India, Chennai, March 6, 2026: Flender, a global leader in drive technology, has inaugurated a state-of-the-art 13.5 MW wind turbine gearbox Test Rig at its Walajabad facility on 5th March evening. The inaugural event was witnessed by Andreas Evertz – Flender Group CEO, Lars Wiegemann – Vice President Wind Gears, Vinod Shetty – CEO Flender India along with all their Wind industry customers and other stakeholders.
This new Test Rig is the largest of its kind in India, marking an important milestone in the company’s commitment to advancing renewable energy solutions and supporting the wind power sector.
The remarkable achievement was made possible through the combined expertise of Flender teams from Germany, China and India, each played a vital role in the project’s success. The commissioning of the Test Rig was accomplished in just three months, a testament to the seamless international collaboration and project management.
“Inaugurating India’s largest wind gearbox test rig underscores our commitment to advancing renewable energy solutions in India and Globally” said Mr. Andreas Evertz, Flender Group CEO, Germany.
This expansion enhances Flender’s manufacturing capabilities, positioning the company to better serve the growing demands of both the Indian and global markets. The Walajabad facility’s latest addition reflects Flender’s vision for globally diverse operations and continued leadership in drive technology.
“With the inauguration of India’s largest test rig for Wind gearboxes we reinforce our commitment towards sustainable energy transition” said Flender India CEO Mr. Vinod Shetty.
With this investment, Flender reinforces its position as a key contributor to India’s renewable energy ambitions and demonstrates its dedication to innovation, quality, and customer-focused solutions.
A glimpse into Flender Group’s 125 years of successful journey and milestone achieved:
| 1899 | Our story began in 1899 at Bocholt, Germany, with the production of wooden pulleys |
| 1924 | Start of coupling production; registration of the EUPEX trademark |
| 1961 | The first Indian production plant is established in Kolkata, India |
| 1982 | Flender Kharagpur, India, and Flender Elgin, USA are founded |
| 1986 | Flender becomes a public company A. Friedr. Flender AG |
| 1990 | Opening of the coupling plant in Mussum |
| 1996 | Opening of the plant in Tianjin, China |
| 2001 | Opening of an assembly facility in Voerde, Germany |
| 2005 | Wind turbine drive gearbox factory started in Chennai |
| 2017 | Flender GmbH becomes an independent company |
| 2020 | Wind Energy Generation becomes a business line of Flender GmbH |
| 2021 | Winergy, a Flender brand, celebrates the occasion of supplied drive component capacity for 200 GW of wind power (100,000 gear units worldwide) |
| 2022 | Flender acquires the wind gearbox manufacturer Moventas |
| 2023 | “Flender One“ is introduced to the market which sets a new standard in energy efficiency and optimal utilization with fully automated configuration and engineering processes combined with AIQ digital gearbox intelligence |
| 2024 | Acquisition of Eickhoff Wind Asia factory at Walajabad, IndiaFlender celebrates the achievement of 400 GW of supplied wind power capacity on the 125th year anniversary of Flender |
| 2025 | Expansion in Chennai factory with addition of Ring Gear manufacturing |
| 2026 | Flender is recognised and honored by the Government of Tamil Nadu and Guidance TN towards generating employment opportunities and investments in the state |
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