Press releases & technical reports

SGB-SMIT expands its footprint in the United States and acquires electrical component manufacturer & service provider, Southwest Electric Co.

Press release
SGB-SMIT and Southwest Electric have signed an agreement for the purchase of the company “Southwest Electric Co.”. The closing of the transaction is expected to be in Q1 2025.  Southwest Electric Co., founded in 1946 and headquartered in Oklahoma…

Harnessing the power of digitalization in the transformer industry for sustainability

Technical report
Digitalization - the subtle yet powerful force with a significant impact on the power transformer industry. We explore the practical applications of advanced digital technologies, from design and engineering to manufacturing and…

Tradition meets innovation - artificial intelligence is revolutionizing power

SGB SMIT News: Tradition meets innovation - artificial intelligence is revolutionizing power
Technical report
AI provides companies with the opportunity and the means to optimize processes, reduce costs and increase their competitiveness. Expert opinion by Tilo DORN Traditional mechanical engineering includes, for example, the manufacturing of power…

Green Steel for Sustainable Transformers

SGB SMIT news: Green steel for sustainable transformers
Press release
Interview with Ulrich Voss, Vice President, Marketing and Sales for Power Transformers, SGB-SMIT; Marcel Hilgers, Head of Sales, Technical Customer Service, and Communications, thyssenkrupp; and Hossain El Hachhouchi, Manager of Procurement, ENEXIS…

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

SGB-SMIT news: 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
Press release
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…

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

Press release
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…

News

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…