is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2014 zf wind power antwerpen type public company industry wind power industry founded 1923 headquarters kontich belgium key people jan willem ruinemans ceo products gearboxes revenue 410 million 2012 number of employees 1 400 2012 parent zf friedrichshafen website www.zf.com windpower zf wind power antwerpen is a business unit of zf friedrichshafen that designs manufactures and supplies wind turbine gearboxes . hansen transmission history edit the company was founded in 1923 in antwerp under the name la m canique g n rale lmg . the company soon focused on the manufacturing of specialized transmission units under engineer david hansen . in 1939 the company moved to edegem to ensure there was sufficient room for future expansions . in 1950 hansen founded the subsidiary machinery & gear hansen mgh . lmg and mgg merged in 1966 and in 1972 it was renamed to hansen transmissions international hti . from 1979 the company increasingly focused on the supply of gearboxes to the growing wind energy generation sector . 1 after a series of takeovers in the period after 1966 hansen transmissions was acquired on march 17 2006 by suzlon energy through its subsidiary ae rotor holding bv for 465 million in cash from allianz capital partners and apax partners . 2 the transaction was the second largest foreign acquisition by an indian company to date . 3 the rationale of the acquisition was to secure access to the crucial supply of gearboxes for the wind turbine manufacturer . hansen hoped to benefit from the regional knowledge and expertise of suzlon energy in its expansions in india . 4 yet suzlon subsequently struggled with a high debt burden . 5 in december 2007 hansen transmission was listed on the london stock exchange . suzlon continued to sell pieces of hansen transmissions in the years that followed most notably in november 2009 selling a 35.22 % share to repay an outstanding acquisition loan facility . the remaining share of suzlon in hansen was 26.1 % making it the largest shareholder . 6 in september 2011 it was acquired by zf friedrichshafen ag 7 and in december 2011 the company was renamed to zf wind power antwerpen belgium 8 zf wind power antwerpen currently operates four manufacturing plants with an annual output capacity of approximately 10 000 mw . citation needed the company manufactures in belgium india the us and china . references edit company website accessed on december 26th 2009 . suzlon energy acquires hansen transmissions windtech international accessed on december 26th 2009 . allianz capital apax sell hansen transmissions to suzlon for 465 mln eur forbes march 22nd 2006 accessed on december 26th 2009 . annual report 2009 pdf . hansen transmissions . retrieved 2011 09 16 . suzlon to sell final slice of hansen financial times december 11 2009 accessed on december 26th 2009 . suzlon energy inching ahead business standard december 22nd 2009 accessed on december 26th 2009 . eu clears germany s zf to buy hansen transmissions international nv dj reuters 30 september 2011 hansen transmissions international changes name to zf wind power antwerpen belgium . offshorewind.biz . 2011 12 15 . retrieved 2013 05 02 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zf wind power antwerpen & oldid 744370622 categories wind power companiescompanies established in 1923organisations based in antwerp province manufacturing companies of belgiumhidden categories orphaned articles from june 2014all orphaned articlesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschnederlands edit links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 19 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view