The Highland Community College Wind Turbine Technician program prepares individuals to work in the wind power energy industry. Students will complete an industry-derived curriculum as they learn about the electrical power generation industry, safety at the worksite, mechanical devices, as well as hydraulic and electrical systems. Courses take place in traditional classrooms, various lab settings on campus and in local work environments in cooperation with local wind industry business partners. Graduates enter the workforce with the skills necessary to positive and immediate impact on the industry they serve. The wind program is supported by two grants: the National Science Foundation and the TAACCT Illinois Green Economy Network.
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Winddrives LLC
Wind Drives provides high-quality, short lead-time OEM and aftermarket products and services for wind turbine drivetrains. By minimizing costly downtime and logistics costs, we’re improving the efficiency of wind turbines on wind farms across the Unites States.
Products & Services:
Gear Lube Exchange Trailers. Our new custom designed, all weather systems utilize telemetric monitoring to allow fleet or O&M sites to monitor fluid use, cleanliness level of final fill and time at sites to improve O&M asset management. Our systems are capable of level III flush, rinse and fill processes and are proven to shorten exchange times dramatically. Utilizing all hydraulic drive systems, there are no electric motors, starters or other high voltage devices. Oil is filtered and cleanliness monitored via onboard particle counter with humidity sensor. On-site training and operation is included.
OEM and replacement parts for megawatt wind turbine manufacturers including:
• Hydraulic systems
• DriAir Blanket- Water Removal and humidity control system. This permanently installed system extends gear, bearing and oil life.
• Lubrication, cooling and heating systems
• Filtration, fluid conditioning and fluid monitoring devices
• Fluid Conveyance including hose assemblies, kits, adapters and tube assemblies
• Custom manifolds, brackets and fixtures
Repairs and component upgrades:
GE 1.5 Extended life filtration upgrades, Rotor lock cylinders, Enerpac tools and pump systems, proportional valve inspection and repair, accumulators, pumps and many other items.
Contact:
Winddrives LLC
Alan Ray- General Manager
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc.
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc. is a recognized leader in precision gear and transmission Design, Manufacture, Field Service Support and Refurbishment. More than just a gear manufacturer, CGS offers our customers over (100) years of gear design and manufacturing experience, producing high quality, cost effective, reliable products for a wide range of power transmission applications including; Automotive Drive Gearing, Diesel Engine Gearing, Military and Commercial Marine Propulsion and Turbine Power Generation Drives, Wind Energy Drive Units, Pump Drives and Expander / Compressor Drives to name a few.
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc. is a full service gear manufacturer offering complete, custom designed and manufacture, gear components and transmissions specifically designed to meet and or exceed your particular application requirements. All gear units are manufactured and tested to assure performance and reliability.
All major aspects of the design and manufacture including all material heat treating requirements are performed in house under strict CGS control and supervision to ensure quality and on time delivery.
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc. is certified to ISO-9001 and TS-16949, as well as selected classification societies.
Summit Lubricants
Summit Lubricants is an established manufacturer of specialty greases and lubricants with two of the most advanced lubrication production facilities in North America. We design and develop our own proprietary formulations to exceed your engineering challenges. We also generate solutions for third parties that need state-of-the-art lubrication manufacturing.
If you have specific technical requirements for your gears, bearings, chains, compressors or sliding surfaces, we offer specialized lubricants from our expansive product portfolio. These products are used across all industries including automotive, food, energy, chemical as well as general industry. The products conform to the strictest guidelines including, but not limited to, our food grade lubricants that conform to ISO 21469.
We pride ourselves on our commitment to customer service and apply the latest technologies and innovation to R&D and manufacturing. Our techniques, resources and talented workforce allow us to take on your most challenging issues.
Summit Lubricants is a subsidiary of Quaker Chemical Corporation and is ISO 9001 compliant.
