Hansen Transmissions is a Belgian company that manufactures gearboxes for wind turbines and other industrial applications. The headquarters are located in Kontich. History
The history of the company dates back to 1923, when it started as a small workshop in Antwerp called La Mécanique Générale. Originally, spare parts were made for gearboxes, but soon they developed towards customized transmission units. A young engineer named David Hansen stimulated this development.
In 1939, moved to the current location in Edegem, where there were ample expansion possibilities.
In 1950, Hansen developed and patented a standardization system for transmission systems, known as the Hansen patent. He founded the subsidiary Machinery & amp; Gear Hansen (MGH), who mainly engaged in product development and marketing. This became a very innovative company.
In 1966, La Mécanique Générale and MGH merged and in 1972 this company got the current name: Hansen Transmissions International (HTI).
In 1969, HTI was incorporated into the British group Thomas Tilling Ltd. in London. This was held by BTR plc in 1983. In 1992 Hansen smolt with the British Brook Crompton Group, which manufactures electric motors. The combination was called Brook Hansen.
In 1999, BTR plc and Siebe plc merged into Invensys, the company that acquired the Dutch software company Baan in 2000. Hansen has been a part of the Rexnord Product Group within Invensys for a short while, but was sold to Allianz Capital Partners in 2004. Today, Indian Suzlon Energy is the most important shareholder. Present day
The headquarters of Hansen Transmissions is located at Kontich. Production facilities are located in Edegem where all kinds of gearboxes are manufactured. In 2004 a large factory in Lommel was opened, which mainly makes wind turbine gearboxes. Hansen has 2400 employees, including 600 in Edegem and 1200 in Lommel.
A new plant in Coimbatore was opened in 2008 and a Tianjin plant in China delivered its first gearbox in 2009.
Production is expressed in MW / year, where the power in MegaWatt relates to the transferable power, for wind turbines, thus the power delivered. Was production in 2007 still 3800 MW / year, which would increase to 14,300 MW / year in 2012. Externe link
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