Industry Europe – Issue 22.10

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NEWS

New contracts and orders in industry

Alfa Laval wins energy-efficiency order in Russia

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lfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order for compact heat exchangers from a refinery in Russia. The order value is approximately SEK 70 million, it was booked late September and delivery is scheduled for 2013. The Alfa Laval compact heat exchangers will be used in the vacuum section of the crude oil distillation, where they will preheat the feed stream re-using heat from other parts of the process, thereby resulting in an energy-efficient process solution. “It is our second large order this year, from the same Russian refinery,” says Lars Renström, president and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “It proves our ability to supply energy-efficient solutions for these demanding refinery applications.” Visit: www.alfalaval.com

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NCC to construct wind farms for SEK 460 million

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CC Construction Sweden has been commissioned to construct a total of 123 base plates, with associated roads, for two wind farms on the borders between the Swedish counties of Västernorrland and Jämtland. The client is Statkraft SCA Vind AB and the total

ABB wins order for next generation icebreaker in Russia’s Arctic

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BB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $35 million from the Baltic Shipyard Ltd to supply powerful propulsion and energy efficient electrical systems for a new icebreaker vessel under construction for Russia’s state shipping company Rosmorport FSUE. 16 Industry Europe

Orange official technical supplier for Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race

order value is SEK 460 million, which will be registered in the fourth quarter. One of the wind farms is called Björkhöjden and is located in the municipalities of Sollefteå and Ragunda. It will comprise 90 turbines. The second farm, Ögonfägnaden, is located in the municipalities of Sollefteå, Ragunda and Strömsund and will comprise 33 turbines. The order also includes construction of 103km of roads. When the wind farms are completed, they will produce 1090 GWh of electricity per year, corresponding to annual consumption of household electricity for 550,000 apartments. Work will commence in October 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2014. A total of 50 individuals will be employed during the project. Visit: www.ncc.se The 25 megawatt (MW) line diesel-electric icebreaker is the next-generation multifunctional diesel-electric icebreaker. The navigation area of the icebreaker is the Northern Sea Route, the Arctic seas and estuaries of rivers discharging into the Arctic Ocean. The icebreaker is able to proceed continuously both ahead and astern at the speed of 2 knots in compact ice field up to 2m thick.

range is supplying all of the telecommunications solutions for the Vendée Globe 2012, one of the world’s most extreme yacht races where competitors sail around the world single handed, non-stop, and without assistance. The partnership with Orange will help ensure the event’s smooth operation and will support global media coverage via an extensive technological deployment. For the 2012–2013 Vendée Globe race, which began on 10 November, Orange Event Solutions, the event specialists, will deploy all of the secure telecoms solutions for each of the sites and areas used for the Vendée Globe event: the race and media computers, equipment for the floating docks, the crew area and exhibitors’ and hospitality villages. A full time team of technicians will be taking care of the operational aspects, including: telephone services (analogue and digital); high speed cabling to meet the needs of TV production and broadcasting; specific high speed links for photographers; LAN (cable) and Wi-Fi access for the press; independent and secure Wi-Fi areas; and mobile telephone services. Visit: www.orange.com

ABB will provide integrated power generation and distribution systems, thruster motors, fire-fighting pump motors as well as 25 MW propulsion systems. The propulsion system of the vessel features two Azipod® thruster units (power output 2 x 7.5 MW) and one centreline arranged shafting with a fixed pitch propeller generating additional 10MW output. Visit: www.abb.com


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Gearing up Gazelle

5min
pages 222-226

Energy is all around us, just waiting to be released

4min
pages 218-221

Adding precision and value to materials handling

4min
pages 202-204

Inspirational furniture design from the Black Forest

3min
pages 214-217

Making connections GN Netcom

5min
pages 208-211

Solutions in particleboard Forestia

3min
pages 212-213

Working for a clean environment IP Cleaning

6min
pages 205-207

Hi-tech polymer solutions Nolato

4min
pages 198-201

Opening up a better future SIBO

4min
pages 193-197

Where process-performance and precision meet

4min
pages 190-192

Winds of change East Metal

6min
pages 180-185

Hearing the difference GN Otometrics

4min
pages 172-175

Values rooted in history Cividale

4min
pages 176-179

Taking non-invasive diagnostic technology further

7min
pages 169-171

Setting new standards in industrial weighing

5min
pages 166-168

Testing, life sciences and renewable energies

4min
pages 161-165

Delivering innovative electronics Heried

4min
pages 154-157

On-board automation Smart Automation

3min
pages 158-160

Specialist shipyard products Damen

4min
pages 150-153

Safe and sound Consilium

6min
pages 146-149

Strong and beautiful Wollsdorf

7min
pages 136-145

Keeping cool EPTA

5min
pages 128-132

Success – from micro to macro Windhager

6min
pages 124-127

In search of excellence Elmo

4min
pages 133-135

Refrigeration innovation Hauser

4min
pages 116-119

Energy-efficient ventilation systems Nuaire

5min
pages 120-123

Tunnel vision Normet

5min
pages 112-115

Driving force for positive change CLAAS

5min
pages 109-111

Catering for every need LOT Catering

6min
pages 96-100

Powered up Slovenské élektrárne

5min
pages 84-87

Pick of the crop Pick

4min
pages 104-108

Global brand with a regional flavour Lambertz

5min
pages 92-95

True taste of success OSM Olecko

4min
pages 101-103

Serbia’s green energy Hidroelektrane

5min
pages 88-91

High voltage, high performance Trench

4min
pages 79-83

Shining light Tamlite

5min
pages 72-75

Bringing the Far East to Europe L-Fashion

6min
pages 64-67

Sustainable and secure Infineon

4min
pages 76-78

When performance matters Noratel

4min
pages 68-71

Croatian quality Galeb

4min
pages 60-63

Winning on competence Skanska

4min
pages 53-59

Danish design and function Vrøgum

4min
pages 50-52

A clear view Stakla

4min
pages 38-40

Clear advantage Rolltech

5min
pages 46-49

Power and precision Schiess

4min
pages 30-33

Crowning glory Tondach

6min
pages 41-45

New sensors at the heart of pump efficiency

5min
pages 26-29

Investment in precision Linamar

5min
pages 34-37

Focus on France Ian Sparks reports from Paris

4min
page 23

Energy news The latest from the industry

10min
pages 11-13

Technology spotlight Advances in technology

3min
page 22

Winning business New orders and contracts

6min
pages 16-17

Russia tightens grip on Europe’s gas

8min
pages 8-10

Bill Jamieson A monstrous game of bluff

4min
page 7

Going for energy efficient gold

5min
pages 14-15

Linking up Combining strengths

7min
pages 18-19

Moving on Relocations and expansions

3min
page 20
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