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Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH, a mid-sized German manufacturer of electrical machines based in Bremen, has celebrated a century of success of its plant and is looking with confidence to new markets in the Far East as part of the Hyosung Corporation.
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loyd Dynamowerke (LDW) was founded in 1915 with the support of Norddeutscher Lloyd. The aim was the professional development and manufacturing of electrical machines and services. In 1934, AEG took over all LDW business areas and LDW became an important part of the AEG Group, responsible for electrical motors and generators with an output range of up to 60 MW. In 1999, after a short period as part of Daimler-Benz AG, LDW became an independent company again. “Since January 2015 our company has been part of the SouthKorean Hyosung Corporation,” says Jens Kastens, responsible for sales with LDW in Bremen, Germany. “This is a win-win-situation, as there is no overlapping between Hyosung’s and our products: Hyosung offers standard products while LDW is focused on customised solutions.” Furthermore, Hyosung uses LDW’s know-how to improve its products, while LDW profits from Hyosung’s worldwide channels of distribution to reach new markets. LDW’s new corporate design, copper coloured like the winding, the most important part of the machines, is to emphasise the ‘fresh wind’ blowing through the organisation since its takeover by the Hyosung Group. “Progress and continual improvement are our drivers,” continues Jens Kastens. “We are constantly redeveloping our machines and optimising existing ranges of machines and manufacturing methods, relying on scientific support to do so. We work closely with a network of external partners, such as the Institute for Electrical Drives at the University of
Bremen, the University of Hanover and the Fraunhofer Institute. In this way we are constantly investigating new technologies for our machinery and our system is technically always up to date,” he added.
Reliable technology, innovative products LDW´s core areas are divided in medium, large size machines and services. The company offers a broad range of products, both standard as well as adapted to customer specifications. The custom-made products include asynchronous machines (from 1000 to 35,000 kW), compact asynchronous motors (from 150 to 2500 kW), synchronous machines (from 4000 to 60,000 kVA) and DC machines (from 10 to 8000 kW). The customer-specific contract manufacturing means products can be optimised in terms of weight, vibration and electrical parameters compared to standard machines. LDW develops new machines that are more compact, with high efficiency and generate less vibration than standard machines – with the same or higher level of performance. The company’s high-quality product is certified according to the DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001 standards. In addition to its customised products, LDW offers various services, most notably ‘refurbishing technology’, i.e. the renewal and modernisation of older machines, as well as maintenance services for all kind of machines. Finally, the company works together with other technology suppliers on generators for power plants as well as hydroelectric power
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