With its induction solutions and special machines for press shops, foundries and metalworking companies, IAS is one of the international leaders in technology.
The company offers plant operators a complete service portfolio from a single source:.
Planning, design, production, commissioning, training and extensive services.
- • 1985 Founding as Induga Industrial Furnace Service
- • 1993 Management buyout and founding of IAS GmbH
- • since 2013 member of the SMS group
- • Headquarter in Iserlohn / Germany
- • Own electrical and mechanical design
- • Own workshops for production and repairs
- • Production area 5800 m2 divided into two halls
- • Annual turnover approx. 12 million Euro
- • Employees 58
IAS is part of the SMS group since 2013 and its range of facilities ideally complements the existing system solutions of SMS Elotherm, as a direct shareholder of IAS.
Elotherm and IAS are able to supply energy-efficient and highly productive machines for clean electric heating along the entire metallurgical process chain.
SMS group is a group of international companies in plant and mechanical engineering for the steel and non-ferrous metals industry. Around 14,000 employees generate sales of over 2.8 billion Euro worldwide. By means of mergers, acquisitions and its own growth, the group of companies has developed into one of the world’s leading companies and today is family-owned by the fourth generation.
As a leading partner in the world of metals, the SMS group uses its technical know-how to create pioneering and innovative solutions for its customers. As part of its New Horizon strategy, SMS is also expanding into new business areas, seizing growth opportunities such as new materials or manufacturing processes, sustainable production processes or forward-looking recycling processes, thereby expanding its product range.
The traditional company, which is family-run for four generations, is characterised by a strong market position and a culture of responsibility that is decentralised and geared towards individual customer needs. The SMS group combines the flexibility of a medium-sized company with the resources of an international group – all for the benefit of the customer. The decentralised corporate culture ensures that the individual units, but also the employees, always think and act in an entrepreneurial way.