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2022/01/19

CO2-reduced electrical steel from thyssenkrupp as a sustainable base material for the energy turnaround: thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel supplies transformer specialist SGB-SMIT with electrical steel for E.ON's new digital stations

bluemint® powercore with 50% less CO2 intensity delivery of 50 tons to transformer specialist SGB-SMIT transformers with CO2-reduced electrical steel for new digital E.ON medium-voltage stations in Germany The energy transition is a task for the century. And it also starts...

2021/10/01

Royal SMIT Transformers completes the acquisition of DNV’s transformer oil laboratory

The transfer comprises the laboratory, its personnel and the ISO 17025 accreditation. Nijmegen/Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1 October 2021 - Royal SMIT, a company of the SGB-SMIT Group, acquires today the Transformer Oil Laboratory of DNV, the independent energy expert and...

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2022/07/15

SGB-SMIT at South Africa's Leading Trade Fair: "The Journey to the Green Transformer

The "Enlit Africa" trade fair previously known as the "African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa), which describes itself as the leading platform for Africa's power, energy and water community, is held annually in Cape Town, South Africa met from June 7 to 9 with...

2022/06/27

Royal SMIT: Ecology meets economy

Saving greenhouse gases is in the DNA of the SGB-SMIT Group: as a partner of energy producers and distributors, we help to advance the energy transition. On the one hand, we do this with our specialized products - such as transformers for wind farms or distribution stations that...

2022/06/20

Retrasib has successfully completed a new design for a 400 MVA autotransformer

On 25.02.2022, the final electrical tests for the autotransformer with a power of 400 MVA and voltages of 400/231/20 kV were successfully completed. The success was made possible by the extensive teamwork of the Retrasib team and an active and competent SGB team. This success...

2022/05/20

SGB-SMIT and ENEXIS reduce CO2 in transformer production

Long before topics such as sustainability or CO2 footprint gained relevance, transformers from the SGB-SMIT Group were among the most durable and sustainable industrial products. On the one hand, this is due to the transformer principle itself, which allows a long service life...

2022/03/11

Transformer professionals on board: SGB-USA repairs transformer on cruise ship

Almost 300 meters long and with room for more than 3,000 passengers: the cruise ship on which the service crew of SGB-USA/OTC Service was called in September 2021 is impressive in terms of numbers alone. However, because a 6.6 MVA transformer powering one of two propulsion...

2022/01/19

CO2-reduced electrical steel from thyssenkrupp as a sustainable base material for the energy turnaround: thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel supplies transformer specialist SGB-SMIT with electrical steel for E.ON's new digital stations

2022/01/13

SGB-SMIT POWER MATLA — marketing efforts paying off with the successful testing of the first transformers for Uganda

SGB-SMIT POWER MATLA enjoys the advantages of its’ local South African history spanning more than 75 years within the African continent and backed by the global strength and expertise of the SGB-SMIT Group, spanning more than 114 years. The company has the capability...

2021/11/30

SGB Regensburg defies wind, weather and altitude for transformer delivery

Our group member SGB Regensburg has delivered a 20 MVA cast resin transformer (30 kV/10 kV) to Frankfurt am Main. Taken by itself, this would not be such a big news - considering the transformer output of SGB Regensburg. However, the circumstances of the delivery and...

2021/10/01

Royal SMIT Transformers completes the acquisition of DNV’s transformer oil laboratory

2021/09/03

Powerful combination! SGB-SMIT Group and CRRC ZHUZHOU ELECTRIC JIANGSU CO.,LTD. co-expand offshore wind power market

On September 3, 2021, the signing ceremony of the wind power oil immersed transformer cooperation project between SGB-SMIT Group and CRRC ZHUZHOU ELECTRIC JIANGSU CO.,LTD. was taken place in Zhuzhou, China and Regensburg, Germany, marking the official kick-off of the cooperation...

2021/06/28

Two large power transformers delivered by Royal SMIT ready for installation on Offshore platform TenneT.

TenneT project Hollandse Kust (North) offshore wind recently received two 400MVA, 220kV power transformers which are currently being installed on the platform at the jobsite in Hoboken. Partner in Power Royal SMIT designed and manufactured so far six of these large power...

2021/06/17

Latest News of SGB CZECH TRAFO

See the latest and most current topics SGB CZECH TRAFO has to report on!

