Voith Hydro officially opened the doors of its newly established center of competence for generator components in Bosnia and Hercegovina a few months ago. The location in Lukavac will be serving western markets; from North and Latin America to Europe and Africa. The new location is only 1.5 flight hours away from Voith Hydro’s German headquarters in Heidenheim. Its’ set-up was closely aligned with experts from the company’s central technology department in Germany, where essential R&D functions for generator components are based. Apart from the proximity to the headquarters, customers benefit from the closeness to the mainly European supplier base of insulation materials which ensures efficiency and smooth operations. Additionally, Voith Hydro is in close collaboration with the Bosnian facility of ELIN Motoren, a Voith company, which is successfully producing motor and generator coils as well as wind generator components in the immediate neighborhood. Works at the facility began in 2021 and initial test productions could already be performed in February 2022. The success speaks for itself: the company’s project pipelines for all production lines (poles, bars, and coils) are filled.