Trichy co ties up with Swedish firm for gas turbine venture

Trichy-based engineering company Baby Engineering Pvt Ltd has entered into a collaboration with Sweden-based Camfil Farr Power Systems, a leader in air filtration systems for turbo machinery, to manufacture products for gas turbine power plants.

Under the agreement, BEPL will be the fabrication source for CFPS in both global and domestic markets.

BEPL Managing Director B Amirthkasi told PTI that the company has established a fabrication plant at Tuvakudi, near here, where it will manufacture air filtration modules and transmission ducting products, along with supporting structures and chimneys meant for gas turbine power plants, on behalf of CFPS.

The Swedish collaborator has made a small capital investment in the venture, besides providing technical expertise and design and engineering support. It will also take care of marketing, he said.

Camfil Farr has 29 stockists and 25 production units with agents throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

CFPS Managing Director Peter Sandberg said by opening a manufacturing facility in India, CFPS will be able to cater to the needs of clients located in South-East Asia, the Middle East and the Gulf.

BEPL engineers have already undergone a training and orientation programme to familiarise themselves with CFPS's products range. End-users of the product will include 10 top power plant majors and MNCs like GE, Siemens, Rolls-Royce, Alstom, BHEL and Mitsubishi.

The initial installed capacity of the Tuvakudi plant will be 250 tonnes per month. This will be stepped up to 400 tonnes per month later.