2021/05/28

SGB China and Giant DC Signing Strategic Cooperation Agreement, Jointly Building Giant Data Center in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

In early May 2021, SGB China won the bidding of Giant DC’s “Tianjin Base of Big Data Industry around Beijing” Phase I project. On May 21, SGB China and Tianjin Giant DC Technology Company Limited signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the Fifth WIC World Intelligence...

2021/03/15

SGB MY delivers over 100 transformers for Mass Rapid Transit rail system

They say a journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step. In January 2018, SGB Malaysia took that first step in a project that is one of Malaysia's important infrastructural measures, and one in which our group member was able to prove itself as a partner for impressive...

2021/03/05

Challenge perfectly mastered.

SGB Regensburg installs more efficient overhead crane without affecting production flow. In fast motion, it seems almost easy and playful. But in fact, SGB Regensburg and the suppliers with their specialist teams performed a perfectly choreographed, joint tour de force during...

2021/02/10

SGB Regensburg delivers first 354 kV transformer

Renewable energies are no longer just an alternative - they are an integral part of the energy mix, worldwide. And they have outgrown their former niche: Today, wind, water or solar power are the pacesetters of the energy sector. This is demonstrated by the fact that SGB...

2021/01/20

Everything in flux: SBG Neumark responds to enormous market demand

As a global provider in the field of energy transport and distribution, we have an enormously broad base – and at the same time, we have specialists who can dedicate themselves to a specific market segment: This is what distinguishes the group structure of SGB-SMIT. An example...

2020/11/27

Not just a supplier but also a key-collaborator: Royal SMIT contributes to the Energy transition and the development of the digital materials passport.

In 1886, the first street lighting in the city of Nijmegen in the Netherlands was put into operation - with a steam engine, dynamo and arc lamps from "W. Smit & Co.”. Not only the Royal SMIT company, but the entire energy industry has undergone enormous change since...

2020/11/19

The so far largest furnace transformer from Regensburg passes heat run test: SGB shortly before handover to the customer

An electric arc furnace such as the one used in steel production can reach temperatures of up to 3,500° C - which means extremely high energy consumption. If, for example, new steel is to be obtained from the melting down of steel scrap, outputs of up to over 1 MVA per ton of...

2020/11/11

Compact Substation and Kiosk Transformers

Compact substations from the SGB-SMIT group are distribution systems that ensure stable distribution at local level all over the world and control the transition from the medium-voltage to the low-voltage grid. Compact substations that are equipped with SCADA (supervisory...

2020/10/01

Solid foundation, prosperous future: Award for SGB China

It is just one year ago that it was opened at the Changzhou site in Jiangsu Province: the SGB China manufacturing facility for cast resin transformers Wind On- and Offshore. And already our group member belongs to the "Top 50 in China's Wind Power Industry 2020"! ...

2020/07/31

OTC employees on assignment for their hometown

Extraordinary engineering achievements, implemented with high craftsmanship: The design and manufacture of transformers involves a large proportion of manual work, even in times of increasing automation. This is of course all the more true for service, maintenance and repair...

2020/07/16

SGB massively reduces no-load losses - thanks to exclusively used core material

Since SGB Regensburg started series prodcution of oil distribution transformers after its foundation in 1947, the basic functional principle of the transformers from Regensburg has not changed. In contrast, the group member can look back on a whole series of innovations and...

2020/07/02

SBG compact stations: Pacesetter for E-Mobility

Lucrative order for our Saxon colleagues by a well-known energy supplier Within the SGB-SMIT Group, the group member SBG in Neumark, Saxony, is one of the pioneers in the field of renewable energies and intelligent networks – examples include solutions for wind power plants or...

2020/06/19

Milestone for SGB-SMIT POWER MATLA: South African group member successfully enters new performance levels:

It is a true success story of our globally positioned Group: Since joining the SGB-SMIT Group in 2018, the South African member SGB-SMIT POWER MATLA has been translating the strong commitment of its employees into sustainable growth. This applies both to the overall performance...

2020/06/08

News from our "Licensing and Consulting" department: Consulting Services in Argentina

Whether cast resin or oil distribution transformers, power transformers or large transformers: the products of the SGB-SMIT Group are in demand all over the world, enjoy an excellent reputation and are considered a benchmark in many areas when it comes to power...

