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Mar 28, 2008,
Converteam and Toshiba sign a MoU
Converteam Group and Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH are pleased to announce the signature of a MoU that will open a new era in long-standing relationships between both companies
Sep 3, 2007,
Exclusive Cooperation Agreement between Converteam and DCNS
Converteam and DCNS have entered into an exclusive cooperation agreement for the development of a new generation of POD called INOVELIS
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Industry News |
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Aug 30, 2007,
Converteam awarded a contract for shearing line #2 of Usiminas
Converteam Brazil has just signed a contract for the supply of electric, automation and instrumentation systems of shearing line #2 of the plate rolling mill of Usiminas in Ipatinga. The project is estimated to be over 63 million Reais (€24 million) and is expected to take a year and a half.
Apr 11, 2007,
Converteam to upgrade the 5 Stand Tandem Cold Mill of US Steel at Great Lakes Works in Detroit, MI
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Material Handling News |
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Aug 30, 2007,
Converteam modernizes overhead cranes and converters of Gerdau Açominas
Converteam Brazil has already started to rebuild the driving mechanisms of overhead cranes PR-24, 25 & 26 and converters 1 & 2 of Gerdau Açominas. With an estimated investment of 13 million Reais, the project is intended to substitute obsolete equipment.
Mar 30, 2007,
Two new contracts with MBR for Converteam
Converteam Brazil has signed two contracts with Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas (MBR) in the sectors of bulk material handling and mining
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Merchant Marine News |
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Nov 12, 2007,
Converteam chosen by SHI to supply electric propulsion on BG Group's two new LNG carriers
The contract that has just been signed between Samsung Heavy Industries and Converteam deals with two 170,000 cu.m. LNG carriers for BG Group plc.
Oct 3, 2007,
Converteam To Reveal Advanced C-Series at KORMARINE
KORMARINE, the popular shipbuilding, port and marine industry event taking place in Korea in October 2007, is the stage for the launch of the C-Series Dynamic Positioning, Automation and general purpose workstations from Converteam
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Naval News |
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Dec 7, 2007,
Converteam and BAE Systems celebrate monumental year for type 45
Converteam becomes the first in the world to supply an integrated electric power and propulsion system into a front line Royal Navy destroyer
Mar 30, 2007,
Congressman Jason Altmire visits Converteam unit in Pittsburgh
The main impetus of Congressman Altmire's visit to Converteam was to learn more about the company's past and current initiatives with the US Navy
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Offshore News |
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May 1, 2008,
Converteam celebrates multi-million dollar order to equip drill rigs for Vyborg and Samsung
Converteam has secured a landmark order to supply power optimisation solutions for two offshore semi-submersible drilling rigs from Vyborg Shipyard in Russia and Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea
Mar 17, 2008,
Wins $15m Contract from SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd
Converteam has received its single largest order for multiple Class 3 dynamic positioning (DP) systems from SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd for French owner BOURBON. Renowned for its expertise in advanced DP, Converteam is one of a handful of companies specialising in this area
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Oil & Gas News |
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Feb 27, 2008,
Converteam awarded a contract for the Shanjing II Gas Pipeline project in China
On February 27, 2008, Converteam was awarded an order for the Xinxian station, one of the compression stations of the Shanjing II Pipeline Project in China managed by Huayou Gas Transport Company.
Feb 6, 2008,
Converteam awarded a contract for Buzzard Enhancement Oil Field
Converteam has been awarded a contract for the delivery of two complete Variable Speed Drive Systems including 5MW induction motors and cooling systems for the fourth platform of Buzzard Enhancement Oil Field in the North Sea. This contract was the result of the fruitful cooperation with Therdmodyn SAS who will deliver the centrifugal gas compressors.
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Power Generation News |
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Feb 12, 2008,
Converteam awarded a €10 million contract by the CERN
Converteam has been awarded a contract by the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), the world's largest center for research in particle physics
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Solar News |
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Apr 7, 2008,
Converteam launches latest solar photovoltaic power system
Converteam will reveal ConverSOL, their latest solution for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants at the Energy RES exhibition in Athens, April 2008. After producing the first of these power conversion systems for client Solar Technologies, Converteam has entered a frame agreement to supply further systems at a value of £2.7m
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Wind News |
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Mar 8, 2007,
Converteam China Co., Ltd. awarded a EUR 14 m Contract by Dongfang Turbine Co., Ltd.
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Wave News |
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Oct 30, 2007,
Converteam and Ocean Power Technologies sign exclusive cooperation agreement
Converteam and Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) have
signed a cooperation agreement for the development of High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) Linear Generators for use in OPT’s PowerBuoy® wave energy converters
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