COMPANY PROFILE James Clegg
Moventas has existing offshore gearbox technology for Areva with their 5MW turbine and the FusionDrive gear and generator combination for DeWind Developed and successfully tested in cooperation with The Switch another Finnish company.
LOGISTICS AND SERVICING I was intrigued to learn the process undertaken when the gearboxes arrive for service and repair and was duly educated. The gearbox is stripped, inspected and initial reports are made in one area. Further more detailed inspection of components is carried out in an inspection bay. Re- assembly of the gearboxes takes place in a clean build area.
Access to the clean build area is through a double door system and air lock somewhat STAR TREK style. Currently re-assembled gears are spin tested and the oil during the spin test is continuously filtered and monitored. The oil filtration is carried out to ISO4406 15-12 standard this ensures all serviced gearboxes fully flushed and their internal components cleaned.
Craneage capacity in the service workshops is up to 40 tonne capable of handling multi MW class gears of all design and manufacture. The installation of the new gear wash tank which has the ability to accommodate a complete 3 MW gearbox within its 3 metre cube capacity or major components from the 7MW Off- shore wind turbine gearbox for Samsung, manufactured in Huddersfield is another major investment and step forward. It is believed this is the largest wash facility of its kind used for wind gears in the UK.
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? There are currently thousands of turbines installed already in the UK and Ireland plus other exciting projects nearing fruition. The future looks positive, both for new build gearbox projects and service to the installed base. Being pro-active, innovative and working in ever closer cooperation with their customers they strive to operate and evolve in an efficient cohesive manner. Complacency is not an option for Dave and James as they continue their drive to be at the forefront of a formidable industry leader.
As the companies have joined forces they continue with the 7MW offshore turbine drivetrain development with Samsung Heavy Industries, the first of which will be going live in December 2013 in Scotland. The new company will be manufacturing the 7MW gearboxes for Samsung, from the UK with support from Finland.
James mentioned H.A.L.T (Highly Accelerated Lifetime Tests) which will be facilitated/ implemented at Narec where the full drive train (Nacelle) can undergo testing. Dave also mentioned, for their existing customer AREVA, who have had a Moventas 5MW gearbox in the nacelle for over a year, this has proven to be the one of the most successful tests ever, with no design changes required - which is a major coup and no mean feat!
UK, IRELAND & EUROPE When asked what they would be focusing on over the coming months, both gentlemen were keen to implement guarantees and unsurpassed service to their customers.
Though not there yet the goal is a service guarantee to be in place in 2014 which is to undertake to complete any servicing in less than 6 weeks, to respond to the customer within 8 hours and a technician on site within 24 hours and also to assess the situation, components/replacements gearbox within 72 hours
Now in a position with the UK facility to store gearboxes, which is salient to strategic planning, they can now be waiting in abeyance, thus reducing down time for customers during servicing and maintenance.
CONCLUSION
James and Dave concluded, “This union gives us the ability to be able to support the OEM more than ever before and where the opportunity exists the major utilities and turbine owners– making us the strongest leader in this industry.”
In all, this is a healthy professional relationship and one with a very optimistic exciting future.
Moventas
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