2020/05/20

STS (SMIT Transformer Service) switches to LED

The principle lived by the entire SGB-SMIT Group of being "dedicated" covers all aspects of our activities - and this naturally includes paying particular attention to the working environment of our employees. After all, only under ideal working conditions can all...

2020/05/04

Successful Ul- certification of compact core dry type transformers in record time

VPI (Vacuum Pressure Impregnated) - triangular core transformer is a new technology introduced by SGB USA in the North American market. It is the economical choice for moderate to harsh environments and can be used indoor (NEMA 1) or outdoor (NEMA 3R) applications. Typical usage...

2020/04/09

China - From pure market information to a complete production plant in 10 years!

It was in 2009 when we - the BU DRY - first heard about a government program of the P.R.China to commercially develop and expand the offshore wind industry to 30 GW. At that time SGB CR was already the leading supplier of cast resin transformers for the first commercial offshore...

2020/03/20

Corona / COVID-19: We are prepared

Dear customers and business partners,dear friends of the SGB-SMIT Group! The current measures for the containment of the corona virus (COVID-19) have immense effects on all commercial enterprises - and thus also on the SGB-SMIT Group. However, even more than for some other...

2020/02/20

Now new: the SGB GRAVITY App

Dozens of in stock transformers in your pocket A cast-resin transformer of the SGB-SMIT Group is a specialist manufactured individually for the customer - but in an age of standardised processes there are of course also areas of application in the field of power supply and...

2020/02/10

Double header in Australia

"If someone goes on a trip, he can tell a story" - this of course applies in particular to the after ales service fitters of the SGB-SMIT Group. In other words, for those employees who travel all over the world to support our customers during initial installation,...

2020/01/30

Performance peaks with a difference: SGB Regensburg employees in alpine heights

How do you recognize that a team works particularly well together? Of course, by the fact that the employees get along well even when they leave the factory gate after work. For this reason, we in the SGB-SMIT Group expressly welcome employees meeting in their free time -...

2020/01/22

Story(s) that success writes: Review and foresight of SGB-USA

Production, sales and service: The activities of the SGB-SMIT Group in the USA cover the entire customer service and product life for transformers. And not only that: By concentrating on cast resin transformers, especially for the wind energy sector, production in the USA set...

2019/12/09

Order cast resin transformers online: Test this new customer experience!

The cast resin transformers of the SGB-SMIT group know two basic characteristics: On the one hand, as transformers manufactured individually according to customer specifications, they even meet special requirements in terms of performance, compactness or climate resistance. On...

2019/11/18

Quality according to standards: SGB-SMIT Group is involved in numerous committees

Smart grids, decentralised solutions, power lines, electric mobility ... the future holds many tasks in store for the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy. The ways to solve them may vary - but they must be found cooperatively across companies,...

2019/06/26

Agreement signature

During the 22nd Arab-German Business Forum held on the 26th of June, in Berlin SGB-SMIT Group and El Nasr Transformers & Electrical Products Company (ELMACO) have signed a Co-operation and License Agreement. Based on the agreement ELMACO will sell and produce SGB Cast...

2019/06/21

Praise for the trainers, perspectives for the trainees

The metal and electrical industry is looking for qualified specialists and interested trainees. The SGB-SMIT group member from Neumark, the Sächsisch-Bayerische Starkstrom-Gerätebau (SBG), demonstrates how these can be achieved: There, special efforts are made to attract the...

2019/06/11

SGB-SMIT: At the top in on-site consulting - and now also Down Under.

Generation, storage and distribution of energy is a global task - in which all members of the SGB-SMIT Group participate with full commitment and innovative power. Part of this worldwide commitment is that we are on site worldwide to provide our customers with optimum support...

2019/05/23

Help that works sustainably

SGB-SMIT POWER MATLA supports construction of high school in Western Cape, South Africa It was an ambitious project: local South African companies in the Western Cape province had an ambitious plan to build a technical high school in the city of Bonnievale (about 180 km east of...

2019/05/09

Doing the best - and playing it safe: OTC sets an example.

OTC Services in Louisville, Ohio is the member of the SGB-SMIT Group that provides on-site transformer service for our North American customers, as well as, a 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The focus is on the install, repair, rewind, and new manufacturing of oil...

