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It belongs to a Swedish multinational group specialising in industrial technology

Alfa Laval Iberia, more than forty years of presence in Spain

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During this time, the company has specialized in the development, production and marketing of equipment and systems used in the processes of separation, heat transfer and handling of fluids for various industrial sectors such as energy, environmental and food.
Alfa Laval S.A. was established in Spain in 1958 with the name Touron and co. (Tycosa), for later, in 1972, adopting the denomination of Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval Iberia that changed in 2003.

Alfa Laval Iberia supplies equipment and systems for a large number of industrial applications in the Spanish market. It also manufactures centrifugal separadoras bound for different companies of the group around the world.

Alfa Laval Iberia operates in three major areas of the industry:

  • Energy: shipyards, shipowners, energy plants, engineering, etc.
  • Environment: municipalities, operators, companies of waters, builders, contractors, engineering, management of waste, etc.
  • Power supply: breweries, wineries, olive, cooperative enterprises, oil refiners, producers of food ingredients, engineering, etc.

Alfa Laval has own offices in Barcelona - where is the leadership of the Division of fluid-Bilbao, Seville and Jaén - where is the leadership of the Division of olive - and two production centres in Madrid. The company has, in addition, a wide network of distributors.

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Technology

In recent years, Alfa Laval has changed a lot, but remains, according to its managers, the ability to keep changing. In fact, skills and technologies with which it works are still the same: Exchange of heat, separation and fluid handling.

Their knowledge in these fields help each day to their customers to heat, cool, separate and transport chemicals, oil, water, beverages, foodstuffs, starch and pharmaceuticals.

Separation

Alfa Laval has been, since its Foundation, one of the leaders in the development of the technology of separation, by exploiting the revolutionary invention of Gustaf of Laval, the centrifugal separating, based on current technology. Since then, it has continuously developed new products, solutions and applications that have been key to many industries.

The variety of products is based on high-speed separators, decantadoras and filters to separate liquids mixed between Yes or solid particles of these fluids. These products are currently used in many processes such as the of the food industry, on board vessels purifying diesel fuel or lube oil engines, on oil rigs to separate oil from water, or in the treatment of wastewatereither in the industrial or municipal level.

Heat exchange

Cool and warm liquids or gases is an essential part in the majority of industrial processes. These functions must be executed from a perspective of energy-saving based on highly efficient heat exchange solutions.

Knowledge of Alfa Laval thermal technology is known and respected throughout the world. It provides to its customers in a wide range of heat exchangers of heat with the goal of heating, cooling, evaporate and condense. He has specialized in the production and marketing of exchangers plates and spirals, as well as offering to the market a wide variety of equipment related to the refrigeration and air conditioning.

Fluid management

Industries food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, biochemical, of beverages and dairy products are characterized by requiring strict levels of safety and hygiene in the production process. The handling and transport of fluids in a safe and efficient way is of vital importance. For this reason, pumps and valves effective must ensure at all times that each product reaches the right process at the right time.

Alfa-Laval produces and markets a complete range of pumps, valves and accessories. Equipment designed to work with liquids of different viscosities and solids in suspension of different sizes; valves and accessories for the company to meet the high demands of hygiene and precision required to produce products such as beer and wine, syrups, protein, injectable, beverages and dairy solutions.

The Alfa Laval group

In November 2000, the Swedish Industrial Kapital investment group completed the acquisition of the Group Alfa Laval to Tetra Laval, its previous owner, with the aim of strengthening its position in the industrial sectors that supplies equipment.

Their business for Alfa Laval plan reflects its sanitation and exit bag within a maximum period of five years. Currently, Tetra Laval has a minority stake in the company.

Alfa Laval develops operations in 95 countries around the world and has a workforce of 9.125 employees. The company, with 44 centres of production and 20 units of research and development, is a provider of most of the industrial sectors.

Growth plan

The Alfa Laval group has developed a strategy of growth aimed to concentrate its efforts in those market segments where the company is stronger in recent years. Its basic lines of action are intended to be a comprehensive and representative market shares, company with a sales organisation that covers all over the world; and to innovate, through the development of essential in new markets and new products in markets set out.

Also, the Group continues to expand its areas of activity, through the search for areas of potential which has a minor presence. This line represents a way to grow with new technologies, applications and customers. For this reason, the acquisition of other companies is one of the strategic lines of growth of Alfa Laval.

Finally, its growth plan is oriented to the client, with an organization structured in different business areas to meet the particular needs of each company and develop effective solutions tailored to their specific problems.

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