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Timken expands its service center in Pasco, Wash.
Large electric motor, wind generators and industrial gearbox repair services available for customers in the Pacific Northwest The Timken Company has opened a 70,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art motor and gearbox repair facility adjacent to its existing service center in Pasco, Wash. Built to enhance service to Timken Power Systems’ (TPS) customer base throughout the Pacific Northwest, the…
Manufacturer duplicates bearing race smearing in lab and identifies a resistant coating
Wind turbine gearboxes are a little more reliable since researchers at The Timken Company have been able to reproduce smearing damage on bearings in the lab. Producing it means they know what causes it, and later tests on selected surface treatments show that one works well eliminating the damage. “Smearing is a damage mechanism in…
Timken researchers address critical issue for wind turbine operators
Research conducted by The Timken Company to address a critical issue for wind turbine operators received the 2015 Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). Timken researchers solved customer problems in the wind energy sector and underscored the value of Timken wear-resistant bearings in helping to prevent smearing damage to turbine…
Turbine components: bearings
Where are bearings used in a wind turbine? Although bearings are used many places throughout a nacelle, such as in the yaw and pitch bearings and on the generators, those on main shafts and gearboxes are most problematic. In main-shaft bearings, modular wind-turbine designs commonly use spherical-roller bearings (SRB) units that are more than 1m…
What I learned in gearbox technology class
You might think it strange that a company with the mission of repairing and improving wind-turbine gearboxes would share what it has learned about the machines. But that is exactly what Gearbox Express and Romax Technology did recently with me, and many others throughout the year. It’s good for the wind industry. After two days of…
Timken Canada renews partnership with Garlock Sealing Technologies
Timken Canada recently relaunched its partnership with Garlock Sealing Technologies to more aggressively pursue sales of their oil seal and bearing isolator products. The announcement was made at a customer dinner event in Quebec City last month. Frank Mascia, managing director of Timken Canada, described the fit that Garlock product has with the portfolio of…
Timken invests to serve Canadian-energy market sector
The Timken Company has expanded its service offering at Standard Machine in Saskatoon to include Philadelphia Gear brand high-speed gearbox repair capabilities and Timken bearing remanufacturing services. End users in the energy sector particularly value expertise and rapid response from trusted suppliers that help keep their equipment running. Timken featured these services and other offerings…
Photoblog: AWEA Windpower 2014, Day Three
Windpower 2014 attendees: Read the most recent windpower news on the Windpower Engineering and Development homepage and check our Twitter (@windpower_eng) for updates from the show floor and beyond. Missed Tuesday’s photoblog? See it here. Missed Wednesday’s photoblog? See it here.
Trends in bearings 2014
Trends in the design of main shaft and gearbox bearings are driven by unexpected failures in these units. Unplanned main-shaft bearing replacement costs operators up to $450,000 and have an obvious impact on financial performance. One gearbox service company says certain gearbox models show a particular design weakness: use of a four row, cylindrical bearing with…
Webinar: Wind Drivetrain Bearing Reliability
The bearings in a wind turbine drivetrain are the critical mechanical components whose failure most frequently causes costly downtime and repairs. Knowing the most common bearing failures is critical to successful wind plant operation. Understanding why wind turbine bearings fail will prepare you to make the right decisions when these costly failures occur, and reduce…
Increasing bearing reliability in main shaft support system
A wind turbine’s main shaft requires a reliable bearing for operation. Some bearing designs have been known to fail prematurely resulting in costly maintenance repairs. Recent upgrades and advances in bearing designs increase reliability, and ensure main shaft stability. Bradley Baldwin • GM of Wind Energy • Timken • www.timken.com Modular wind-turbine designs commonly use…
Increasing bearing reliability in main shaft support systems
Bradley Baldwin • GM of Wind Energy • Timken • www.timken.com A wind turbine’s main shaft requires a reliable bearing for operation. Some bearing designs have been known to fail prematurely resulting in costly maintenance repairs. Recent upgrades and advances in bearing designs increase reliability, and ensure main shaft stability. Modular wind-turbine designs commonly use…
Timken, Stark College open bearing test and tech center
The Timken Company recently took the wraps off a new $14-million test and training facility that will be a part of the Stark State College campus in North Canton, Ohio. Although local luminaries were in attendance, the big star of the unveiling, held at the new Stark State College and Timken Technology and Test Center,…
Timken names Bradley K. Baldwin General Manager of Wind Energy
The Timken Company recently announced the appointment of Bradley K. Baldwin to general manager of wind energy. Baldwin joined Timken in 1995 as a sales engineer in Charlotte, N.C. He has held sales leadership positions involving automotive, industrial, and distribution customers. Baldwin has served in management positions as well, most recently as general manager of…
Timken and Stark St. College open Technology and Test Center
The testing facility focuses on large bearing systems and is the first of its kind in the Americas. A collaboration between The Timken Co. www.timken.com) and Stark State College led to development of the new Technology and Test Center, the first testing facility of its kind to be constructed in the Americas. The $14 million…
Bearing Manufacturer Unveils Plans for U.S. Wind Energy R&D Center
Massive, precision-engineered bearings and seals like those made by The Timken Company are central to wind power production. The largest of these rolling element bearings weighs more than five tons, with an ID of nearly 2 m. Such large bearings require sophisticated measuring and testing capabilities that replicate dynamic wind forces. For that purpose, Timken…
Chinese OEM and U.S. bearing manufacturer team up for turbines
The Timken Company and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. have signed a memorandum of long-term strategic collaboration in the United States to cooperate on a range of technical services, products, and aftermarket support for the development, supply and maintenance of advanced wind-turbine components. The memorandum’s three-year term extends and broadens an existing relationship…
Special polyurethane improves abrasion resistance
The Timken UltraWind P1 Seal is a significant wind-turbine bearing seal with a polyurethane design that provides increased resistance to abrasion for longer wind-turbine service life and more reliable performance than most other commonly used sealing materials. “Seals have an integral role in maximizing wind-turbine uptime and productivity because they prevent lubrication leakage and bearing…
How to automate bearing lubrication
Due to long, continuous operations, wind turbine main-shaft bearings need consistent, reliable lubrication. Timken’s Wind Energy Lubrication System addresses such needs with a single pump, in two models capable of working with either series-progressive or injector-based lubricant delivery methods. Timken says the HP pump model provides continuous lubrication with a conventional method of pressure purging…