2019/03/27

New development on a proven basis: Lahmeyer-Compact-Station® for metropolitan use

Since 1963 they have been a symbol of robustness and reliability in power distribution: the Lahmeyer-Compact-Stations®, manufactured by our group member SBG in Neumark, Saxony. Whether in Saudi Arabia or Switzerland; whether in the mountains, in buildings, in the desert or in...

2019/01/30

"Project Investment Agreement" signed

On the 15th of November we have signed a “Project Investment Agreement” with “Jiangsu Jintan Economic Development Zone” in China to establish complete manufacturing of Cast Resin Transformers. This is in line with the strategic growth plan of the BU Dry following a very...

2018/11/26

Global player with local presence: SGB-SMIT Group launches new company in South Africa

SGB-SMIT Group is the pure-play transformer specialist from Europe with the highest customer dedication. Proof of this: It is precisely this customer dedication that is the key motivation behind our intention to keep our European roots but expand the Group’s growth on a global...

2018/11/12

Smart grids, intelligent transformers: SGB-SMIT switches to digital control with immediate effect

'Smart Grid', the intelligent electricity network, is one of the most important buzzwords when it comes to power transmission and distribution. And for good reason: Increasing decentralization, fluctuating loads due to renewable energies and more and more producers who already...

2018/10/01

SGB-SMIT acquires transformer manufacturer BCV Technologies

1st October 2018 – SGB-SMIT and Schneider Electric have signed an agreement for the purchase of the company "BCV Technologies S.A.S." by an affiliate of the SGB-SMIT Group from Schneider Electric. The transaction is becoming effective per 1st October, 2018. BCV...

2018/08/13

A sign of reliability and customer loyalty: 100th SGB transformer delivered to Texas

San Antonio in Texas is not only the seventh largest city in the USA with corresponding requirements for a reliable energy supply: the city's history is also characterized by electricity. Right back in 1860, six months before the inauguration of the first power plant in New...

2018/07/04

SGB-SMIT Group celebrates opening of new production site in India

The SGB-SMIT Group has been represented in Southeast Asia for several years with its Malaysian site in Nilai. Due to the excellent experience and success for SGB-SMIT in this market, it was only a logical consequence for our Group to further expand its commitment in (South)...

2018/03/19

Mutual growth: Supplier Days 2018

For 3 days, Regensburg’s Continental Arena was the venue for an active exchange of information and constructive talks with our suppliers from all over the world. Cooperation on an equal footing, fair dealings with one another, mutual growth for a successful future and...

2018/01/26

The first distribution transformers from new production area in Neumark

SBG Neumark is one of the members of the SGB-SMIT Group which has always followed our principle of “dedicated“ – today, the site presents itself within the Group as a specialist for individual distribution transformers and special designs. No matter whether intrinsic values or...

2017/11/23

Royal SMIT is expanding their product range and optimizing their processes

Royal SMIT Nijmegen is the Dutch member of the SGB-SMIT Group and is worldwide known for delivering large power transformers and shunt reactors. Shunt reactors are very similar to transformers but, instead of transforming voltages, they are used for reactive power compensation....

2017/06/20

Over 50 additional SGB cast-resin transformers for the largest South African coal mine

South Africa has enormous mineral resources with the country’s export performance mainly being based on this sector. The SGB-SMIT Group also contributes to the success of the mining sector and supports the local mining companies with transformers which ensure reliable energy...

2017/05/31

Managing change: with “Dutch Power“ and Royal SMIT

Generating power represents a great challenge for the Netherlands: Until now, up to 90% of the energy is supplied from fossil fuels, like natural gas and cole. Everyone knows that the availability of fossil fuels is shrinking and the use of it promotes global warming. This is...

2017/04/21

Joint Press Release

"Öko-R-ONT" of SBG Neumark put to practical test at Netze BW Doubly-innovative transformer in a local network station in the Ravensburg district Bodnegg. How does vegetable oil behave as insulator in a controllable transformer? Netze BW and Sächsisch-Bayerische...

2017/03/17

SBG takes the next step

By developing a 4 MVA KFWF regulating transformer, SBG has taken the next step in the consistent implementation of its strategic targets. The transformer was developed in collaboration with "Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen", which provided the ECOTAP VPD on-load tap...

