After taking a 40% ownership stake in privately held LTi REEnergy GmbH last June, Moog Inc, East Aurora, NY, has acquired the remaining 60% of the Germany-based company . The deal lets Moog acquire two manufacturing and testing facilities, one in Unna, Germany and the other in Shanghai, China, along with an electric wind-turbine blade…
Pitch control your way: Hydraulic or electric
Pitch control systems from Moog Industrial Group, East Aurora, NY, monitor and adjust the inclination angle of a wind turbine’s blades to control rotor speed. Moog has both electric and electro-hydraulic, blade-pitch control along with power and data-transmission equipment for the wind-energy market. “Wind-turbine OEMs want enhanced efficiency, increased reliability, and the highest safety,” says…