_____________________________________________________________________ VanTran
Transformers by Forgent
Considering VanTran’ s recent acquisition by Forgent, we’ re keen to ask Ty about the changes and developments VanTran has experienced.“ The acquisition has really accelerated our growth and expanded our capabilities in a meaningful way,” he states.“ VanTran has always been known for our custom-engineered, liquid-filled transformers and fast, customer-focused approach, but by joining the Forgent family, we’ ve gained access to a much larger manufacturing network, broader engineering resources, and complementary product lines, especially on the dry type and cast-resin side. Together, we’ re positioned to offer one of the broadest transformer portfolios in North America, from low-voltage dry type and cast-resin units to larger liquid-filled substation transformers, all designed and built in North America.
“ Forgent brings leading North American transformer manufacturers together, aligning shared strengths in engineering, manufacturing, and
customer service to meet the country’ s growing power infrastructure needs,” Ty shares.“ VanTran continues to operate as the same customer-focused company, but we now benefit from Forgent’ s combined expertise, engineering depth, manufacturing footprint, and supply chain strength.”
Alongside this acquisition, VanTran has made significant investments in terms of capacity and automation.“ Our Waco facility is undergoing an expansion that will make it one of the largest liquid-filled transformer plants in the US,” Ty explains.“ At 450,000 square feet, the site is expected to unlock over $ 1 billion in annual production capacity and create 700 skilled jobs over the next five years across automation, engineering, and operations.
“ As a purpose-built facility for modern manufacturing, we can maintain the custom engineering agility we’ re known for while operating at far greater volume. That means more US-made transformers delivered faster, with the reliability our customers
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