2017/02/10

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between SGB MY and Nilai University on 1st Dec 2016 and sponsorship of transformer (active part) model

A MoU signing ceremony was held on 1st of Dec 2016 between SGB MY, represented by its Managing Director, Mr. Franz Hierz and Nilai University, represented by its Vice Chancellor, Professor Dato Dr. Sothi Rachagan. SGB MY and Nilai University agreed to collaborate on the design...

2017/01/27

Reliable. Ready for the future. Certified.

As an association of specialists, the SGB-SMIT Group as a whole provides a wide range of solutions regarding energy transportation and energy distribution; its individual members focus on individual components and excel within their business segments thanks to great expertise....

2016/11/25

“Good” becomes “better”: Assuring and enhancing quality thanks to “Six Sigma”

Quality Management, Process Improvement and Error Rate Reduction: in a company which claims to be “dedicated”, these important tools are a matter of course in the production chain. Moreover, the SGB-SMIT Group supplies the energy sector with transformers built in accordance with...

2016/09/24

Royal SMIT sends a 325-ton powerhouse on its way

A customer of Royal SMIT Transformers is currently extending its power grid in the Breukelen-Kortrijk area, situated between Amsterdam and Utrecht, for which it is constructing a new high-voltage substation. Royal SMIT Transformers in Nijmegen succeeded in obtaining the contract...

2015/05/13

Extreme rise in prices for electrical sheet

During the past few months, European transformer manufacturers have been suffering as a result of a sharp rise in purchase prices for electrical sheet - with all the resulting drawbacks in terms of manufacturing costs and profitability. Public indices such as the T&D Europe...

2014/11/06

RETRASIB is now part of the international SGB-SMIT Group

The SGB-SMIT Group has expanded by integrating two new members as "Partners in Power”: the Romanian transformer manufacturer RETRASIB from Sibiu and the transformer design company TRAFO PROIECT from Bucharest, will form our future ‘SGB-SMIT Romania’. With this addition, we...

2014/07/29

Ecodesign Regulation

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 548/2014 of 21 May 2014 on implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to small, medium and large power transformers See Directive

2014/03/26

Ausbilderpreis der Stadt Regensburg für SGB

„Qualität sichert Zukunft“: Das ist das Motto des Ausbilderpreises, den die Stadt Regensburg seit nunmehr sechs Jahren vergibt. Mit ihm werden unter anderem Ausbildungsquote, Kooperation mit der Berufsschule und Zufriedenheit unter den Auszubildenden honoriert. 2013 gehörte SGB...

2013/05/14

Transformer Manufacturer SMIT can now call itself "Royal“

Courtesy title granted on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the company with a long tradition Nijmegen, 6 May 2013. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its foundation, the transformer manufacturer SMIT was granted the courtesy title "Koninklijk"...

2012/05/05

OTC Services Inc. becoming part of the SGB-SMIT Group

Louisville. A new chapter in the corporate history of OTC Services Inc. in Louisville/Ohio has begun. The repair plant for power transformers is to become part of the SGB-SMIT Group, one of the leading transformer manufacturers worldwide. OTC Services Inc. was founded in 2007 as...

2012/01/31

Storage facility for large transformers

Asset Management for strategic reserves – the business model of the new long-term storage facility for large power transformers at SMIT in Nijmegen. With this offer, so far unique in the industry, SMIT reacts to customers' requirements to store spare transformers for...

2011/12/20

Hochmoderne Fertigungsstätten für Lahmeyer Compactstationen

Seit Juli 2011 ist sie im Betrieb – die hochmoderne Fertigungsstätte für Lahmeyer Compactstationen im sächsischen Neumark. Damit schreibt die Sächsisch-Bayerische Starkstrom-Gerätebau GmbH, eine Tochter der SGB-SMIT Gruppe, die jahrzehntelange Erfolgsgeschichte der...

2011/12/20

Das stille Schwergewicht der Stromwelt

In Regensburg sitzt mit SGB-SMIT ein führender Trafo-Hersteller, von dessen Perspektiven gerade der Nachwuchs profitieren kann. Pressebericht als PDF downloaden

2011/10/24

Innovatives Produkt der SGB-SMIT Gruppe:

Elektronisch geregelter Transformator macht Verteilnetze fit für die Energiewende Wichtiger Beitrag zur sicheren Stromversorgung in der ZukunftRegenerative Energie kann besser ins Netz eingespeist werdenNachhaltige, ressourcenschonende und kostengünstige...

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