In August of 2020, voestalpine STAHL of Linz, Austria placed an order with EBNER Industrieofenbau to install and commission a HICON/H₂ bell annealer facility. This facility is designed to heat treat steel strip coils in 100 % hydrogen atmosphere, and is intended for cold rolling mill 2 (Kaltwalzwerk 2).

The order includes 5 high-temperature workbases with the latest integrated cooler technology for process atmosphere, 3 high-efficiency gas-fired heating bells, 3 air cooling bells and the utility supply and disposal equipment required for the operation and safety of the facility.

The new facility will be integrated into the fully-automatic crane operating system for the entire bell annealer battery.

The new facility will start production in the summer of 2021.