Heinzmann UK Ltd has announced that Siemens have selected the Heinzmann VGV Variable Guide Vane actuator for use in production of the gas turbine SGT-400 Core Engine.

The product has been approved by Siemens after extensive development. Heinzmann has reacted to the customer's needs by working closely with the client to achieve a solution that was cost effective and technically compatible to existing core engine design.

The VGV is an improvement over competitors' equivalent units as it is purely all electric, hydraulics or pneumatics are no longer required. Serial production has begun of quantity of 50 per annum. Development is now taking place for a similar smaller unit for the Siemens gas turbine SGT-100 Engine.

Heinzmann Group member Heinzmann UK Ltd has been specialising in control systems for new and retrofit gas, steam and Hydro turbines of all types and sizes and their applications for over 30 years. Development and production take place on site in Great Britain. The Heinzmann Group boasts a combined total of twelve global subsidiaries, including seven production sites and an international distributor network. The product portfolio comprises engine management system solutions, as well as exhaust gas treatment solutions for diesel, gas and dual fuel engines and industrial turbines.

It also encompasses automation systems, primarily for the shipping industry.