To preserve for its customers the environmental and cost benefits of 200 megawatts (MW) of wind power that was at risk of not being developed, Xcel Energy asked state regulators to allow the company to build and own the proposed Courtenay Wind Farm near Jamestown, North Dakota. Regulators in Minnesota and North Dakota previously approved…
Gear software for design and analysis
Gear and gearbox manufacturer Excel has developed software that the company says quickly determines maximum product parameters for gears needed in various industries. The Excel-Lent software is said to save engineers a lot of time when designing pinion and gear or a gearbox. With minimal input the Design portion of the software will calculate…
Automated gearbox testing builds in consistency
A gear manufacturer shows how it automated formerly time-consuming manual tests. William L. Winterbauer, Ph.D. Principal Engineer QED Services Ann Arbor, Mich. The U.S. military has demanding requirements for the hardware it needs. Take, for instance, a set of gearboxes built by Excel Gear Inc., Roscoe, Ill, for missile launchers on the U.S. Navy’s new…