High on the list of O&M crews are ways to extend bearing life and reducing wear. To handle the challenge, Timken engineers developed a bearing that reduce life-limiting wear problems that trouble main shaft and gearbox bearings. Common wear problems include micropitting on main shafts, spherical-roller bearings and micropitting, smearing and brittle flaking for wind-turbine-gearbox…

UltraWind bearings provide a tapered roller bearings with integrated seals, lubrication, and condition monitoring. With the highest life ratings in the industry certified by Germanischer Lloyd, the UltraWind Series provides a cost-conscious, simplified drivetrain for main-shaft wind turbine designs (gear and gearless). For multi-megawatt turbines, the pre-loaded tapered roller bearing is better suited than others to…

The Timken Company says it has received a contract worth $26 million to supply wind turbine products and services to China’s Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company. The contract will support more than 1,500 MW of new wind power capacity. Timken will contribute to Goldwind’s expansion in the industry, with Timken providing engineering support, advanced…

By making investments during the recession to expand its wind power offering and capacity domestically and internationally, The Timken Company, in Booth 2803, has introduced what it says is a record number of new product developments for the industry. For example, the manufacturer of proprietary alloy steel and power transmission components and systems, has expanded…

Uncontrollable and highly variable wind forces adversely affect the performance and reliability of planetary gears inside wind-turbine power transmissions. A couple developments from The Timken Co., Canton, Ohio, can lower maintenance on rolling elements and carry greater load in a planetary gearset. In the first, the Integrated Flexpin Bearing (IFB) equalizes gear loads, reduces internal…