Turbine designed for water shows promise in air

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Excerpt: A turbine rotor designed for use in slow moving creeks, streams, rivers, tidal flows and ocean currents (no-head water) has shown promise as a rotor for wind turbines. Inventor Joel Neumann, Palatine, Ill, says that in wind-tunnel model tests the 7-in. diameter BNBES turbine equaled a 12-in. …

Excel Gear Announces Two Key Appointments

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Excerpt: Excel Gear, Inc. of Roscoe, Illinois announces the appointment of Denis Bermingham as the manager of manufacturing engineering and special projects, plus William “Bill” Powers as the company’s marketing manager. Both appointments were made by company president N.K. “Chinn” Chinnusam …

Semi-conductor fuse holders accommodate specialty fuses

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Excerpt: Semi-conductor fuse holders, of the FSM Series by Marathon Special Products, accommodate semi-conductor and high-speed specialty fuses in various sizes. The series is UL approved up to 1,200 A and 1,000 V, and has been redesigned to include a ½” stud design, which increases current ratings from 8 …

Korea manufactures turbines for remote mountain villages

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Excerpt: Hanjin Ltd., a Korean manufacturer in the petrochemical industry and palletizing systems, has produced the HJWT1500, a MW-class wind turbine. The 1500/70 horizontal-axis turbine features a three-bladed upwind rotor with pitch power regulation and constant rotor speed, an asynchronous generator coupl …

Bronto Skylift unveils 90m aerial platform

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Excerpt: The 90m working height Bronto S-90 HLA is able to drive directly to a turbine and, in a matter of minutes, be fully operational. These capabilities result in faster, safer and more accurate inspection and maintenance of turbine exteriors and blades at a lower cost than other methods currently in use …

Sandvik Coromant CoroDrill 880 offers increased productivity to Wind Manufacturers

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Excerpt: Sandvik Coromant’s CoroDrill 880 represents a breakthrough in the U-drill evolution that allows substantially improved productivity in holemaking. The CoroDrill 880 offers cost savings potential to wind manufacturers due to the large number of short-hole drilling required in components like connec …

Alignment Supplies Inc. Easy-Laser Alignment System

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Excerpt: Greg Knitz, President of Alignment Supplies, Inc., recently announced their Easy-Laser product-the E710. The E710 continues on the development path of the operation, crisp, color graphics and Endurio Power Management for infinite operating time. The Laser Shaft Alignment market is moving t …

Air crane lifts turbines to mountain sites

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Excerpt: The European office of Erickson Air-Crane has teamed-up with Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark to construct twelve new V90-3.0 3 MW wind turbine generators on ridge tops near the mountain village of Ricigliano, Italy. The S-64F air crane flew with a 400 ft (125 m) line to deliver 36 blades – …

This bolt turns low torque into high load

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Excerpt: Difficult wind turbine bolting applications require a simple and cost effective solution. Multi-jackbolt tensioners from Superbolt in Booth 2310, fill the bill. They significantly reduce the torque required to tighten and loosen large nuts and bolts. Only small hand or air tools are required, which …

Heated anemometer works in freezing weather

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Excerpt: Cup anemometers can generate inaccurate wind-speed values in gusty periods, and should one freeze, its turbine may have to shut down. One solution is an ultrasonic anemometer, like the Ventus UMB 8371 with a 240W heater. This unit provides precise and maintenance-free measurements of wind velocity a …