Brush HMA
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Brush HMA is a manufacturer of large generators for gas turbine
and steam turbine
drive applications, based at Ridderkerk
in Holland.
The Brush HMA manufacturing plant is located adjacent to the river North at Ridderkerk
near Rotterdam
in the Netherlands
. The business began back in November 1882 when two young Dutch entrepreneurs, Adriaan Pot and Willem Smit established a company called Elektrisch Licht-Machinen Fabriek Willem Smit & Co.
Later, the name changed to Smit Slikkerveer. In the early days, the company manufactured various electrical products including dynamo
s and lighting equipment. This was followed by direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electric motors, generators, drives and transformers.
In 1962 following a merger between Smit Slikkerveer and Heemaf Hengelo, the new name of Samenwerkende Elektrotechische Fabrieken Holec N.V. was created. During the 1980s the company, which was simply known as Holec Machines and Apparaten, was suffering from failing business due to loss of work from the fading shipbuilding industry. This downturn resulted in more restructuring and uncertainty for the business.
In 1989, the Holec Machines and Appararten business along with associated sister companies were taken over by the Royal Begemann Group, which provided considerable capital investment for the new plant, and equipment required to keep the company viable and competitive in a global market place. It also allowed the company to move further into traction electrical machines.
In March 1998, the company was split into two smaller but focussed business units, HMA Power Systems and Traxis BV. Traxis BV focussed on traction control equipment whereas the larger HMA Power Systems concentrated on its core business of medium to large AC generators, DC traction motors, associated control equipment, and service and repair work.
Early in 2000, HMA Power Systems was purchased outright by FKI
plc which was in turn purchased by private equity company Melrose PLC in 2008. It is now part of the larger group Brush Turbo Generators, the Brush HMA element of which currently employs approximately three hundred fifty staff across its range of manufacturing shops, design and development offices.
The Brush HMA plant at Ridderkerk
has manufactured many different types of electrical machines and associated equipment over the last one hundred twenty years. Today its core business is centred on the manufacture of medium sized four pole turbo-generators (Brush Turbogenerator Division centre of excellence), AC traction motors and service and repair of electrical machines. In the four pole turbogenerator range, the principal product is the DG range, which is sold globally to all major oil
and gas companies.
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
and steam turbine
Steam turbine
A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884....
drive applications, based at Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 44,886 in 2010, and covers an area of 25.10 km² ....
in Holland.
The Brush HMA manufacturing plant is located adjacent to the river North at Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 44,886 in 2010, and covers an area of 25.10 km² ....
near Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The business began back in November 1882 when two young Dutch entrepreneurs, Adriaan Pot and Willem Smit established a company called Elektrisch Licht-Machinen Fabriek Willem Smit & Co.
Later, the name changed to Smit Slikkerveer. In the early days, the company manufactured various electrical products including dynamo
Dynamo
- Engineering :* Dynamo, a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator* Dynamo theory, a theory relating to magnetic fields of celestial bodies* Solar dynamo, the physical process that generates the Sun's magnetic field- Software :...
s and lighting equipment. This was followed by direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electric motors, generators, drives and transformers.
In 1962 following a merger between Smit Slikkerveer and Heemaf Hengelo, the new name of Samenwerkende Elektrotechische Fabrieken Holec N.V. was created. During the 1980s the company, which was simply known as Holec Machines and Apparaten, was suffering from failing business due to loss of work from the fading shipbuilding industry. This downturn resulted in more restructuring and uncertainty for the business.
In 1989, the Holec Machines and Appararten business along with associated sister companies were taken over by the Royal Begemann Group, which provided considerable capital investment for the new plant, and equipment required to keep the company viable and competitive in a global market place. It also allowed the company to move further into traction electrical machines.
In March 1998, the company was split into two smaller but focussed business units, HMA Power Systems and Traxis BV. Traxis BV focussed on traction control equipment whereas the larger HMA Power Systems concentrated on its core business of medium to large AC generators, DC traction motors, associated control equipment, and service and repair work.
Early in 2000, HMA Power Systems was purchased outright by FKI
FKI
FKI is a British major engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Loughborough, Leicestershire. For many years listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, but it was taken private by buyout firm Melrose in July 2008....
plc which was in turn purchased by private equity company Melrose PLC in 2008. It is now part of the larger group Brush Turbo Generators, the Brush HMA element of which currently employs approximately three hundred fifty staff across its range of manufacturing shops, design and development offices.
The Brush HMA plant at Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 44,886 in 2010, and covers an area of 25.10 km² ....
has manufactured many different types of electrical machines and associated equipment over the last one hundred twenty years. Today its core business is centred on the manufacture of medium sized four pole turbo-generators (Brush Turbogenerator Division centre of excellence), AC traction motors and service and repair of electrical machines. In the four pole turbogenerator range, the principal product is the DG range, which is sold globally to all major oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
and gas companies.