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			<title>Dürr looks back on a record year</title>
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			<description>Preliminary results for 2011Bietigheim-Bissingen, February 21, 2012 – The Dürr Group bettered all...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Preliminary results for 2011
<b>Bietigheim-Bissingen, February 21, 2012 – The Dürr Group bettered all key performance measures year over year in 2011. Incoming orders were up 64% to an all-time high of € 2,684.9 million, with the machinery and plant engineering group benefiting from the automotive industry’s ongoing capacity expansion in China and other emerging markets. Many automobile manufacturers caught up on investments they had shelved during the 2008/2009 crisis. With sales revenues up 52% to €&nbsp;1,922.0 million, earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) advanced to €&nbsp;106.5 million, topping the € 100 million mark for the first time. The EBIT margin came to 5.5%. It is to be proposed to increase the dividend to € 1.20 per share, from € 0.30 last year. Tariff employees in Germany will receive a profit-sharing bonus of € 1,500 for 2011. The Group started off the current year with a record order backlog of €&nbsp;</b><b>2,142.7 million.</b>
In 2011, Dürr generated 65% of its incoming orders in the emerging markets. Roughly one-third of all the orders came from China, where Dürr has over 1,400 employees (including hired external labor). Demand also picked up appreciably in North America. The earnings improvement resulted from the strong growth in sales revenues and associated scale effects combined with a moderate development of costs. The financial result improved by € 3.4 million to € -20.7 million. This was mainly due to the improved financing structure with the corporate bond issued in 2010. With an effective tax rate of 25.1%, net profit for the year comes to € 64.3 million. 
Continuing with its innovation strategy, Dürr increased its R&amp;D spend by 14.4% to €&nbsp;29.5 million. Capital expenditure rose to € 43.0 million (2010: €&nbsp;28.7 million). Just under € 20 million of that was on acquisitions: Dürr acquired equity interests of 55% in the Danish filling equipment specialist Agramkow and 10% in the Japanese paint systems engineer Parker Engineering. In addition, the Clean Technology Systems division, which specializes in energy efficiency, acquired a 50% stake in the technology firm Cyplan, which specializes in the production of electricity from waste heat. 
Operating cash flow grew by € 72.5 million to € 127.9 million. This was mainly due, on the one hand, to the improvement in earnings while, on the other hand, net working capital increased only marginally despite the strong growth in business. In November 2011, Dürr acquired its headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen which the company had previously leased. Despite the acquisition cost of € 51 million, the Group had net cash of € 51.8 million as of the reporting date. Owing to the growth in earnings, equity increased by 14% to € 364.3 million. 
In 2011, Dürr hired 792 additional employees worldwide; another 116 employees were added by the Agramkow acquisition. Of the Group’s total workforce of 6,823 employees, the emerging markets account for 31% and Germany for 46%. 197 new jobs were created at the German locations.
<b>Outlook</b>
The strong demand continued in the first weeks of the current year. Dürr therefore expects the market environment in the automotive industry to remain positive. The North American market, too, is witnessing gratifying growth. Thus, Dürr is able to amply offset the weaker demand in Western Europe, which accounted for only 9% of orders (without Germany) in 2011. 
Judged from today’s vantage point, order intake should top the € 2 billion mark this year. Sales revenues are expected to be up at least 5% to over €&nbsp;2 billion. This is supported by the high order backlog and Dürr’s strong position in the emerging markets. Earnings should again outpace sales revenues; an EBIT margin of 5.5 to 6.0% is targeted for 2012. The number of employees will probably rise by about 300. Besides the emerging markets, additional jobs should also be created in Germany.
<i>All the figures stated are preliminary figures and have not been audited. They have not yet been approved by the Supervisory Board. </i>
&nbsp;<b>KEY FIGURES (IFRS)</b><sup>1</sup>
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<p style="margin-right:14.2pt; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:8.0pt" lang="EN-US">Immaterial variances may occur in the computation of sums and percentages due to rounding.</span></p>
<sup>1 </sup>The interest cost from the valuation of pension obligations was reclassified in 2011. The prior-year figures have been adjusted accordingly.
