We’re excited to announce that we have a new order for a CR3700 Twin-Belt Caster, to be delivered in January of 2026!
David Hazelett Announces Retirement
Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation announces the retirement of long-time President David Hazelett effective December 31, 2024 and the transition of David’s management responsibilities to the offices of Co-Managing Directors Dave Diederich and Jim St. Germain.
David will hold the title of President Emeritus as of January 1, 2025. Hazelett wishes to thank David for his many years of devoted service and contributions to the success and growth of the company and wishes him many more productive years in his retirement.
David has served as Hazelett’s second-only President since 2009, following his father, Bill Hazelett. David led Hazelett out of the financial crisis and under his leadership Hazelett established its Chinese subsidiary, introduced its successful two-meter-wide aluminum casters to the market and embarked on its promising CASTechnology™ development. In 2019, David presided over Hazelett’s celebration of the Hazelett family’s 100 years in continuous casting. He initiated a technical relationship with Ebner Industrieofenbau that led to Hazelett becoming a member of the Ebner Group in 2021. He received the Boultinghouse Award, the North American aluminum industry’s highest award, in 2023.
Dave Diederich joined Hazelett in 2003 and has served as its VP, Finance, for the past 15 years. A CPA by training, Dave’s interests and strengths are much broader than financial.
Jim St. Germain came to Hazelett in 2021 as VP, Engineering. With a solid management and technical background in the automotive and defense industries, Jim has largely transformed Hazelett’s engineering department.
Hazelett, along with the entire EBNER organization, congratulates Dave and Jim and is confident that, under their leadership, Hazelett will continue to innovate and prosper.
Aluminium Düsseldorf 2024 Exhibition
At the Aluminium Düsseldorf 2024 Exhibition, the EBNER GROUP showcased its expertise of the aluminum industry. In addition to a comprehensive range of solutions across all group members, the focus was on new products and technologies: optimized furnace entrances for floating and roller hearth furnaces, the HICON booster for floating furnaces, and the HICON roller hearth furnace for thin plates. Furthermore, a temperature measurement unit for floating furnaces, the HICON plate heater, and the SEC Box, which was also available to win, were presented.
Hazelett and MINO shared a booth in the Casting and Rolling Hall. The conference was very well attended and allowed us to meet new members in the industry who were not aware of our technology.
Hazelett Celebrates 105 Years of Continuous Casting
Hazelett has been designing and manufacturing continuous casting machines for the global metal industry since 1919. This 105-year milestone was commemorated on July 20, 2024, during its annual summer picnic at Hazelett’s beach on Lake Champlain.
Hazelett technology is used in metal manufacturing processes worldwide to cast aluminum, copper, zinc, and lead into metal strip and bar used to create countless products. Today, over 100 Hazelett® twin-belt continuous casting machines are operating in more than 24 countries.
C. W. Hazelett commercialized the world’s first continuous casting machines in the 1920s. He dedicated his career to advancing this technology, introducing the twin-belt caster in the 1940s. Upon his death in 1956, his sons R. William (Bill) and S. Richard (Dick) incorporated the business and located it in Vermont, with Bill serving as President until 2009 when his son, David, took over its leadership.
The company has grown to over 150 skilled employees utilizing nearly 100,000 square feet of buildings in Colchester, Vermont. Hazelett twin-belt continuous casting machines, as well as critical spare parts, are designed and manufactured in these specialized facilities. Hazelett has an experienced team of engineers and technicians supporting its customers worldwide.
Hazelett became a member of the EBNER Group, headquartered in Leonding, Austria, in 2021 through the acquisition by EBNER of a majority interest in Hazelett.
First Annual EBNER Convention
Representatives from Hazelett, CASTechnology, and Hazelett Trading (Taicang) attended the first annual EBNER Group Convention in Austria. The attached picture shows the team in the entrance to the EBNER headquarters. It was a very busy week of group meetings on various strategy topics such as full aluminum solutions provider, North American strategy, collaboration, and communication among EBNER groups, and much more. It was a great event to establish face-to-face connections with many people we have only interfaced with through Teams or by phone. Hazelett was well represented and led many projects and conversations.
New CA1070 Caster Order!
