The acquisition of Siemens Turbomachinery Equipment GmbH
November 20, 2017
On 3 October 2017 at 12:00am Central European Time, Howden acquired Siemens Turbomachinery Equipment businesses in Europe and China along with a Siemens Energy business in America to create the most comprehensive and broadest range of compressors, blowers, fans and now steam turbines to their turbomachinery solutions. Established brands which have been newly acquired include Turblex® in the US as well as HV-TURBO® and Kuhnle, Kopp & Kausch® in Europe. These brands have been added to Howden’s Turbo Technologies, which also includes brands like Roots®, Donkin® and Exvel®. In total, all of the Howden Turbo Technologies brands represent a combined 500+ years of experience to bring to the wastewater treatment, power generation, oil and gas, petrochemical, iron and steel industries among others.
New manufacturing, engineering and service sites have been added as a result of this acquisition to provide customers with more personal support locally as well as the breadth of global service for international locations. With Howden Teams combining forces with new business sites in Springfield, Missouri, Frankenthal, Germany, Helsingoer, Denmark, Mornago, Italy and Beijing, China, the Howden Turbo Technologies platform is uniquely poised to give customers more.