<sup>2</sup> Dividend proposal

<i>Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It also supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The Dürr Group operates in the market with four divisions. Paint and Assembly Systems plans and builds paintshops and final assembly systems for the automobile industry. Application Technology provides automated paint application with its robot technologies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The fourth division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 49 business locations in 22 countries worldwide. The Group achieved sales of € 1.9 billion with approximately 6,800 employees in 2011.</i>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Dürr acquires stake in heat exchanger specialist HeatMatrix</title>
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			<description>Further acquisition in energy efficiency technology
Bietigheim-Bissingen, February 9, 2012 – Dürr...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Further acquisition in energy efficiency technology
<b>Bietigheim-Bissingen, February 9, 2012</b><b> – Dürr has acquired a 15% equity interest in the Dutch start-up company HeatMatrix Group BV. </b><b>The company develops and produces innovative plastic heat exchangers that offer two key advantages: they can be used without difficulty with corrosive media and they are lighter and cheaper than conventional metal heat exchangers.</b><b> Applications for instance include heat recovery from flue gases, industrial drying processes or steam boiler systems.</b>
Ralph Heuwing, Dürr AG’s CFO responsible for the Clean Technology Systems division, commented: “With the HeatMatrix product portfolio Dürr is broadening its offering for heat recovery in industrial processes especially in low-temperature applications. HeatMatrix’s technology should take us a good stride forward in our energy efficiency activities, also with regard to further forthcoming acquisitions and associated synergy effects.“
The company, founded in 2008 and based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, specializes in so-called counterflow heat exchangers made of plastic. The first products were brought to market and delivered last year. The design of the heat exchangers makes for a very good heat transfer. The materials used are high-temperature plastics that guarantee use up to 230 degrees Celsius. With corrosive media, the HeatMatrix heat exchangers achieve considerably longer service lives than conventional products. The compact and low-cost modules can also be retrofitted to existing plants with very short payback periods. 
Sirius EcoTech Fonds Düsseldorf also acquired a 15% stake in HeatMatrix alongside Dürr. Sirius specializes in the development of technology start-ups in the clean energy industry. Dürr’s main contribution will be its engineering know-how and international presence. “Dürr and Sirius will enable a rigorous and rapid further development of HeatMatrix”, said Erik van den Berg, co-founder of Heat Matrix Group BV. 
The investment in HeatMatrix is Dürr’s second acquisition to extend the portfolio of the Clean Technology Systems division. Dürr is examining further acquisition opportunities within the framework of its “Dürr 2015” strategy. Clean Technology Systems targets sales of over € 200 million by the year 2015, after just under € 90 million in 2011. 

<i>Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It also supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The Dürr Group operates in the market with four divisions. Paint and Assembly Systems plans and builds paintshops and final assembly systems for the automobile industry. Application Technology provides automated paint application with its robot technologies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The fourth division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 49 business locations in 22 countries worldwide. The Group</i><i> achieved sales of € 1.9 billion with approximately 6,800 employees in 2011</i><i>. </i>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Sustainable paintshop from Dürr sets new emission standards in China</title>
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			<description>Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, February 1st, 2012 – Dürr is building an automobile paint shop with...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, February 1st, 2012 – Dürr is building an automobile paint shop with the lowest emissions in China for the FAW-VW joint venture. This paint shop, which will go into operation March 2013, will have completely automated primer, base and top coat application. With this plant, FAW-VW has expanded its capacities in Changchun.&nbsp;&nbsp; </b>
Dürr is responsible for the construction of the complete paint shop, including application technology and exhaust air purification. In striving to ensure sustainable painting, FAW-VW relies on the latest Dürr technology. For this reason the <i>Eco</i>DryScrubber has been put into use once again in Changchun. This system for the dry separation of overspray reduces energy consumption up to 60% in comparison to conventional spray booths by using air recirculation. Fresh water and coagulation chemicals can be completely dispensed with and overspray bound by limestone powder can be reused.
The use of water-based paints in the primer and basecoat section is also new and environmentally friendly as well. Nevertheless, as with the clearcoat application, exhaust air flow from the paint booth is cleaned before it leaves the plant. This is a first in China, and a special feature worldwide. The <i>Eco</i>DryScrubber with its air recirculation and the highly efficient <i>Ecopure</i>® KPR exhaust air purification system create a perfect symbiosis, since the use of dry separation in the spray booth produces a highly concentrated and particularly efficiently filtered exhaust air.
