Many older turbines in the U.S. have more than a decade of work under their belts and still work quite well. Their outputs, which were less than one megawatt when new, may be sagging now, but their hearts are strong. With names such as Zond, Micon, Kenetech, and Nordtank, these older machines were built with…

Bayview Composites, a composite tooling and fabrication company in Mt. Vernon, Washingon, focuses on wind energy, marine, aerospace, and other markets. The company makes wind turbine blade plugs, production molds, and accessory molds for the wind-energy industry.  High precision tool paths are created in the company’s engineering department to drive its 5-Axis Poseidon milling machine…