HISTORY
Alconza in growth
1990
First deliveries in NAVY projects with anti-shock capabilities
Supply of generators designed with anti-shock capabilities for the Spanish Navy in the F-80 frigates, which were the beginning of a long list of references in ships with Military Standard requirements.
The F-80 frigates accumulate around three decades of service on average, and will remain in service until the arrival of the future F-110, where Alconza also participates in the supplies.
1998
Synchronous Motors for Propulsion
Supply of vertical synchronous propulsion motors for the drilling vessel DISCOVERER ENTERPRISE, which achieved the world record in drilling depth. It also serves as a platform for maintenance and installation works in oil fields.
2005
First Tandem Propulsion Engine
In the complete supply of engines and generators for the NORMAND INSTALLER, which is a multipurpose ship in offshore applications, designed for underwater construction, maintenance and installation in deep waters, which holds the World Record of “Bollard bull” with 300Tons.
2005
Tilt-tested emergency generators according to DNV standards
Emergency engines and generators for H6 semi-submersible platform, the largest in the world, which are specially designed to meet the highest environmental standards and can operate in ultra-deep waters, hostile environments and extreme temperatures at long distances from the supply infrastructure.
2005
First propulsion supply for icebreaker ship
Complete supply of all rotating electrical machines on the icebreaker MOSKVA, which was the first non-nuclear propulsion ship built in a Russian shipyard after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
In subsequent years, engines and generators were delivered for numerous icebreaker ships.
2006
First medium voltage propulsion for icebreakers
With the supply to the TOBOY ship, the range of products available for icebreaker solutions is completed with both low and medium voltage supplies, as well as synchronous and asynchronous solutions.
2009
Supply of the first In-Line propulsion synchronous motor.
Complete supply of all rotating electric machines for the ship AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV, which was a great event for Russian science, as it was the construction of a research vessel 25 years after the previous one.
2010
First complete supply for offshore wind generator installation ship.
Range of engines and generators available and adapted to the new needs that the construction of offshore wind farms began to demand in the 2010s, and that today is integrated with the environmental strategy in renewable energy deployments.
2011
Supply of rotating electrical machinery for test rigs
With the supply of 12 MW motors per motor in back-to-back configuration, the company has contributed to the development of converters on the test bench of the Stord Technology Center of one of the leading integrators and designers of solutions for ships.
2014
First in-line tandem for oceanographic ship
The oceanographic vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough is equipped with a power plant, which can operate in different configurations depending on the mission and operating conditions, with four 2,750 kW asynchronous electric motors driving two 5-bladed variable pitch propellers.
2015
Permanent magnet motors for electromobility
Range of magnet motors for electric bus powertrain as an introduction to electromobility.
2018
In-line propulsion engine for NAVY
Supply of all the rotating electrical machinery for the oceanographic ship with icebreaker capacity Almirante Oscar Viel Toro, which is the largest and most complex ship ever built at Asmar in Talcahuano, and the first of its kind to be built in a shipyard in the South East Pacific.
Brand evolution
1961
Alconza foundation
70s
Pioneers in the introduction of brushless alternators in Spain
80s
We develop our own technology for the design of rotating electrical machinery for maritime use.
90s
Expansion of international supplies in marine, industrial and hydropower sectors
2000s
Leadership in engines and generators for offshore marine applications
2013
Incorporation in the Irizar Industrial Group, launching engines for electromobility solutions.
IRIZAR GROUP
Together for a safer and more sustainable future
We are a business group with an international presence that operates in the passenger transport, electromobility, energy, electronics, electric motors and generators and connectivity sectors.
The Irizar group is made up of seven companies (Irizar, Irizar e-mobility, Alconza, Datik, Hispacold, Masats and Jema) with 13 production plants in Spain, Morocco, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa and its own R&D Centre whose objective is the applied research and technological development of the Group’s own products and systems.
Irizar, S. Coop is the parent company and its headquarters are located in the town of Ormaiztegi (Gipuzkoa-Spain) where Creatio, the Group’s Research and Development Centre, is also located.
Founded in 1889, the Irizar Group is today a solid group, made up of more than 3,000 people and with an aggregate sales volume of more than 766 million euros, diversified geographically and industrially, and in continuous growth that is firmly committed to the brand, technology and sustainability.