This allows for the use of a very compact exhaust air purification system and lowers the investment costs of the exhaust system by 60%. In this combination the energy demand is reduced by 80% and the solvent emissions by as much as 90%. The exhaust air from the ovens is cleaned by the integrated <i>Ecopure</i>® TAR afterburner where the recovered heat is then in turn used to heat the ovens.
The <i>Ecopaint</i> RoDip M rotational dip coating process, which is already used around the world in 46 different paint shops for PT / ED applications, is used in pre-treatment and electro dipping in Changchun. With this the rotation of the entire body in the tank optimizes the dipping, flooding and draining process. By eliminating the entry and exit ramps the tank volume is decreased, dramatically reducing the need for energy and chemicals.
Prior to the filler and basecoat applications, the car body is cleaned by six <i>Eco</i>RS Clean robots and sword brushes. Interior and exterior painting is fully automated, using a total of 62 painting and handling robots from the <i>Eco</i>RP L series.
<i>Eco</i>Bell3, the new atomizer generation for electrostatic paint application with better performance and less complexity, provides the perfect application of primer, base coat and clear coat. Seam sealing, including the hemflange application, underbody protection and pore recognition, is carried out by 16 <i>Eco</i>RS robots.
This automotive paint shop, with the lowest emissions in all China and a capacity of 34 vehicles per hour will go into operation to paint various Audi models starting in March 2013. The contract, which Dürr is handling as general contractor, was awarded in the third quarter of 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp; 

<i>Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It furthermore supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The Dürr Group operates in the market with four divisions. The Paint and Assembly Systems division plans and builds paint shops and final assembly plants, especially for the automobile industry. Application Technology provides automated paint application with their robot technologies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The fourth division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 49 business locations in 22 countries. The Group achieved sales of&nbsp; € 1.9 billion with approximately 6,800 employees in 2011. </i>

Company contact:<br />Dürr Systems GmbH <br />Günter Buzer<br />Marketing<br />Paint and Final Assembly Systems<br />Phone: + 49 7142 78-2614<br /> <link guenter.buzer@durr.com - mail>guenter.buzer@durr.com</link>&nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Preliminary results Dürr 2011</title>
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			<description>Bietigheim-Bissingen, January 30, 2012 – According to preliminary figures the Dürr Group increased...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bietigheim-Bissingen, January 30, 2012 – According to preliminary figures the Dürr Group increased its sales revenues in fiscal year 2011 to around €&nbsp;1,900 million (+50%). EBIT improved to approximately € 105 million and was thus nearly trebled. 
Incoming orders rose by 63% to approximately € 2,680 million in fiscal year 2011. In the fourth quarter new orders were worth € 615 million, which was up 14% on the comparable pre-year figure. The exceptionally high order intake was due above all to the automotive industry’s capacity expansion in China and other emerging markets. Dürr benefited additionally from catch-up effects as customers had shelved numerous investment projects in the 2008/2009 crisis which were awarded in 2011. Orders on hand were worth about € 2,100 million at the end of 2011 (+55% versus December 31, 2010). 
These figures cited for 2011 are above the capital market’s expectations. From today’s vantage point Dürr expects incoming orders in excess of € 2 billion in 2012; this means that orders in 2012 would be about €&nbsp;400 million above the pre-2008/2009 crisis level. Sales revenues are expected to advance to a good € 2 billion in the current year. This is supported by the high order backlog and the Group’s excellent position in the emerging markets. Dürr assumes that the buoyant current demand will continue, especially in the automotive industry. 
Dürr will be reporting on the development of business in 2011 and the outlook on February 21, 2012. 
