Ton Büchner
CEO Sulzer

Dear technology experts, customers, and partners,

Did you know that a quarter of the worldwide annual primary energy consumption is needed for transportation alone? Economic globalization has led to an increasing need for the transportation of goods over longer distances from the producer to the consumer. In addition, people now travel increased distances to work and in their spare time. These requirements have risen substantially in the last few decades.

This issue of the Sulzer Technical Review (STR) focuses on Sulzer’s solutions for
current and future requirements concerning fuel consumption, pollutant emissions,
durability, maintenance, and renewable fuel production. Sulzer products are present
at many levels—both visible and invisible to the end user.

You will learn, for example, how specialists at Sulzer Metco develop and produce
innovative honeycomb seals to increase the efficiency of aircraft engines. A further
article surveys Sulzer Metco’s surface refinement of individual automotive components.
This treatment increases durability, lowers friction, and is environment friendly.
Contrary to first-generation biofuels, second-generation biofuels are made from waste
biomass. Sulzer Pumps’ and Sulzer Chemtech’s solutions are crucial for the future
production of these environmental friendly fuels. Further, Sulzer Turbo Services
presents its high-speed balancing facilities in Houston and Winterthur.

I hope you enjoy reading about these and other innovative developments of the
Sulzer divisions and Sulzer Innotec.

Sincerely yours,

Ton Büchner
CEO Sulzer

Sulzer Technical Review, Issue 04/2009
Author(s): Ton Büchner
Division: Corporation

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