The IAS TEM-PRO Heater consists of two induction furnaces, each with a rating of 650 kW. It ensures precision heating in five zones of aluminum extrusion billets with a diameter of 229 millimeters and a length of up to 1,300 millimeters exactly as required for the process. The Computer Aided Direct Extrusion (CADEX) software calculates the optimum extrusion speed curve and the minimum billet temperatures required on the basis of the current process parameters and controls the billet heater according to the results. CADEX boosts productivity by up to ten percent compared with extrusion without feedback. The extrusion press also operates with a billet length optimization tool. It calculates the optimum billet length on the basis of the extruded billets and the set extrusion parameters in order to increase the material yield. The result is fed back to the hot saw that cuts the billets to the required length for the extrusion process. This allows the scrap rate to be reduced. Compared with conventional presses, the HybrEx saves up to 55 percent in energy as it uses the hydraulics only for extrusion.