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="555"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p><b>Preliminary figures</b></p> <p><b>Dürr Group</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p><b>&nbsp;</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p><b>&nbsp;</b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p><b>&nbsp;</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>in EUR m</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p><b>2011 </b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p><b>2010 </b></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p><b>∆ in %</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>Incoming orders</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>2,680</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>1,642.2</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>+63</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>Orders on hand </p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>2,100</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>1,359.1</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>+55</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>Sales revenues</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>1,900</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>1,261.4</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>+50</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>EBIT (Earnings before</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>105</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>36.6 <sup>1)</sup> </p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>+187</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>financial result and</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>taxes)</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="225"> <p>EBIT margin in %</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="94"> <p>5.5</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="95"> <p>2.9</p> </td> <td valign="top" width="142"> <p>+2.6 basis points</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>

<sup>1)</sup> 2010 has been adjusted due to reclassification of the interest component in pension provisions.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Publication in the „lastauto omnibus“</title>
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			<description>Wheel alignment on truck and trailer, article „Dog trot on the road“</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For passenger cars precise adjusted axles ex works are naturally, but not so for trucks. However, just multi-axle vehicles could so save up to three percent diesel. This states the experts of the test stand manufacturer Dürr Assembly Products.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Dürr offers a strong commitment to final assembly</title>
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			<description>Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany, January 11, 2012 – In addition to a variety of currently running...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany, January 11, 2012 – In addition to a variety of currently running painting projects, Dürr has intensified its activities in the field of final assembly. Examples of Dürr’s global assembly activities include FAW Volkswagen in Chengdu, Volkswagen Saxony in Zwickau, BAIC Motor Corporation in Peking, and 3 different projects for Fiat.</b>
Final assembly forms a large part of the current orders from China. For the joint venture FAW Volkswagen Automotive Co. Ltd. in Chengdu, Dürr is installing skillet conveyors that have spindle lifting tables in both the trim and final assembly line. Their lift moves between 850 and 1450 millimeters. Altogether 142 skillet conveyers move the vehicles on two lines – driven and controlled by non-contact energy and data transfer. In addition, Dürr has produced and installed three of its own MCC‘s (modular chain conveyors) that are characterized by their robustness.
At Chengdu in the chassis lines as well as the dress-up line for the doors, electric monorail systems (EMS) from Dürr will be used. With a length of 1,200 meters, chassis line A is equipped with 102 vertically adjusting carriers with a maximum lift of 4,200 millimeters, while line B has 13 hangers and a length of 300 meters. This assembly shop, which can handle a maximum chassis weight of 2,500 kilograms, is designed for a three-shift operation with an output of 60 vehicles per hour. The plant will become operational in February 2013. 
Another order from China, from a customer who places great importance on Dürr’s assembly expertise, comes from the BAIC Motor Corporation who is building a new final assembly line in Beijing. Dürr is supplying the complete conveyor technology, with skillet conveyors in the trim and final line and a heavy duty electric monorail system in the chassis line – both manufactured by Dürr. Slat conveyors are used at the end of line with the water test. An interesting detail is the marriage – based on a roller bed – with a large main frame and a pallet changing system for front and rear axles. Dürr is responsible for the layout planning of this project. From the beginning of 2013, new BAIC models based on the Saab 93 and 95 will be assembled in this plant. 
A real challenge in terms of scheduling and project management is the order from Volkswagen Saxony GmbH based in Zwickau. It concerns a brownfield project, what means the conversion of an already existing plant. This will be carried out in a number of stages with longer shut-down phases. The largest part will be performed during this year’s summer vacation period.&nbsp; This will be followed by the complete renewal of the incline/decline heavy duty electric monorail with height adjustable hangers as well as the installation of a completely new skillet conveyor line with lifting tables. Another component of this contract is the relocation of the door pre-assembly. In mid-August of 2012 the renovation will be complete and production will begin again. <br /> 
Dürr’s Italian colleagues from CPM have built a pilot line for final assembly at Fiat in Pomigliano. This reproduces Fiat’s globally applicable production standard in a compact design. The centerpiece is the TTS line (Twin Trolley System), a proprietary development with height adjustable and rotating hangers. Employees can be trained at this plant and instructed in assembly processes such as the start-up for new models.
The pilot line was part of an overall project for which CPM has installed a new marriage line for joining the body and power train (Flex Decking Line). Components of this project include mechanical dress-up lines for the front and rear axle modules, for example. Even end-of-line equipment with the x-wheel laser wheel alignment stand is part of the scope of services delivered by Dürr, as is the x-road testing technology, with rolling, braking and ABS test facilities. This first flex-decking plant with a capacity of 60 vehicles per hour began operation in Pomigliano in October 2011.
CPM is also currently installing similar plants in Fiat works in Kragujevac, Serbia and Changsha, China. These will both become operational in May and June this year. The final assembly in Serbia is the most comprehensive project: among other elements there, the TTS chassis line with one-arm rotating hangers, the slat conveyors, the equipment for water testing, as well as the roller bed for the car body storage, are all part of the scope of services. <a name="_GoBack"></a>As general contractor the overall coordination is also in Dürr's hands.

