Global Power Equipment Group Inc has announced that its Braden Manufacturing division has been awarded contracts to provide exhaust systems and other system components for the Emirates Aluminum (Emal) project in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi.
Under the contracts, Braden will provide diverters and exhaust systems to Samsung and fuel circulation components to other clients for a planned expansion of the existing power plant. Total scope for Braden is estimated at approximately $10 million with a majority of products expected to ship in the second half of 2012.
“This is an important project for Braden and we are excited to be involved,” said Dean Glover, president of Global Power’s Products division. “Our products will support the Phase 2 capacity expansion of the power plant at the Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex, which is designed to be the world’s largest aluminum smelter upon completion.” Emal plans to raise its production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes by the end of 2014.
Texas-based Global Power Equipment Group Inc is a design, engineering and manufacturing firm providing a broad array of equipment and services to the global power infrastructure, energy and process industries.
Through its Services Division, the company provides on-site specialty support and outage management services for commercial nuclear reactors in the US and maintenance services to fossil and hydroelectric power plants and other industrial operations. Through its Products Division, it designs, engineers and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of equipment for gas turbine power plants and power-related equipment for industrial operations.
In other Emal news, Emal’s casthouse received a Gold Kaizen Award for its application of advanced quality methodologies. The company was honoured at the Dubai Quality Group’s (DQG) third Continual Improvement and Innovation Symposium, an Emal statement said.
Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei, Emal president and CEO, commented: “Through strong teamwork and communication, the Emal casthouse team was able to increase billet production from 95 per cent to 100 per cent in 12 months, generating a massive 5 per cent boost in revenue with zero additional cost to the smelter.”
