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Ark-Plas Products, Inc.

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Ark-Plas is an ISO 9001 registered manufacturer of miniature plastic fittings and tubing established in 1982.  Our motto “Expect Excellence” means that customer’s needs will be fulfilled from the moment of placing their order to the moment of receiving a quality product on time.

Facility
Our office and manufacturing facility is located at 165 Industry Lane in Flippin, AR.  All our products are manufactured, packaged, and shipped from this location.  Ark-Plas has been manufacturing products in Flippin, AR since the start of the business in 1982.

Products  
Ark-Plas manufactures over 5,000 different products for a wide range of industries including the wind industry, automotive, and automation, just to name a few.  We specialize in the manufacturing of plastic fittings, check valves, filters, quick disconnect luers, extruded tubing, extruded grommet, routing and protection accessories, screw covers, and quick bind hardware. Non-standard Materials and colors are available on a per-quotation basis. Please contact our Customer Service Department for more information.

Flexible Tubing
Ark-Plas Flexible Tubing is extruded to exacting standards, utilizing in-line, digital gauges to ensure repeatability and traceability with each run. Ark-Plas Flexible Tubing is available in multiple colors, and in the following materials:
–          Polyurethane, Ether based (85A or 90A)

–          Polyurethane, Ester Based (85A)

–          Coiled Polyurethane (85A)

–          PVC (68A or 90A)

–          Vyplas

–          Polypropylene (USP Class-VI)

–          Polyethylene

–          Nylon 11

 

Spiral Wrap
Ark-Plas Spiral Wrap is a very economical solution for many types of routing and bundling applications in industrial and commercial environments.  Spiral Wrap can be used on virtually any item with a diameter of 1/16” to 7”. Ark-Plas Spiral Wrap is available spooled or bagged in lengths from 25 feet up to 2,500 feet. In addition to the standard packaging methods, Ark-Plas Products, Inc. will also cut Spiral Wrap to customer specified lengths.

Material selection includes natural polyethylene, black UV resistant polyethylene, nylon, fire resistant polyethylene, brightly colored fluorescent polyethylene, and clear TPU.

Polyethylene natural Spiral Wrap is a light weight low cost material that is good for general indoor applications and is easy to install, either during production or after final assembly. Polyethylene is not affected by ordinary solvents and is resistant to abrasion.
Premium Barbed Fittings
Ark-Plas Premium Barbed Fittings are manufactured with critical-use applications in mind. Each fitting is molded using proprietary technology that allows for a barb with no parting line. This means the most crucial sealing point on each piece is entirely seamless, eliminating common molding imperfections such as vertical flash or mismatch. All standard Ark-Plas Premium Barbed Fittings are manufactured with the following key features:

–          100% virgin base material

–          100% Visually Inspected

–          Product Certification Available (by request)

–          No Parting Line on Barb

–          Distinctive, Easy to Grip Body

Other Products
Ark-Plas manufactures other products that include Commercial Grade Fittings, Luers, Stopcocks, Check Valves, Filters, Tube Routing Accessories, Spiral Wrap, Grommet and Cling Wrap, Fitting and Tubing Kits, Decorative Screw Covers, and Quick Bind Hardware.

Services
In addition to our standard products, Ark-Plas provides distributors and OEM customers with assistance in developing economical solutions for their special requirements.  We utilize the latest technology in CAD with Solidworks® and tool fabrication is completed on sophisticated computer controlled steel cutting equipment.  This technology allows us to manufacture components to suit each customer’s specific needs.  Our capabilities include complete integration of engineering and design, prototype product design from an idea to the production of a part, in house tooling and fabrication, and a number of secondary operations for necessary product applications.

Developments
Ark-Plas is working every day to give our customers the best quality products at the greatest value possible.  Our knowledgeable sales department will help our customers meet specific product needs, as well as correct material requirements for specific applications.  We are very proud of the fact that everything manufactured, packaged, and shipped from Ark-Plas is made in the U.S.A.

Winddrives LLC

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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

Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions

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Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain is an international manufacturer with more than 150 years of experience in materials’ engineering. As a leading world producer of abrasives and technologically advanced ceramics, plastics, insulation, containers, pipe and chemical process products, Saint-Gobain’s Innovative Materials sector includes over 60,000 people in more than 500 locations in 48 countries.  Other sectors within Saint-Gobain include Construction Products, Building Distribution, and Packaging.

 The origins of the Saint-Gobain Group go back to the founding in France of the Manufacture Royale des Glaces de Miroirs (Royal Mirror Glass Works) in 1665. One of the Company’s first commissions was to produce the glass for the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles.