<i>Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It furthermore supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The Dürr Group operates in the market with three divisions. The Paint and Assembly Systems division supplies production and painting technology, especially for car bodies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The third division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 49 business locations in 22 countries worldwide. The Group expects sales of about € 1.8 billion with approximately 6,700 employees in 2011.<br /><br /><br /></i>Company contact:<br />Dürr Systems GmbH<br />Günter Buzer<br />Marketing <br />Paint and Final Assembly Systems<br />Phone +49 7142 78-2614<br /><link guenter.buzer@durr.com - mail>guenter.buzer@durr.com</link>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Publication in the ATZ Produktion</title>
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			<description>Research project &quot;reconfigurable rear axle setting station&quot;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Optimising the process chain in rear axle alignment</b> 
Processes in vehicle final assembly are characterised by fluctuations in production volumes and an increasing number of product variants. On the basis of a study of current axle versions, the Chair of Assembly Systems at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University in cooperation with Dürr Assembly Products has developed a concept for a reconfigurable rear axle setting station. 
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Balancing systems for power stations: A growth market for Dürr´s subsidiary Schenck RoTec </title>
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			<description>Bietigheim-Bissingen, December 14, 2011 – Dürr’s Schenck RoTec subsidiary has received several...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Bietigheim-Bissingen, December 14, 2011 – Dürr’s Schenck RoTec subsidiary has received several large orders for the supply of balancing equipment for power station turbines and generators in 2011. Altogether, the orders are worth around € 35 million. The world market leader’s customers include all the major power station suppliers such as Siemens, Alstom, General Electric, Mitsubishi, and the Chinese manufacturers.</b>
Schenck balancing systems are used in the manufacture and the regular servicing of turbo compressors and power station turbines. Given speeds of up to 50,000 revolutions per minute and turbine weights of up to 350 tonnes the bearing blocks need to withstand extreme centrifugal forces and the balancing systems have to be housed in specially protected building complexes. The complex balancing process can take several days because the measurements have to be carried out under vacuum conditions. The quality of the balancing is of great economic importance as it prolongs the service intervals of the turbines and thus significantly reduces downtimes and operating costs at the power station. Schenck RoTec not only supplies the balancing machine but also the engineering for the entire plant and the protective housing. The value of individual orders ranges between € 3 and 15 million. 
Ralf Dieter, Dürr AG’s CEO, commented: “Schenck RoTec is benefiting from the growing demand for energy and power plant technology especially in the emerging markets. We have been expanding at an above-average rate in these markets for years. The quality and reliability of our high-tech systems is also highly valued by local power plant manufacturers. However, there is also growing demand in the countries of the west due to the replacement of nuclear power stations with modern gas-fired power stations.” 
Dr. Ralf-Michael Fuchs, who, as head of Dürr’s Measuring and Process Systems division, has global responsibility for the balancing business, adds: “Schenck RoTec has been setting standards in balancing technology for power generating equipment for decades and is the clear world market leader. The service business is also growing dynamically as many of the systems installed in the past are ageing and require more servicing or need overhauling.“

<i>Schenck RoTec is part of Dürr’s Measuring and Process Systems division, which is expected to achieve sales of approximately € 500 million in 2011 and has around 2,800 employees. In addition to balancing systems, </i><i>Measuring and Process Systems also supplies industrial cleaning equipment as well as assembly, filling and testing stations. The division is the clear world market leader in all three areas of activity. The automotive industry is the Measuring and Process System division’s largest customer group, accounting for 65% of its sales. Other important user industries are aerospace, mechanical engineering, the electrical and electronics industry, and power station engineering.</i>
<i>Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It furthermore supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. Dürr has 49 business locations in 22 countries worldwide. The Group</i><i> expects sales of about € 1.8 billion and incoming orders of about € 2.5 billion with approximately 6,700 employees in 2011</i><i>.</i>]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>Heinz Dürr family pools voting rights</title>
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			<description>Bietigheim-Bissingen, December 5, 2011 - In the context of inheritance law provisions, Heinz Dürr...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bietigheim-Bissingen, December 5, 2011 - In the context of inheritance law provisions, Heinz Dürr GmbH and Heinz und Heide Dürr Stiftung GmbH intend to enter a pool agreement / vote binding agreement regarding their holdings of Dürr AG shares. Ahead of that, Heinz Dürr GmbH has sold 250,000 shares of Dürr AG in off-exchange trading to prevent the threshold of 30% from being exceeded as a result of the agreement. Exceeding the threshold of 30% would have the consequence that a mandatory offer to all other shareholders would have to be submitted.
