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Parker Hannifin chooses HANZA for cable harnesses and sheet metal parts
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June a major agreement was signed between the companies for the production of cable harnesses and sheet metal parts in HANZA’s factory in Tartu, Estonia. After an extensive evaluation process, Parker Hannifin Electronic Controls Division has chosen to appoint HANZA a preferred supplier for cable harnesses and sheet metal parts to coordinate all volumes from the division in Europe. “HANZA have shown that they have the will and the ability to develop,” says Claes Oskarsson, division supply chain manager Europe, Parker
Hannifin ECD. “It is an important parameter for us in the Parker Group to develop long-term relationships with our manufacturing partners.” “It feels great to be partnering with such a prestigious customer in this area,” says Gerd Levin-Nygren, division manager HANZA Electronics. “Our acquisition of the international cable harness group Alfaram put us on the map for many potential customers as we can now offer production in Estonia and Poland as well as in Slovakia and China.” Visit: www.hanza.com
Dunlop wins Flybe E-Jet tyre deal
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lybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has built on its long-standing relationship with Dunlop Aircraft Tyres by selecting the Birmingham-based company to support its expanding fleet of Embraer jets. Dunlop has won an exclusive five-year deal to supply new and retreaded nose and mainwheel tyres for Flybe’s fleet of Embraer 175 aircraft and radial nosewheel tyres for the carrier’s Embraer 195s. Flybe operates 14 Embraer 195s and has so far taken delivery of nine Embraer 175s, with a further 26 of the aircraft on firm order. “For many years we have supported Flybe with tyres for its large fleet of Bombardier Q400 turboprops,” said Dunlop Aircraft Tyres’ chairman, Ian Edmondson. “This significant contract to provide tyres and retreading for the airline’s fleet of regional jets further strengthens our market-leading position on Embraer E-Jets.” Visit: www.dunlopaircrafttyres.com
Alfa Laval wins SEK 170 million marine environmental order
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lfa Laval has won an order to supply Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems for retrofit installation onboard vessels. The order has a value of approximately SEK 170 million. “The order proves that Alfa Laval’s scrubber technology is an attractive solution to 16 Industry Europe
ship owners that need to comply with IMO’s convention for the reduction of sulphur oxides, be it for retrofits or for installation onboard new vessels” says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. IMO’s convention for the reduction of sulphur oxides (SOx) will affect all vessels, i.e. new as well as existing. The convention demands that sulphur emission levels in
Alstom to produce trams in Ukraine
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lstom and its Russian joint-venture, TramRus, have concluded an agreement with City Transport Group, a filial of the LAZ Group and the main bus manufacturer in Ukraine, to produce modern high speed tramways for the Ukrainian market. 80% of the trams currently in operation in Ukraine (2500 15-metre long trams) are obsolete. The replacement of the fleet will enable urban rail transport efficiency and passenger comfort to be increased. The objectives of this partnership are to organise manufacturing, operation and maintenance of modern tramways by City Transport Group in Ukraine under licence from TramRus. Based on Alstom’s flagship model Citadis, this tramway was specially designed for the CIS market. Suited to the 1524mm gauge of the region, the Citadis CIS is winterised to withstand temperatures as low as -40°C. It is equipped with new innovative pivoting bogies to fit the existing rail networks, thus reducing implementation time and infrastructure related costs. This new tramway model features state-ofthe-art engineering solutions such as composite materials reducing energy consumption by 10%. Visit: www.alstom.com certain Emission Control Areas (ECAs) shall be cut to 0.1% from year 2015 and that the global emission level must not exceed 0.5% from the year 2020. To reach these levels ship owners can either use more expensive low-sulphur fuel or, on vessels where it is suitable, continue run the ship on heavy fuel oil and invest in a scrubber such as the Alfa Laval PureSOx. Visit: www.alfalaval.com
