VUES - Unique Customized Solutions

ANNIVERSARY

VUES Brno Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary

The company´s name VUES is based on tradition dating back to 1947, when the Research Institute of Electric Machines was founded in Brno and the initial letters of the Czech name of the institute were taken to form its name. For decades the institute played the role of a development centre for manufacturing plants in the Czech Republic making electric motors. A sudden change occurred in the early 1990s, when, as a consequence of the collapse of the traditional markets VUES was forced to find new outlets, for its developmental solutions. This is when VUES made its first contacts with clients in other countries – Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, who accepted the firm´s unique development projects, solutions and prototypes and began ordering rotating machines from them.

To support the key market in Germany, an affiliation – VSM (VUES Servomotoren) – was established in Germany. This marketing tactic brought VUES many new contacts in German-speaking countries and demand for VUES products increased, which enabled the firm to further develop its activities. In view of the increasing market requirements and the broadening demand for electric machines from other branches of industry in 2008 VUES decided to massively increase its production capacity and build new facilities in Jarní Street in Brno. This enlargement made it possible not only to increase the firm´s production, but also to create prerequisites for its future development. Currently VUES employs 550 people in three manufacturing localities and offers the development and production of electric rotating machines of unique design for different sectors of industry. The firm prides itself on the fact that it does not offer just standard electric rotating machines, but always makes an exceptional design for specific applications, which it offers to all its clients worldwide. To meet even the most exceptional requirements of its customers, it employs 70 technical experts with a unique knowledge of asynchronous and synchronous electric machines.

“Our ambition is to be the first natural choice of clients for the development and manufacture of electric rotating machines. Our only priority for our clients is the quality of our products and our services,” says Pavel Rozprým, company Sales Manager.

• THE FIRM´S THREE MAIN PRODUCT LINES The Small Machines Division comprises servomotors with axis height of up to 112 mm, servoactuators (compact servo-motors with an in-built ball screw) and synchronous linear motors. Its small machines come in various mechanical models and customer modifications with either conventional or integrated water cooling systems. They are used especially in the automation and robotics segments, where the motors serve as drives for different types of machine tools, manipulation machines and robots. The Big Machines Division is historically the oldest division. It comprises high- and

low-speed dynamometers, asynchronous motors and generators, synchronous motors and generators with permanent magnets, main and auxiliary exciters and other special machines for specific applications. The main area where these machines are used is power engineering, the automotive industry, transport equipment and general industry. The Big Machines Division of VUES Brno has been developing these products from its inception and they account for 60-70 per cent of its revenues. The firm´s smallest division is the Drives and Electronics Division. Its main programme is the supply of measuring units for measuring the characteristics of electric machines, gearboxes, etc. for universities and research institutes and for certain manufacturing enterprises. It also supplies special aviation equipment in both the civilian and military sectors.

• ACHIEVEMENTS OF VUES BRNO VUES supplies electric machines of unique design, such as generators for tidal power plants on the Scottish coast, as well as for small hydroelectric power stations with an output of up to 1 MW. An important part of its supplies is deliveries of high- and low-speed dynamometers used for internal combustion engines; VUES dynamometers are an integral part of testing laboratories in a number of car factories in Europe, Asia, and many other countries. It also supplies different modifications of asynchronous motors for cooling towers in power engineering, develops and manufactures main and pilot exciters for leading suppliers in the area of hydro generators and turbo generators. Much appreciated are also the VUES Brno testing units, used by universities for tuition and development activities.

• THE COMPANY´S VISION In the area of small machines, VUES wants to focus on the development of servomotors and linear motors, and in the area of big machines on the development of high- and low-speed dynamometers, asynchronous and synchronous machines, especially for industries with a high growth potential, mainly in the automotive industry, power engineering, and of course in the automation, robotisation and digitalisation of industry.

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