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Czech Republic: Wikov Industry has appointed Michal Kurtinec as the CEO of its Wikov Gear division. Other personnel changes include the selection of Radovan Rašpl as the CEO of Wikov TurboGear and Jan Vosátka as the CEO of Wikov GearServices.

Wikov Industry has reorganised itself into two divisions following its acquisition of Litostroj Power in December 2024. Wikov Gear includes Wikov TurboGear (formerly Wikov Gear), Wikov MGI, Wikov Sázavan, GGT Gmeinder Getriebetechnik, Detail CZ, Pacific Rim Engineered Products, Wikov Gear Canada, Wikov - Wessex, Wikov Indigear and Orbital2. The main focus of this division is the development, production, assembly and service of mechanical gearboxes and precision CNC machining. Wikov Hydro includes Litostroj Power (Slovenia), Litostroj Engineering (Czech Republic), Litostroj Hydro (Canada) and Litostroj US (US). This division focuses on the design, manufacture and maintenance of hydro turbines, reverse pump turbines, valves, pumps and is a supplier of complete turnkey solutions for hydro power plants.

Czech Republic: Wikov Gear has announced its name change to Wikov TurboGear, with the company stating that the new name reflects its core business of development, design and manufacturing of high-speed gearboxes for industrial and energy applications.

The company’s repair and refurbishment operations will now operate under a new division, Wikov GearServices.

India: Czech Republic-based Wikov has announced the conclusion of an agreement with Premium Transmission with the aim of bringing its gearboxes to the Indian market. The agreement entails Premium Transmission assembling Wikov gearboxes to install in projects across the country.

Egypt: Wikov hosted its Wikov Gear Technology Conference in Cairo in late October 2019 to promote its products to cement producers in the Middle East. The focus was on the historical presence of Wikov in the market under the former brand Škoda, and later the product highlights and innovations like Side Drive gearboxes with Separate Lubrication System and shock-load-resistant planetary gearboxes Orbi-fleX with flexible pin. The conference also included a demonstration of Wikov’s new online gearbox configurator. This platform enables users to configure and select a planetary gearbox, generate technical data, a 3D model and send a request for quotation. Around 70 industry delegates attended the event.

Germany/Czech Republic: Gear unit specialists Flender and Wikov Industry have announced a service cooperation deal for gear units from other manufacturers. Both companies will add gears from other producers to their service portfolio with the aim of becoming a global ‘one-stop-shop’ in the industry. The intention is to reduce the complexity that end-users can encounter when components from multiple manufacturers are deployed in a single application.

The agreement will allow customers to benefit from Flender's service network with more than 50 repair centres around the world. Wikov holds experience regarding spare parts for gear units from other manufacturers.

Both companies will continue to offer their service portfolio for their original products.

Uzbekistan: Akhangarancement, part of Russia’s Eurocement, has installed a new Wikov gearbox on the rotary kiln at its plant in Akhangaransky as part of a US$1.5m upgrade project. Other work included upgrades to the clinker conveyors, the sludge line, the cooler, the heat exchanger and other equipment. A new production line is currently being built at the 2Mt/yr plant. It is scheduled for commissioning in 2020.