About UsWelcome to the website of Hansen Transmissions International, an established global wind turbine and industrial gearbox designer, manufacturer and supplier, with a leading position (by MW supplied) in the wind turbine gearbox market in 2006. Founded in 1923 to supply the industrial gearbox market, Hansen has since 1979 increasingly focused on the supply of gearboxes to the growing wind energy generation sector.
In addition to wind turbine gearboxes, Hansen Transmissions supplies drive solutions for a wide range of industrial applications in industries such as the chemicals, energy, material handling, environmental, extraction, pulp and paper, steel and metal, food and beverage, and construction, , including such areas as bucket elevators, car crushers, cement kilns, conveyor systems, industrial mixers, paper mills, pulpers, and water treatment systems like aerator drives, screw pump drives and brush aerator drives for waste water treatment plants.
Our principal manufacturing facilities are located in Belgium and include a wind turbine and industrial gearbox plant at Edegem and a fully integrated state-of-the-art dedicated wind turbine gearbox manufacturing facility at Lommel.
To respond to increased demand from our wind turbine customers as well as the forecast increase in global demand for wind energy[link to The Wind Energy Market] generally, we are taking steps to increase our manufacturing capabilities from 3,800MW per annum (as at 31 March 2007) to 14,300MW per annum by 2012. This involves an expansion project at our Lommel facility to treble the current manufacturing capabilities, as well as the construction of new plants in Coimbatore, India and in China.
Our expertise in the design and manufacture of gearboxes has resulted in high quality products and efficient manufacturing processes. Our tailor-made wind turbine gearboxes have low noise and vibration levels and high torque density and power to weight ratios. We have strong in-house testing and quality control capabilities and devote significant resources to our research and development operations to maintain and enhance our technological leadership.
The Wind Energy Market
The wind energy market has grown significantly between 1997 and 2007. Originally driven by governmental subsidies in a limited number of European countries, more recently high fossil fuel prices and increased eco-political focus on renewable energy resources have driven further technological advancements in the wind energy sector, resulting in increasing price competitiveness with traditional energy generating sectors. The wind energy market is expected to continue to grow with BTM Consult Aps (BTM) forecasting growth in global cumulative installed wind power capacity from 93,106MW at the end of 2007 to 203,151MW at the end of 2011. |
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