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2016 wind buyers guide

Beckhoff Automation LLC
EPCOS, Inc. A TDK Group Company
Beckhoff is an automation and controls supplier
to the global wind industry, with control and com- TDK Corporation manufactures electronic com-
ponents, modules, systems, and devices. Their
munication solutions for individual turbines, up
to entire wind farms. PC-based control technol- broad range of passive electronic components
ogy from Beckhoff provides the ideal toolbox to includes multilayer ceramic capacitors as well as
aluminum electrolytic and ilm capacitors, ferrites
Jiangyin Hengrun Ring Forging
implement automation concepts including; the
Internet of Things, cloud computing, and ever- and inductors, high-frequency components and
Co., Ltd.
more connected devices via industrial Ethernet modules, piezo and protection devices, and sen-
BURNDY
Jiangyin Hengrun Ring Forging Co., Ltd. sors. These components are marketed under the
offers GE, Siemens, and Alstom qualiied and OPC-UA. Today, numerous users successfully
BURNDY offers a comprehensive selec-
integrate Beckhoff controllers into their networks product brands, TDK and EPCOS. The company
tion of grounding products including; seamless wind tower langes. Flanges are has design and manufacturing locations in Asia,
available with an OD of 85,000mm, and a and grids, enabling them to communicate with
HYGROUND compression, BURNDYWeld cloud databases and perform comprehensive re- Europe, and in North and South America.
exothermic, and mechanical grounding. The net weight of over 20,000kg; meeting all of mote maintenance and service over the Internet. www.epcos.com
BURNDY HYGROUND irreversible compres- the requirements of large onshore, as well
www.beckhoff.us/wind
as offshore turbines.
sion system meets the most stringent safety www.hengrun-forging.com
and performance requirements, including
those of OSHA and nuclear power plant

design. Connectors are just one component
of this system; installation tooling is also
an integral part. The BURNDYWeld connec-

tion process is a simple, eficient method of
welding copper to copper, or copper to steel. ILSCO

The BURNDYWeld exothermic process uses ILSCO is a component manufacturer to the re-
high temperature reaction of powdered newable energy industry. They provide grounding,
copper oxide and aluminum. This system is Heico Fasteners Inc.
bonding, and connectivity solutions, and have the
ield friendly, since it is light and portable, Heico Fasteners Inc. manufactures a special capability of designing custom products for spe-
and requires no outside power system. lock washer system for bolted joints in criti- ciic installation needs.
BURNDY’s diversiied line of mechanical cal applications. The two-piece wedge-lock
www.ilsco.com
grounding connectors are widely used washer system consists of two washer
throughout the industry, and have been de- halves that utilize a series of cams and ser-
signed for easy installation and outstanding
rations to maintain the clamp load by using BGB Technology, Inc.
BGB Technology Inc. is a supplier of slip
durability. tension in the bolt. The unique physics of
www.burndy.com
the washer system provides a maintenance- rings, slip ring assemblies, brush holders,
free bolted joint. Typical applications on and iber optic rotary joints (FORJ) for wind
turbine applications including: pitch control,
wind turbines include blade root bolts, Koyo Bearings North America
gearbox bolts, tower bolts, and ladder bolts. generator slip rings, yaw slip rings, lighten- Koyo Bearings and its parent company JTEKT are
ing suppression, and shaft grounding. BGB
The washer system is especially resistant to Technology offers engineering and manu- major suppliers of bearings, power reducers, and
high-dynamic loads, constant vibration, and machining centers to the wind industry. With a
thermal cycling. Wedge-Lock washers are facturing facilities capable of supporting
requirements in North America, with a long
primary focus on mainshaft and generator ap-
available in inch sizes and metric sizes that
history of supplying the wind industry. plications, Koyo manufactures a wide variety of
range from M3 to M130. large-sized spherical, cylindrical, and tapered roll-
www.heico-lock.us
www.bgbtechnology.com
er bearings, including specialty ceramics-hybrid
bearings that are designed to eliminate electric
arching and luting.

www.jtekt-na.com

Lighthouse Global Energy
CENTA Corporation
Manufacturers of lexible coupling and
Lighthouse Global Energy is a component repair,
distributor, and manufacturing company estab-
drive shaft solutions for over 30 years, lished to meet the growing needs of energy pro-
CENTA offers multiple wind turbine lexible Helwig Carbon Products, Inc.
coupling designs. Coupling solutions range duction companies in North America and across
Helwig Carbon is an 86 year old, ISO certiied, the globe.
from torsionally very soft to torsionally very American manufacturer of carbon brushes and www.lgnrg.com
stiff, and are designed to it each turbine
speciication. CENTAFLEX Series A and CEN- brush holders for motors and generators. Their
products are designed to provide long life and
TALINK provide trouble-free, lasting turbine
better performance and are used on wind genera-
operation.
www.centa.info
tors, wind pitch motors, grounding, and for bear-
ing protection.
www.helwigcarbon.com

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