INNOVATION
Innovation as a hallmark
We have a team specifically dedicated to R&D, working continuously on product innovation projects and new technologies, which allows us to be an agile organisation and stay ahead of the market.
Using the latest tools for product design, ALCONZA develops different lines of research in the sectors in which it develops products.
Marine propulsion
Thinking ahead
Development of more optimised compact solutions, incorporating disruptive technologies.
Magnet motors
Optimisation of rare earths
The high efficiency of these engines, together with their compact size, leads to a constant evolution of these machines, incorporating innovative solutions and adapting them to different vessels and applications.
Electromobility
Tailor-made traction solutions
We develop traction motors for different types of vehicles, adapting to customer needs and offering tailor-made solutions.
Hydroelectric generation
Innovating in design and processes
Experience in hydroelectric generators, combined with innovation in new production processes, ensures an optimised product that meets the needs and requirements of our customers.
Internal knowledge, which is often the starting point for the creation of new products and new technologies within the company, is complemented by regular collaboration with external organisations such as Technology Centres.
On the other hand, ALCONZA is part of the IRIZAR GROUP, whose technological capacity allows it to offer top level products.
As an example of a success story, with the collaboration of its CREATIO R&D Centre, as well as other companies in the group (Irizar, Irizar e-mobility, Hispacold, Jema Energy, Masats and Datik), ALCONZA has participated in the development of zero emission urban vehicles and their main components and systems.
SUSTAINABILITY
Leading solutions for a sustainable future
For us, sustainability is part of our corporate strategy and management. It means thinking about the future, about building a better world. That is why we act in a sustainable manner in order to be increasingly competitive, generate wealth and employment in the long term, satisfy our people, our customers, our collaborators, society, protect the environment and preserve our surroundings for future generations.
We are firmly committed to the ten principles proclaimed by the United Nations Global Compact, relating to Human Rights, Labour Rights, the Environment and the fight against Corruption and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainability translates into objectives, initiatives and actions that we carry out with all the groups with which we relate: the people who make up Irizar, customers, passengers, external collaborators, society and the environment.
Our commitment
Mission
To be the driving force for change in marine mobility and energy generation, based on the experience and know-how of our team to
experience and knowledge for our team to develop products that add value to our customers and contribute to improving the environment.
Vision
To be a reference in innovation, reliability, safety and respect for the environment in order to provide valuable solutions to our customers through the provision of quality services throughout the life cycle of the products.
Values
- Conscious leadership oriented towards improvement and the future..
- Team committed to the client.
- Commitment and Collaboration with our Clients.
- Teamwork, passion and commitment.
- Flexibility in the provision of our services and in the customisation of our products.
- Focused on innovation to improve competitiveness.
HUMAN TEAM
Our driving force and greatest asset is our human capital
At Alconza we have a team of professionals with extensive experience in the sector, committed to their work and capable of successfully facing any challenge, achieving a high level of quality in the products and services we offer.
Work-life balance
We place the reconciliation of work and family life as an increasingly important element in our company policy, contributing to the development of people within our organisation.
Equal Employment Opportunity Plan
Alconza, as an innovative company concerned about equality and the rights of each of its workers, has developed a new Equal Employment Opportunity Plan for the period 2019 | 2022, based on the following key aspects:
Alconza’s Management is committed to the care and development of this Equal Employment Opportunity Plan between Women and Men 2019 | 2022 in order to value the rights and opportunities of each of its workers.
This Equal Employment Opportunity Plan will help us to promote equal treatment and opportunities between men and women, as well as to eliminate any discrimination that may occur for reasons of sex.
Health and safety at work
One of Alconza’s priority objectives is to create safe and healthy working conditions for its staff, not only in the factory environment. To achieve this, it has developed the Behaviour-based Safety programme, with the aim that each worker internalises the culture of risk prevention and incorporates it into their behavioural habits.
Training and professional development
At Alconza we are committed to the professional development of our people with an adequate Training Plan, compensating the effort with an adequate job progression, recognising the skills and abilities acquired by an increasingly competent team, offering our clients a better service.
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