As a producer, processor and distributor of materials (glass, ceramics, plastics, cast iron, etc.), Saint-Gobain Corporation transforms raw materials into advance products for use in our daily lives, as well as developing tomorrow’s new materials.

Saint-Gobain ranks among the world’s top hundred industrial corporations, operating in 64 countries. The company employs more than 193,000 people throughout the world.

Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions
Within the Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials sector, the Coating Solutions group falls under the High-Performance Materials business unit. Coating Solutions evolved out of the Norton Group, which was acquired in 1990 by Saint-Gobain.  Our coating portfolio includes  consumables such as thermal spray ceramic powders, Rokide® rods, ingots, metal powders and wires, flexible cords, and Ekonol® polyester resins, as well as equipment used in plasma spray, portable flame-spray guns, and other coating, welding, and brazing tools.

 The consumables are melted using a heat source and are propelled towards a target substrate.  The final coated surface has enhanced properties that protect against wear, heat and corrosion or maximize electrical, mechanical, or physical characteristics. Major applications are found in commercial or military aircraft engines; land-based turbines for power generation; rolls for the pulp and paper and printing industries, and oil and chemical pumps.

Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions is a business of the Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials division.

The Ceramic Materials division of Saint-Gobain produces Thermal Spray Powders, Rokide® Ceramic Spray Systems and Rods, Thermal Spray Equipment  for Plasma Spray, PTA High Energy wires, powders, exclusive Flexicords, and Ekonol®  polyester powders for the PTFE filler markets.

The Coating Solutions group combines these products offering expertise in material technologies and processes with several locations worldwide to servducts and processing improvements that deliver greater productivity, higher yields and lower operating costs.

The Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions product range includes:

Consumable Products
– Ceramic Thermal Spray Powders
 
– Thermal Spray Flexicords

– Rokide®

– Ekonol®

– Tuf-Cote® Hardfacing Rope Electrode

Equipmente your needs. The team’s ongoing research and development efforts result in new pro
– Flame Spray Equipment

– Plasma Spray Equipment

– Plasma Transfer Arc Equipment – PTA
 

Specialities
– Sputtering Targets

Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc.

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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.

Sotek Inc

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Sotek is your one-stop shop for seamless integration with your motor & generator manufacturing and supply chain needs.

We build stators and rotors for wind power generators. Sotek offers in-house fabrication operations including lamination stamping, laser cutting, stator core and rotor core stacking, bonding and welding, CNC parts machining and assembly.  Sotek is your partner for new OEM, repair, re-manufacturing projects, end user value-added services, fabrication, machining, assembly, sourcing, streamlining bottlenecks in production and delivering quality results when, where and how you need them. We design, build, and maintain all tooling dies and fixtures that are used in the manufacture of our customer’s products.

 

Utilizing our extensive in house resources, 35 years of experience, ISO 9001-2015 Quality System and network of proven, valued suppliers we keep your project on the fast track, extending your manufacturing reach and efficiency. Offering coatings, raw material and component sourcing, additional processing, resulting in completed assemblies ready for the next step in your process. Our 80,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse space is well-stocked with over 3 million pounds of electrical grade steel inventory. We are able to react quickly to your needs for a wide range of applications.

At Sotek, we manufacture components with exceptional quality, solve sourcing problems, streamline your process, enhance lead times, processing time, reduce your manufacturing and purchasing steps, incorporate additional vendors while adding value along the way. When our valued partners ask us for solutions, and we are eager to meet the challenge.

Stamped and laser cut laminations, stacking, welding, bonding, assembly, material and component sourcing, engineering, tool design and manufacture, customization, balancing, CNC machining, wire EDM, Supply Chain Management, castings, processing, finishing, coatings, integration, winding, prototype runs, short runs, high volume, and assembly.

We offer solutions to your wind power generator needs.  When you expect quality, reliability, and precision… turn to Sotek.  Simply contact us to let us know how we can use our experience, skills and resources to help your project be successful!

Winergy Drive Systems Corporation

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Winergy, with over 30 years of experience, is a leading manufacturer of gearboxes and couplings for drive trains of wind turbines up to 8 MW. This is complemented by a broad service portfolio which includes gearbox supply/remanufacture, mainshaft services, wind couplings and components, field repair, and product training.

Production and service facilities are located in Germany, China, India and the U.S.  Winergy was the first company in the wind industry to exceed the 100 GW mark in terms of installed capacity.

The U.S. facility was founded in 2001.  With more than 9,000 gearboxes delivered, Winergy Drive Systems Corporation offers well proven products and services, including field repair through an authorized service provider (ASP) network, for the American wind industry.

Alturdyne

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DeWind, Inc.

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Nordex

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