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SGB-SMIT opens transformer webstore

Dec 16, 2019
German transformer manufacturer SGB-SMIT has opened an online transformer shop. Considered to be the first of its kind, the SGB-SMIT webstore allows users to order cast resin transformers from anywhere … read more »
Dec 16, 2019

Nynas AB files for reorganisation

Dec 16, 2019
Nynas AB has filed for company reorganisation at Södertörn’s District Court. Nynas loans have not been extended by the banks, meaning Nynas cannot pay due debts forcing the company to … read more »
Dec 16, 2019

Qatar to invest in Indian transmission company

Dec 13, 2019
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has agreed to invest $450 million in a unit of Indian power company Adani Transmission Ltd. The investment comes for a 25.1% stake, according to the … read more »
Dec 13, 2019

Cleveland-Cliffs acquires AK Steel

Dec 11, 2019
American iron ore mining company Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has acquired electrical steel manufacturer AK Steel. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and AK Steel Holding Corporation have announced that they have entered into a definitive … read more »
Dec 11, 2019

Amtrak worker dies repairing transformer

Dec 10, 2019
An Amtrak worker was killed in an electrical incident Thursday while working on a transformer at a power substation in New York City. Amtrak said the man was fatally injured … read more »
Dec 10, 2019

Northern Powergrid trials new transformers

Dec 10, 2019
Northern Powergrid has launched a trial of new electrical transformers it claims could save annual energy losses by as much as 2GWh. The distribution network operator (DNO) claims it will … read more »
Dec 10, 2019

Thyssenkrupp to restructure steel unit

Dec 6, 2019
Thyssenkrupp has planned to transform its steel manufacturing arm business into its biggest profit engine, in a move which could see cuts to its electrical steel manufacturing arm. The move, … read more »
Dec 6, 2019

New transformer delivered to Langweid substation

Dec 5, 2019
A new transformer has been delivered to the Langweid der Lechwerke substation in Bavaria. Network operator LEW Verteilnetz GmbH (LVN) has had a new 110- / 20-kV transformer delivered to … read more »
Dec 5, 2019

Global increase of power transformer orders

Dec 4, 2019
Global order intakes for electrical power transformers (all sizes) increased for the 3rd quarter 2019, compared to the same quarter of last year (Q3 2018). According to real-time business intelligence … read more »
Dec 4, 2019

Transformer fire at Tamil Nadu substation

Dec 4, 2019
A transformer caught fire at a power station in Pugalur in Tamil Nadu. A 100 MVA transformer at the substation caught fire while technicians were on duty. It was one … read more »
Dec 4, 2019

Expansion of MR management team to include Holger Michalka

Dec 3, 2019
Holger Michalka has been appointed to the management team of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH (MR). Effective April 1, 2020, Michalka succeeds Michael Rohde, who will retire at the end of 2019. … read more »
Dec 3, 2019

Siemens and HOPS sign $15 million Sincro.Grid deal

Dec 2, 2019
Croatian transmission system operator (TSO) HOPS and technology company Siemens have signed a $15.5 million contract for the construction of an SVC (static VAR compensator) facility at transformer station Konjsko. … read more »
Dec 2, 2019