Electrotechnische Industrie

1897. Six-Pole 7kW Dynamo.

1897. 20-Kilowatt Dynamo and Engine.

February 1901.

January 1902.

of Slikkerveer, Holland

Late Willem Smit and Co

1897 Description and engraving of 20-kilowatt dynamo and two-cylinder steam engine

1897 Description and illustration of electric launch Planté, having Tudor-Plante batteries supplied by Accumulatoren Fabrik, of Hager

1902 UK agents are Francis and Spilsbury

The following information is drawn from here, an excellent history of the business, with numerous illustrations

By 1913 Willem Smit had established a factory for special machines in Slikkerveer, an engine factory in Dordrecht and a transformer factory in Nijmegen. In 1914 he withdrew from the management of the business.

Smit Slikkerveer was incorporated into the electrical engineering company Heemaf and in 1963 cooperation was also sought with electrical equipment factory Hazemeyer. Many other companies were added to this, and HOLEC was created. The name Smit Slikkerveer disappeared and the company was now called "Holec Machines en Apparaten" (HMA).

In 1989, the entire Holec group was taken over by the Royal Begemann Group. In 1998, Holec Machines en Apparaten was split into two companies: "HMA Power Systems" and "Traxis BV". The latter company, also located in Slikkerveer, was taken over by Alstom and has since been known as "Alstom Transport BV".

HMA Power Systems manufactured large generators and motors, and was acquired in 2000 by FKI plc, which changed its name to BRUSH HMA. The company was incorporated into the Turbo generators division, which also includes "BRUSH Electrical Machines" and "BRUSH SEM" (Small Electric Motors). FKI was acquired by Melrose in 2008.

In 2018, a major reorganization took place. The Brush Group laid off most of the employees and to move production to the Czech Republic.

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