# Hertwich to supply fully automatic sawing line to Century Aluminum in Sebree, Kentucky

Century Aluminum has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering, a subsidiary of SMS group, for a fully automatic sawing line for aluminum billets at its site in Sebree, Kentucky. The line, which includes stacking and packing systems, is scheduled to go into service in 2024 and will replace an older line.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-01-18
- Where: Sebree, Kentucky, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 225 short billets per hour (max 1.60 m) or 60 long billets per hour (max 6.10 m)
- Products: fully automatic sawing line for aluminum billets
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Hertwich Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/21439.md) (supplier)
- [Century Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/53066.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [sms-group.com](https://www.sms-group.com/press-and-media/press-releases/press-release-detail/hertwich-to-supply-fully-automatic-sawing-line-for-aluminum-billets-to-century-aluminium), 2023-01-18: "American producer Century Aluminum has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering GmbH, Austria, a subsidiary of SMS group, for a fully automatic sawing line for aluminum billets."

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