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History of HYDRO-ENGINEERING S.A.
The first studies in this field of activity that was developed at Resita Works took place at the beginnings of the year 1940, under the guidance of Prof. Aurel Barglazan from the Polytechnic School of Timisoara, by designing and manufacturing of two hydraulic turbines. The first one, within 1942 - 1943, a Pelton turbine of 30 kW was manufactured in Anina workshops for the farm at Marghitas. The following, in 1946, a Francis turbine of 100 kW was erected in the area of Moldova Noua.
Within 1948 - 1952, the close collaboration with the Polytechnic School of Timisoara was materialized by manufacturing and putting into operation three types of hydro power unit with hydraulic turbines, electrical generators, governors and valves, as follows:
Pelton turbine having an output of 1.840/1.100 kW (turbines with two different runners on the same shaft) for Crainicel power plant, with 434/323 m head, 750 rpm speed, 6.300 V; Francis turbine having an output of 1.100 kW for the same Cranicel power plant, with 68 m head, 750 rpm speed, 6600 V; -
Kaplan/helical turbine having an output of 550 kW for Targu Mures power plant, with 4,85 m head, 750 rpm speed, 6300 V.
In 1966 is founded the Research and Design Institute for Hydro-Energetic Equipment - ICPEH, and in 1972 the Research Laboratory for Hydraulic Turbine in affiliated to it. During time, the Institute is subjected to different stages of property, being assimilated by U.C.M. Resita or acting on its own account.
In 2003, U.C.M. Resita becomes a member of the International Association for Small Hydroelectric Power Plants (IASH), an international association to promote the exchange of information and technical expert opinions required in order to accelerate the development of low-power plants.
In January 2006, after a careful analysis performed by the shareholders, the Institute is outsourced from U.C.M. Resita by forming a new company named HYDRO ENGINEERING. The close relationships with U.C.M. Resita continue, at present the two entities constituting the core of UCM Resita Group of Companies.
As concerns the organization, HYDRO ENGINEERING, is in a continuous process to identify and optimize the internal processes in order to satisfy the market requirements. That is why the activities were divided on design, research and testing departments and also for the manufacture of power generating equipments by working off the hydro resources.
In respect of products and services offered, there were performed actions to standardize the components manufactured for the electric, automation and also for the hydro-mechanical field of activities. The design activity was structured based on the of demands covering, through the corresponding departments, both particularly and totally, the supplies of hydro power equipments. |
