#Germany


Reinhausen Mexico officially opened

Mexico, Queretaro: Last month the German power engineering company Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) officially opened Reinhausen México S. de R.L. de C.V (RMX) in Querétaro, in north-central Mexico.

Alstom unveils first HV equipment designed to use g3

Germany, Hannover: Alstom will present two first high-voltage applications using g3 (green gas for grid), a gas mixture that can replace SF6 for high voltage air-insulated or gas-insulated switchgear, at the 2015 Hanover Messe.

MR launches new motor-drive unit

Germany, Regensburg: Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has launched a new solution for reliable operation of the tap changer, TAPMOTION® ED ISM® motor-drive unit.

Unique MR on-load tap-changer test centre gets accredited

Germany, Regensburg: The Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen’s (MR) on-load tap-changer test centre in Regensburg has been certified by Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle (DAkkS) in accordance with the standard DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

MR acquires Atlantic Transformer Services Inc.

Germany, Regensburg: German power engineering company Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR) has acquired a majority holding in the US service company Atlantic Transformer Services (ATS) in Bayville, New Jersey.

New transformers fleet monitoring system in use by an Italian utility

Germany, Regensburg: An Italian utility company, Etschwerke Netz AG, the largest utility in South Tyrol, has been using the new fleet monitoring system from Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen since the autumn of 2014 to advance the control of power transformers in the Bolzano and Naturns substations.

Ziehl-Abegg announces boost in sales thanks to export

Germany, Künzelsau: Ziehl-Abegg, a German manufacturer of ventilation fans and motors, including cooling fans for power transformers, has recorded an increase in global sales by 9 percent in 2014.