Gurtec GmbH news
Our GURTEC Schoppenstedt facility recently achieved a major milestone, with our production team producing our 15 millionth GUP roller.
Our GUP roller production began in the early 1980s with small quantities. In the late 1980s we established the fully automated GUP roller production using state of the art robotic technology, significantly increasing production rates.
The fully automated production line that guarantees GURTEC’s German engineering quality in every roller,
GURTEC’s HM series steel rollers deliver an intelligent design with superior characteristics, suitable for high loading capacities and belt speeds.
Designed and manufactured at our Schoppenstedt facility in Germany, the HM Formed steel rollers offer features such as long life, low weight, energy efficiency, low vibrations and decreased noise levels.
Our highly automated manufacturing process utilises a flow forming process for extremely round tubes and an end forming pro
GURTEC rollers are some of the most versatile conveyor rollers on the market and offer a reliable solution across a range of different industries and applications including mining, construction, tunnelling, power generation and processing.
One of our recent projects sees our rollers play a key role in a large-scale offshore oil and gas project.
GURTEC have been working with AX Tech, a marine and offshore equipment company, to assist with the
GURTEC will support Australia’s biggest green energy project and the world’s biggest pump storage plant through the supply of over 20,000 GUP conveyor rollers.
Snowy 2.0 is an expansion of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme and will help deliver reliable and affordable energy to over 500,000 homes, extending its generation capacity by 50%.
The project is set to carve through 27km of the mountains to link Tantangara
Under the Austrian and Italian Alps, the world’s longest underground railroad connection has reached half term completion. Sitting 8 000 feet below the alpine peaks, the Brenner Base Tunnel is an impressive 64 kilometre-long railway link between north and south side. With work commencing in 2009, so far 123km of the total 230 km tunnel system has been achieved, whilst total completion is sched
GURTEC’s manufacturing team achieved a major milestone recently for a major project in the USA
In April the last truck left our factory after more than 3 months of busy times – producing over 12,000 Flow Formed carry rollers for an 11,000 TPH copper ore overland conveyor – exporting to the USA.
These engineered rollers, HM series, are proven on high capacity conveyors all around the world with exceptional reliability and low rolling resistance.
In what is a reflection of our strong market position and high-quality products, GURTEC was recently awarded a major contract with one of Asia’s largest power corporations, HONGSA.
HONGSA Power Company was formed in 2009 and provides sustainable energy sources for Lao and Thailand.
GURTEC and HONGSA have a long and successful working relationship with GURTEC supplying over 70,000 HM150 rollers over the jo