MechChem Africa February 2017

⎪ Products and industry news ⎪

WEG SA acquires turbines OEM, TGM

importantpresenceintheexternalmarket, which strengthens our position as a global company,” he explains. The transaction is subject to certain conditions and to the approval from the competition authorities. www.weg.net

acquisitionwillexpandWEG’sproductline in thermal generation andother industrial segments. “We will offer complete solu- tions that will be more competitive and more attractive. In addition, TGM has an

WEG SA recently announced the acquisi- tion of a controlling stake in Indústria e Comércio de Turbinas e Transmissões Ltda. (TGM), a Brazilian manufacturer of turbines and transmissions with head- quarters in Sertãozinho, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1991, TGM is a lead- ing Brazilian provider of solutions and equipment for power generator drivers, focusing on thermal and wind renewable energy, from the initial viability studies to the complete plant operation, including systems studies and industrial energy planning. It also provides equipment for mechanical drives such as hoods, fans, shredders, water pumps, mills, sugar cane levellers, turbo chargers, turbo blowers and a specific line for industrial processes. In addition to the Sertãozinho headquarters, which occupies an area of 70 000 m², TGM also has units in Maceio (AL), São José dos Campos (SP) and Nuremberg, Germany, employing around 1 000 people. Net revenue in 2015 was approximately R$ 238-million (R1 025-million). According to Eduardo de Nóbrega, WEGEnergymanaging director, the TGM

New intrinsically safe I/O platform

to capitalise on the power of their own information in a Connected Enterprise,” says Christo Buys, business manager for Control Systems, Rockwell Automation sub-Saharan Africa. www.rockwellautomation.com

Manufacturers and industrial operators cannowbringdevices deployed inhazard- ous areas into The Connected Enterprise via EtherNet/IP using the new Allen- Bradley Bulletin 1719 Ex I/O platform fromRockwell Automation.With the new platform, users can access data from field devices and more easily control process operations in hazardous areas. As part of the PlantPAx distributed control system (DCS) from Rockwell Automation, the Bulletin 1719 Ex I/O al- lows users to monitor operations using a commonplatformthatcommunicateswith theDCSorotherautomationsystems.This helps create a seamless flow of informa- tion throughout the plant and enterprise. “The Bulletin 1719 Ex I/O platform is ideal for organisations that are embrac- ing smart manufacturing and seeking

The Allen-Bradley Bulletin 1719 Ex I/O platform from Rockwell Automation enables the connection of intrinsically safe field devices.

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