austria. In: FirmenABC.at. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  16. ^ Extract from the commercial register for AGRU-FRANK GmbH (HRB 1169). In: online-handelsregister.de. Registeranzeiger GmbH, accessed on March 8, 2017 .
  17. ^ AGRU America Andrews. In: Google Maps. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  18. ↑ TWS - Goleniów. In: tws-goleniow.pl. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
  19. ↑ Welcome to Taicang AGRU Plastics Co., Ltd. (No longer available online.) In: agru.cn. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.agru.cn

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