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manufacturers have little fear from competition by the United States
or by Great Britain in this line.
As previously mentioned, there are but few important private steam
power stations. There are, however, a number of small ones and the
majority of these have installed small turbo units manufactured by
Gebr. Stork. }
Water turbines.—Recent hydroelectric developments in the Nether-
land East Indies have greatly increased the demand for water tur-
bines, particularly in the larger sizes from 1,000 to 9,000 horsepower
capacity. This increased business is being keenly contested for by
continental manufacturers, and American firms have not profited
from this growth in business. At the present time the largest share
of the market is being obtained by a Swiss firm, Escher Wyss. & Co.,
which has supplied some of the largest water turbines installed in
the islands as well as the majority of the smaller sizes.
The largest water-turbine installation in the Netherland East Indies
is the three units of 8,000-horsepower capacity each, which are
located in the Mendalen plant of the N. I. W. BE. M. Other large
water-turbine installations are located in the Government-owned and
operated plants of Lamadjan and Kratjak where two units of 9,000
horsepower each and two of 8,600 horsepower each, respectively, are
located. The turbines in the Lamadjan and Kratjak plants were
supplied by Gebr. Stork & Co.
Water wheels. —The number of water-wheel installations is declining
yearly owing to the fact that the large hydroelectric projects have
made electrical energy more widely available, thus cutting down the
number of small installations. Some business is being done, however,
end again the majority of it is secured by Escher Wyss & Co,
although Swedish firms are obtaining a portion of it. An American
water wheel was popular in the islands up until a few years ago, but
at the present time its sales are practically nil, owing to the inactivity
of the firm which is handling the line.
‘GENERATORS
Over 10 important electrical manufacturers, among them an Ameri-
can, arc competing for a share of the trade in generators in the Nether-
land East Indies. The A. E. G. has supplied the largest number
of generators to the public utility and Government power plants, a
total of 49. A Dutch firm, with a total of 35 (Smit) is the second
largest seller in these two fields. Siemens-Schuckert is the next
largest supplier of generators (26), with an American firm (23) and
Brown Boveri Co. (22) obtaining fourth and fifth places, respectively,
In this trade. Other manufacturers obtaining a share of the generator
trade are Qerlikon (15), Heemaf. (13), Bergmann (10), and A. S. E. A