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New contracts and orders in industry
Concentric oil and ‘smart’ water pumps for Euro truck engines C
oncentric AB has signed a multi-year contract with a global truck manufacturer to supply oil and variable flow water pumps for its new 11-litre engine which is designed to meet the requirements of Euro 6/EPA13 legislation. Annual revenues will be in the region of MSEK 76, based on mature volumes of 30,000 engines per year across Europe and the US. This contract follows on from an earlier order announced in October 2012 from the same customer for water pumps on its new 13 litre engine, taking the total annual revenues anticipated for both contracts to approximately MSEK 148. Concentric has undertaken a significant investment programme to ensure that its oil and water pumps will be delivered ready for the introduction of the second, smaller engine at the start of 2014. Both water and oil pumps have been designed and developed by Concentric in close collaboration with the customer, with extensive use of Concentric’s expertise in fluid dynamics simulation to ensure optimised performance is achieved. Visit: www.concentricab.com
Nederman receives order worth SEK 25 million
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ederman has received an order from Kremenchuk Steel Works Stockholding Company in Ukraine to supply complete solutions for the filtration of gas dust from their steel making furnaces. The order is worth SEK 25 million. The order includes filters, cabinets, installation and training and everything will be produced at the Nederman manufacturing unit in Poland. “This is a substantial order and it shows that our customers value our ability to create ecoefficient production for them with both financial and environmental benefits,” says Sven Kristensson, Nederman’s CEO. The order is booked in the fourth quarter and installation is planned for the first six months of 2014. Kremenchuk Steel Works Stockholding Company manufactures and supplies cast parts for four-wheel and six-wheel goods wagon bogies, and automatic coupling devices in Ukraine and internationally. Visit: www.nederman.com
Driveline contract win in Brazil and India for KA
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ongsberg Automotive (KA) has been awarded a contract for the supply of a complete manual gearshift system from a major European OEM. The shifter system will be used in B Segment cars which will be sold in India and South America. The contract has a total value of €33 million
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Alfa Laval wins offshore oil and gas order worth SEK 90 million A
lfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order from a South Korean company
for freshwater generators to an offshore oil platform in Norway. The order, booked in the Energy & Environment segment, has a value of approximately SEK 90 million. Delivery is scheduled for 2014. The Alfa Laval freshwater generators will be installed onboard the platform where they will convert seawater into both potable and process water. The oil platform is located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. “This order confirms a continued positive development of our oil and gas business and it proves that our equipment lives up to the industry’s high demands on reliability and uptime,” says Lars Renström, president and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. Visit: www.alfalaval.com
over 4 years. Production will start at KA facilities in Jundiai (Brazil) and Gurgaon (India) in Q3 2015, and peak production volumes will be reached in 2018. KA’s presence in the BRIC countries, such as in the Brazilian market, represents an important growth opportunity for the company. Indeed, LMC Automotive expected South American passenger
car sales to grow by 7% this year and a further 5.2% in 2014. “Kongsberg Automotive has a unique position to be able to offer a global footprint and full system capability, which support our growth plans in the BRIC countries,” said Ian van Duijvenboode, sales & marketing vicepresident for KA’s Driveline business. Visit: www.kongsbergautomotive.com
