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

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

"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…

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…

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…

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…

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…