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Manufacturing for huge wind turbine parts

By Paul Dvorak | May 26, 2009

Assembly bays at HPM America have 150-ton lifting capacity with 72 ft under hook, making them ideal for inspection and assembly of large parts

Assembly bays at HPM America have 150-ton lifting capacity with 72 ft under hook, making them ideal for inspection and assembly of large parts

HPM America LLC in Mount Gilead, Ohio, has horizontal machining capabilities to support a part envelope of 192 x 360 in. with a lifting capacity of 150 tons. For heavy fabrication, the company’s burn tables can flame-cut steel plate up to 10.5-in. thick and a full service weld and forming shop to handle fabrication to 100 tons. The firm has a 400,000 ft2 facility on 81 acres with easy access to all major intrastate highways and CSX rail systems with a private rail spur that comes into the main assembly bay.


Filed Under: Construction, Turbines
Tagged With: manufacturing, manufacturing large parts, manufacturing wind turbines
 

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Comments

  1. Kevin Johns says

    December 11, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Who or how can we as a mfg get connected in the parts supply chain.

    Thanks

    Kevin Johns

    • Paul Dvorak says

      December 29, 2010 at 3:15 pm

      Mr. Johns:

      There are several manufacturing organizations that I know of focused on wind power. One is the Great Lakes Wind Network. Reach them at http://www.glwn.org.

      Another is the Wisconsin Wind Works. Reach them at: http://www.wiwindworks.com

      AWEA.org might list others.

      Good luck.

      –Paul Dvorak

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