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Innoval Technology An independent company providing expertise to the aluminium industry
Innoval has helped aluminium companies to . . . . • Improve Customer Satisfaction • Become a Preferred Supplier • Increase or Protect Market Share • Broaden Product Range • Reduce Operating Costs • Increase Asset Utilisation • Reduce Work In Progress • Reduce Energy Consumption • Improve Returns on Capex • Optimise Investment Strategy • Maximise Success of Investment • Minimise Start-up Issues
Our Aluminium Background … • Alcan’s Banbury Technical Centre – before 2003 • Developed a world class team focussed on downstream process improvements in Banbury • Development of world class aluminium product expertise • Support to all Alcan plants worldwide • Innoval formed in 2003 as a result of closure of Alcan’s Technical Centre • based in Banbury (UK), with a global client base • Owned by its employees • Completely independent • >600 years collective experience in downstream processes and products
What is Innoval and why are we unique? • We are a core team of 26 people – our strength is the breadth of our knowledge • Rolling and extrusion process expertise • Product expertise (metallurgy and surfaces) • Access to industry specialists when required • Our expertise and experience supplements your in-house technology teams • We’re not a permanent part of your team • You involve us only when you need us, so costs are kept low
What do we do? • We find optimum solutions to difficult process and product problems • From fast-response plant-based problem-solving • To longer term fundamental developments of IP • … and everything in between • We provide access to specialist expertise and equipment • Extensive in-house analytical facilities (ISO17025 accredited) • External network of specialist providers
A Fast Growing Company • 7 years of profitable business • A broad client base - no longer dependent on a single company • We have maintained our original strength and broadened our expertise • Most of Alcan’s original Rolling and Finishing team are still available within Innoval
A Global Client Base Clients by Region Client number by Type
We support all stages in the life of a downstream business Identify Opportunities Evaluate Options Define Project Execute Project Operate Plant Audit Plant • High level scoping studies • Support concept development • Support development of marketing to attract business and to sell a new venture • Pre-feasibility studies • Capex and Opex estimation (incl civils) • Critique market studies • Financial cost modelling • Structured approach • Technical support to bankable studies • Develop detailed equipment specifications • Financial cost modelling • Technical support during EPCM • Training of future staff • Support acceptance testing during commissioning • Set up quality systems and procedures • Develop machine setup and SOP’s • Accelerate ramp up • Achieve world class product quality • Achieve world class machine operation • Solve post-commissioning problems • Training of staff • R & D • Customer support and service • Technical due diligence • Technical auditing • Support to plant upgrade and restructuring • Support during liquidation • Asset valuation major part of our business
We work throughout your plant – rolling example • Mechanical • Surface • Dimensional Alloy Chemistry Plate Rolling DC Casting Preheating / Homogenisation TRC Hot Rolling Quality Cold Rolling • Asset Utilisation • Energy • Recovery • WIP Cost Reduction Lubrication Process Training Cleaning Pretreatment Coating Annealing End-users
We work throughout your business – extrusion example Quality • Mechanical • Surface • Dimensional • Asset Utilisation • Energy • Recovery • WIP Cost Reduction Training
We have expertise relevant to your products Extrusions Lithographic Sheet Beverage Can Foil & Packaging Automotive Heat Exchangers Aerospace Marine Alloy Development Innovation Customer Support Product Training
Summary Innoval Technology is an independent company providing expertise to the aluminium industry • A world-class team • Specialist skills and equipment • Expertise throughout the aluminium supply chain • Cost-effective and Value Added • A unique company
Innoval Technology An independent company providing expertise to the aluminium industry