DYNARAD •
STRIKODYNARAD • RAYTEQ
In
February 1999, DYNARAD, North America’s largest manufacturer of electric
resistance melting and holding furnaces and launder distribution systems for molten
aluminum, as well as the world’s largest supplier of electric resistance
melting, refining and alloying furnaces for magnesium, was acquired by STRIKOWESTOFEN
and renamed STRIKODYNARAD. DYNARAD’s
original owners and founders, FRANK & HEATHER SMITH, are no longer
affiliated with STRIKODYNARAD.
STRIKOWESTOFEN was founded in 1998, the result of the merger of German-based
companies Striko and Westofen. Striko
is the world’s leader in bulk aluminum melters, large capacity holders and high
efficiency tower (shaft) melters.
Westofen leads the industry with its well-known Westomat precision
aluminum pouring systems.
In June 2002, STRIKODYNARAD and STRIKOWESTOFEN were purchased from RHI GROUP, Vienna, Austria, by DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG, a German-based private equity company. As a result of this acquisition, STRIKODYNARAD and STRIKOWESTOFEN are now part of the HIGH TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING GROUP, a division of DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG.
In
April 2003, FRANK & HEATHER SMITH founded RAYTEQ LLC to
conduct basic research using computer simulation to develop high temperature
processes including advanced heat treating furnaces.
Today RAYTEQ is expanding into the development of specialized ceramics
and cutting-edge electric heating technology for application to ultra-high
performance electric resistance furnace systems.
To visit STRIKODYNARAD’s
web pages, please click www.strikodynarad.com
To visit HIGH
TEMPERATURE ENGINEERING GROUP, please click www.hte-group.com
To visit RAYTEQ, please click www.rayteq.com
To contact FRANK & HEATHER SMITH,
please manually type in the following email address: fbsmith
[at] rayteq [dot] com *
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