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INDUSTRY NEWS

ELIN Motoren to Become Part of Voith Group

Global industrial manufacturer Voith Group is planning to
acquire majority ownership of the Austrian electric motor and
generator manufacturer ELIN Motoren GmbH. Closing of the
transaction is anticipated to occur at the beginning of the second quarter 2020 pending regulatory approvals. The deal was
struck in December, purchase price was not disclosed.
"The portfolio of ELIN Motoren is an excellent addition to our industrial drive solutions
and supports our position as a technologyindependent supplier of drive systems. With
the 125 years of experience of ELIN Motoren, we will achieve a significant advantage for our customers in drivetrain electrification," said Dr. Uwe Knotzer, president &
CEO of Voith Turbo.

ELIN was founded in Weiz, Austria, in 1892, where it is headquartered today. The company employs around 900 people and
generates a turnover of approximately 120 million euros with
production facilities in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well
as Hungary.
A manufacturer of generators for wind turbines, it covers both
the onshore and the offshore markets with a power range from
750 kW to 6,000 kW. In addition to conventional and doubly fed
induction generators, the portfolio also includes synchronous
generators with electric and permanent magnet excitation.

Uwe Knotzer, CEO
of Voith Turbo

ELIN manufactures electric motors and generators on large
and small scale as well as customized solutions for industrial
applications. The photo at top depicts an example of its extensive capabilities in the design and manufacture of permanent
magnet machines. It focuses on electric machinery, low- and
medium-voltage motors and generators especially for wind energy as well as decentralized energy generation. Key markets
for the company are wind energy, plastic, tunnel construction
and mining, oil and gas, plant engineering as well as power
plants.
"Like ELIN Motoren, Voith, as a long-standing
and globally positioned expert in the drive technology sector, follows a digitalization strategy for
industrial applications. With the future collaboration between the companies, we will be able to
offer our customers, especially in this sector,
optimized, integrated concepts ranging from
consulting, prototype development to producWolfgang Lander, tion and service, " emphasized Wolfgang
CEO of ELIN
Landler, CEO.

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Its product range for another key market, plastics and tunneling
applications, shown above, includes liquid-cooled, three-phase,
low voltage asynchronous motors with a power range of 37 to
2,500 kW, in the standard number of poles and designs.
Its synchronous and asynchronous generators for electric
power generation are designed for high efficiency and reliability. The synchronous generators are used worldwide for steam
turbines, hydro turbines, gas turbines, as well as for gas and
diesel engines. The 4-pole range extends from 3 to 50 MVA
and the higher pole ranges from 1 to 30 MVA for voltages from
3.15 to 15 kV.

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