Alfa Laval Announces Major Expansion to Meet Increasing Demand for Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers in Energy Transition

Alfa Laval Announces Major Expansion to Meet Increasing Demand for Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers in Energy Transition

(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval Business Unit Brazed & Fusion Bonded Heat Exchangers has announced an expansion of its production of brazed plate heat exchangers to meet the increasing demand driven by the global energy transition. The capacity expansion includes investments in the factories located in Italy, China, Sweden, and the USA, as well as the addition of new buildings at existing sites. Alfa Laval’s brazed plate heat exchangers offer a compact, efficient, and low-maintenance solution for heating, cooling, evaporation, and condensing applications, including heat pumps. The expansion highlights Alfa Laval’s commitment to supporting the energy transition and addressing customer needs.

(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 18-May-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, announces that its Business Unit Brazed & Fusion Bonded Heat Exchangers, as part of its ongoing capacity investments, will significantly increase the production of brazed plate heat exchangers. This expansion aims to meet the growing demand driven by the global energy transition.

“Our intention is to keep pace with our customers and the market demand generated by the new energy landscape,” says Malgorzata Moczynska, President Business Unit Brazed & Fusion Bonded Heat Exchangers. “We are also investing in our core competencies and product innovation. We look forward to welcoming new colleagues to our new facilities.”

Alfa Laval is committed to reinforcing its global manufacturing capabilities for brazed plate heat exchangers through extensive capacity expansion at its factories in San Bonifacio (Italy), JiangYin (China), Ronneby (Sweden), and Richmond (USA). The investment also includes the addition of new buildings at the existing sites in Italy, China, and Sweden.

“The new factories mark important milestones in our strategy to move towards making manufacturing both smarter and more efficient across the entire supply chain,” says Massimo Balestrini, Product Group President BHE/FHE.” With increased capacity, we are better equipped to meet our customers’ needs for sustainable solutions, and together with them we will drive the development of tomorrow’s product range.”

Brazed plate heat exchangers offered by Alfa Laval are compact, efficient, and require minimal maintenance. They provide versatile solutions for heating, cooling, evaporation, and condensing across various applications, including heat pumps. Each unit is designed to optimize performance and ensure superior thermal efficiency and maximum reliability. These features contribute to extended service life, even in high-pressure conditions. Furthermore, Alfa Laval’s brazed plate heat exchangers are ideal for use with natural refrigerants, thanks to their compact footprint, optimized plate design, and ability to withstand high design pressures.

The capacity expansion of brazed plate heat exchanger production underscores Alfa Laval’s dedication to supporting the global energy transition and meeting the evolving needs of its customers.

This is Alfa Laval

Alfa Laval is a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, and is active in the areas of Energy, Marine, and Food & Water, offering its expertise, products, and service to a wide range of industries in some 100 countries. The company is committed to optimizing processes, creating responsible growth, and driving progress to support customers in achieving their business goals and sustainability targets.

Alfa Laval’s innovative technologies are dedicated to purifying, refining, and reusing materials, promoting more responsible use of natural resources. They contribute to improved energy efficiency and heat recovery, better water treatment, and reduced emissions. Thereby, Alfa Laval is not only accelerating success for its customers, but also for people and the planet. Making the world better, every day.

Alfa Laval has 20,300 employees. Annual sales in 2022 were SEK 52.1 billion (approx. EUR 4.9 billion). The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

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