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Strategic alliance agreement
BMG
and
Danfoss Drives
have consolidated a long standing part-
nership, with the official signing of a strategic alliance agreement
that augers well for both companies, stakeholders and customers.
“This new development formalises and strengthens the original
distribution agreement for Danfoss variable speed drives and the
soft starter range, which has been in place since 2007,” says David
Dyce, division manager, BMG Electronics – Bearing Man Group.
“Through this firm alliance, BMG is set to increase awareness of
the Danfoss brand; create a stabilised pricing structure and ensure
efficient enquiry turnaround times and a reliable support service of
Danfoss systems.
“The Danfoss range of technically advanced variable speed drives
and soft starter systems, available from BMG’s national branch net-
work of over 140 outlets, enhances energy savings, food preservation,
care for the environment and optimum productivity.
“BMG and Danfoss, with a complementary product and customer
base and a perfect business ethics fit, are committed to working
closely with industry to achieve a more efficient and sustainable en-
vironment and a highly productive and globally competitive region.”
Enquiries: Dave Dyce.Tel. 011 620 1530 or
DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR
At the signing event at the beginning of June are: Mick Baugh, sales manager, BMG Electronics, David Dyce, division manager, BMG Electronics,
Marco Airola, senior sales director, Southern Europe, Danfoss, Leif Flojgaard, president middle East & Africa, Danfoss, Gavin Pelser, managing
director, BMG Engineering; Roland Sargent, sales manager, South Africa, Danfoss.
Marthinusen & Coutts divisional chief executive officer,
Richard Botton, and senior artisan, Shepherd Chigwa.
Repairs boost Kelvin’s generating capacity
Over the past 18 months
Marthinusen & Coutts
and
ACTOM
Turbo
Machines have performed a comprehensive range of repairs and re-
furbishments for Kelvin Power Station in Kempton Park. Marthinusen
&Coutts recently completed a complex repair of one of the station’s
60 MW synchronous alternators, while ACTOMTurbo Machines per-
formed general overhauls (GO’s) on five 60 MW turbine generator
sets.This work by the two business units – ACTOMTurbo Machines
(formerly Cetus Turbo Machinery which was acquired by ACTOM
recently to become part of the Marthinusen &
Coutts division – has contributed towards boost-
ing the aging station’s generating capacity from
120 MW to 300 MW.
The stator of the 60 MW synchronous alter-
nator was damaged when the unit suffered a
breakdown in March last year. Tests conducted
on site by Marthinusen & Coutts established that
three stator bars had been damaged, whereupon
it was decided to replace a total of six stator bars.
“Due to the fact that the winding is of a special
single-layer type in which the strands in each sta-
tor bar are individually brazed onto the associated
strands of the bar next to it, the replacement of
the stator bars was a prolonged process lasting
several months,” said Rob Melaia, Marthinusen
& Coutts’ engineering and technical executive.
In December last year Kelvin Power awarded a
30-month contract toACTOMTurbo Machines to provide an ongoing
maintenance service for the station’s turbine generator sets. Kelvin
Power is a privately-owned coal fired power station that supplies
power to Johannesburg’s City Power.
Enquiries: Richard Botton.Tel. 011 607 1700 or
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