“This arrangement ensures that the Heinz Dürr family together with its foundation remains the anchor shareholder of Dürr AG,” says Heinz Dürr, Managing Partner of Heinz Dürr GmbH and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dürr AG. “The long-term development of Dürr AG as a family-oriented business will thus remain assured.” 
Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It furthermore supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The Dürr Group operates in the market with three divisions. The Paint and Assembly Systems division supplies production and painting technology, especially for car bodies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The third division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 49 business locations in 22 countries worldwide. The Group expects sales of about € 1.8 billion with approximately 6,700 employees in 2011.]]></content:encoded>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
			
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			<title>By mouse-click to the clamping system</title>
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			<description>Scheck RoTec offers flexible clamping tool for balancing in new webshop</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<b>Scheck RoTec offers flexible clamping tool for balancing in new webshop</b>
<b><br />An essential requirement for an accurate balancing result is the reliable precision clamping of the rotor. To make this process step easier for the user, Schenck RoTec has developed the cenTec tooling for its vertical balancing machines. This modular and extremely versatile clamping system can be quickly and easily configured in the company’s new webshop, and then ordered with a click of the mouse.</b><br /><br /><br />The balancing of rotating vehicle and machine components is today one of the standard procedures of testing and quality assurance in industry. In order to achieve a reliable measurement result however, it requires not only the correct balancing system, but also the matching clamping tool. Schenck RoTec has therefore developed the cenTec tooling solution for use in its vertical balancing machines. This versatile clamping system increases the process reliability and significantly reduces the fitting requirement. The user can configure the tool to his own needs in the RoTec webshop (http://schenck-webshop.com/en) and then order it by Internet.<br /><br />Self-made constructions have so far often been used in industrial practice as the rotor adapter. Their production is however very time-consuming, and also harbours a high potential for faults. The Darmstadt engineering and system manufacturer has now rendered this unnecessary with its new cenTec clamping system, which is designed and produced to the identical high-precision standards as its balancing machines.<br /><br /><br /><b>Fully adjustable and flexible</b><br />The cenTec tooling consists of several modules, which are all interchangeable and can be adjusted to rotors of different geometries and dimensions. The clamping range extends from 10 to 500 mm diameter (with a maximum height of 250 mm), and is almost infinitely adjustable thanks to the combination and extension possibilities of the individual components. An aid to exact adjustment of the workpiece in the clamping tool is provided in the form of a setting arbor, which supersedes a time consuming measuring. Brake discs, flywheels, pulleys, pump wheels and flanges, components of fans, clutches, gearboxes and many other rotating parts can now be professionally clamped and balanced at a measurement speed of 1,300 rpm. The cenTec system is designed for low-speed balancing in the vertical balancing machines of Schenck RoTec.<br /><br /><b>Click and clamp</b><br />For anyone who is in a hurry, the new webshop of Schenck RoTec offers a starter package which has been designed as the basic equipment for the clamping of disc-shaped rotors. All components are also available for individual selection in the webshop, and can be found quickly with the aid of the search function. The configurator helps in selecting the right individual parts. When provided with the available workpiece data, it generates a suggestion for the complete clamping system, and places it in the shopping basket at a click of the mouse. In other words: From now on, there is a central contact point for the fast procurement of professional clamping tools for balancing – at http://schenck-webshop.com/en.<br /><br /><br />Schenck RoTec GmbH<br />Wolfgang Kunkel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dieter Peiter&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />Tel.: +49 (0) 6151 / 32 3167&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Tel.: +49 (0) 6151 / 32 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;3727&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />Fax: +49 (0) 6151 / 32 1892&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax: +49 (0) 6151 / 32 2315&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />wolfgang.kunkel@schenck.net&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;peiter@schenck.net<br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
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