Gearbox failures are an issue in the wind industry, but OEMs are using new approaches for testing, manufacturing, design, and operations to improve turbine reliability. Wind turbines last longer than ...

Over the past decade, land-based wind turbines have grown from about 700 kW to well over 2 MW. This up-scaling in size, however, has subjected gearboxes and other components to even greater loads and ...

Premier Gear & Machine Works in Northwest Portland’s industrial district has been doing big things since 1923, when it was founded to make unique gears for special jobs. Some things have changed over ...