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Joint venture in large fans
ACTOM
has joined international fans companyTLT-Turbo GmbH of
Germany in forming a joint venture (JV) company to cater to both
the sub-Saharan and local market for all types of large fans.
The market comprises mainly the industrial, mining, process,
metallurgical, cement and power generation industries.The forma-
tion of the JV company, TLT ACTOM (Pty) Ltd, and the technology
and licence agreements signed by the two partners took effect from
May 1, 2015.
ACTOM and TLT-Turbo negotiated the new international part-
nership after ACTOM’s technology agreement with international
ventilation fan producer Solyvent Fläkt Woods AG was dissolved
as a result of the acquisition of that company’s international fan
division by an opposition fan manufacturer.
TLT ACTOM retains the existing technology agreements with
Fläkt Woods for categories of fans used in industry and for heat-
ing, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) systems used mainly in large
commercial applications.
The large fan systems covered byTLT ACTOM’s new technology
partnership incorporate axial flow and centrifugal fan units with
power ratings of up to 15 MW.
TLT-Turbo GmbH is wholly owned by Power Construction Corpora-
tion of China, a Chinese state-owned industrial conglomerate which
is one of the world’s 500 largest companies.
Craig Johnston, managing director of TLT
ACTOM – which formerly traded as ACTOMMe-
chanical Equipment – said: “The new partnership
arrangement places us in a much stronger posi-
ton than before in two major respects. Firstly, in
partneringTLT-Turbo in a 50-50 JV company we
have a closer and firmer association with our
international partner than applied previously.
“Secondly, we are entering the local power
generation market with much stronger creden-
tials than before.
"There is an established installed base ofTLT-
Turbo large axial flow fans at Eskom’s Majuba
power station and their fan systems are being
installed and commissioned at both of Eskom’s
new power stations, Medupi and Kusile.”
Enquiries: Craig Johnston.Tel 011 878 3029 or
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