Hazelett has secured an order for a CA1070 twin-belt caster designed for the copper anode industry. The caster will be utilized in the wire industry where pure copper is required. The caster has a projected capacity of 55 tonnes per hour.
Our client, who has become a leading enterprise in the industry, ordered their first caster in the late 1960s. That caster is still in operation today. The new caster, expected to deliver in the fall of 2025 will replace their near 60-year-old caster.
Hazelett Corporation's David Hazelett Wins Boultinghouse Award
The Aluminum Association honored David Hazelett, president at Hazelett Corporation, as the 24th recipient of the Marlan T. Boultinghouse Award for service to the North American aluminum industry. For decades, David has been a tireless voice for the suppliers to the industry while building on Hazelett Corporation's leadership in the field of continuous metals casting. The Hazelett family has been instrumental in pioneering this technology over four generations.
The Boultinghouse is the highest award given by the North American industry and honors those who have not only had distinguished careers within a member company, but also have provided their talents to improve the broader industry. The award is presented in memory of late ARCO Aluminum, Inc. President Marlan T. Boultinghouse. Boultinghouse brought energy and enthusiasm to the industry through his advocacy of aluminum marketing and the many technical programs he helped to advance.
(source: www.aluminum.org)
New CR3500 Caster Order!
Hazelett is proud to announce that is has received an order for a CR3500 twin-belt caster for the copper wire industry. The caster will be capable of producing 35 tonnes per hour of copper billet.
We look forward to delivering this equipment in early 2025!
The EBNER Group Expands Its Expertise
Hazelett joins EBNER Group
Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation of Colchester, Vermont USA has become a member of the EBNER Group, headquartered in Leonding, Austria, through the acquisition by EBNER of a majority interest in Hazelett. Mino S.p.A, based in Alessandria, Italy will remain a shareholder along with David Hazelett, who will also remain as both a shareholder and President.
The EBNER Group consists of EBNER Industrieofenbau in Leonding, Austria, EBNER Furnaces in Wadsworth, USA, EBNER Industrial Furnaces in Taicang, China, Gautschi Engineering in Ranshofen, Austria, HPI in Ranshofen, Austria, GNA alutech in Montreal, Canada, and EED in Taicang, China. Together the companies offer a wide range of furnace facilities, upstream and downstream auxiliary equipment, project management and services to the aluminum, steel and copper base metals sectors.
Together with Mino, the EBNER Group will be able to offer complete process lines to the aluminum flat rolled products industry featuring Hazelett twin-belt continuous casting technology.
Hazelett technology is used in metal manufacturing processes worldwide to cast aluminum, copper, zinc, and lead into metal strip and bar used to create countless products. Hazelett has been a leader in the design and manufacture of continuous casting machines for the global metal industries for over 100 years. Similarly, EBNER has been a leader in the design and manufacture of thermal processing furnaces for over 70 years. Both have been family-owned throughout their histories and this merger preserves that legacy.
Mr. Hazelett commented: “As family-owned businesses, Hazelett and EBNER have the freedom to take a longer view; one that encourages investment in research and development, building long-term relationships, and preserving our environment.”
EBNER Industrieofenbau is a global company and market leader in heat treatment facilities for the semi-finished metal products industry. EBNER specializes in the research, development, fabrication, installation and commissioning of heat treatment facilities for the ferrous and non-ferrous industries using the most environmentally friendly and energy efficient technologies.
EBNER Group CEO, Robert Ebner commented: “From the first time I met David Hazelett it was clear to me that we share many of the same values. To invest in research and development, to always be one step ahead of your competition, to build the equipment inhouse, to serve your customers first class world-wide and to have a dedicated team of experts around you who believe in the same values.”
Cesare Pettazzi, President of Mino S.p.A., Italian rolling mills specialist and minority shareholder in Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation, added his comment on the acquisition: “Mino’s first cooperation with Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation dates back to 1997 and ever since the two companies have completed several successful projects around the globe in the field of combined casting and rolling lines for both aluminum and copper strip. The acquisition by EBNER of a majority interest in Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation will strengthen and complete our offerings by making possible, through the combination of the respective technologies, to cover complete projects from melting to casting and rolling. Mino is proud of being a shareholder in Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation and looks forward to cooperating with EBNER and continuing this success story.”
