Siemens Ki Dunya - Siemens Pakistan

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Transformer Painting Facility Inaugurated
Inauguration of Transformer Painting
facility was performed by Mr. Udo
Neihage.
The painting facility has been carefully
planned and designed to take all
environmental aspects into account. An
exhaust of 35000 CFM is capable to
ensure ample breathing & minimal VOC
emissions level for the personnel safety
inside this painting chamber.
The total chamber area of 1040 sq. ft. &
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height of 18 ft. can sufficiently house
2 large standard power transformers at
the same time curtailing the previous
painting PCT by 50%. With this increase
in productivity now the painting
capacity is capable enough to cater the
enhanced PT as well as the large
distribution transformer production
demand. On the environmental side the
paint fumes exhaust coming out from
the chamber is treated inside the
remote treatment plant located at the
top of the chamber which separates the
paint residues from exhaust before
allowing it to the environment.
The design of the painting facility is
conceived by BU TR Production
engineers in collaboration with Siemens
Transformer Sabugo, Portugal & their
supplier at Toledo, Spain. Complete
fabrication & development work is
carried out by local suppliers under the
direct supervision of TR Production &
Shared Services (SS-1).
First 220 kV Transformer Made in Pakistan
History was created when the first
locally manufactured 220kV Transformer
rolled out of Siemens Industrial
complex in SITE. This was a landmark
moment for the power industry not only
in Pakistan but the entire region. The
first transformer was dispatched to
WAPDA network after a simple
ceremony attended by
WAPDA and Siemens
officials.
Mr. Saleem Arif, advisor to
PEPCO speaking on the
occasion congratulated
Siemens on this milestone.
He said that we expect
power demand to rise
substantially in the coming
years and now we can
depend on locally produced
equipment which was
before imported from
abroad.
Speaking on the occasion
the Managing Director of
Siemens Pakistan termed
the roll out of this the first
power Transformer of 220
kV in the history of Pakistan as a historic
moment and a landmark in the industrial
history of the country. He said this
roll out proved that the hard working
people of Pakistan can achieve any
target if they are provided with the
resources, know-how and positive
working environment. Mr.Sohail
An Environment
Friendly Approach
Wajahat said that Siemens has always
set landmarks like being the first to
export substantial quantities of
engineering goods from the country
providing a stable backbone for exports
from the country. He said the local
manufacture of this huge transformer
will not only save foreign exchange but
also earn huge amounts of foreign
exchange for the country and help
develop the power sector of the
country. He praised WAPDA for its
efforts to encourage local manufacturing
and said that without such encouragement
it would not have been
possible for the local power engineering
industry to grow. He said he was very
happy that at a time when we were
engulfed with depressing news this
remarkable feat of locally producing
such a power transformer through local
resources has provided a positive image
of Pakistan and enhanced our image in
the world.
Those who attended the ceremony from
WAPDA included Mr. Tahir Basharat
Cheema, Director General PEPCO and
Mr. Saleem Arif, advisor to PEPCO.
Roll Out Ceremony
Roll out of first locally produced 220 kV Power Transformer in the history of Pakistan at Siemens Industrial Complex, the moment
is celebrated by cutting a cake. Among those present were Mr. Tahir Basharat Cheema, Director General PEPCO and Mr. Saleem
Arif, advisor to PEPCO along with Mr. Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui MD Siemens, and Mr. Ishtiaq Ul Haq of Siemens.
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