Wind turbine bearings are re-manufactured
September 1st 2011 In Ireland, the UK and
Scandinavia, KAYDON is represented
by factory representative, R. A.
Rodriguez, whose industry manager
Dave Young suggested the remanufacture
option. He said: "This is
a time- and cost-saving alternative
that proved ideal for this customer."
The worn Avon double row ball
slewing ring type bearings were
critical elements of a Zond 550kW
wind turbine. They have an outside
diameter of 1062mm and are 125mm
deep with tapped holes on the outer
ring and drilled holes on the inner
ring. All three showed signs of
corrosion on the raceways and had
been subject to structural damage.
Via R. A. Rodriguez, KAYDON
provided a Class 'A' refurbishment of
the bearings at the former ISOcertified
Avon plan in Ohio. All were
restored to an 'as new' condition and
returned to Duncan Plant complete
with condition and action report.
Such has been the success of this
project that Duncan Plant has been
asked to arrange the re-manufacture
of further Zond wind turbine blade
bearings at the wind farm. Ultimately
all blade sets will be refurbished to
give many more years of power
generation capability without the time
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