We are specialist consultants who help improve the design, performance and reliability of rolling bearings, supporting wind farm developers, turbine operators and servicing organisations
Our offering for critical components – pitch, yaw, mainshaft, generator and gearbox rolling bearings:
Development
- Review of tender specifications
- Technical due diligence on critical components
- Review of technology and performance risks
- Assessment of new designs and technologies
- Impact of uprated power output
- Input to vendor selection
- Depth of testing and validation
Manufacturing
- Sub-contractor verification
- Supply chain QA support
- Witnessing of key activities
- Test method and procedure review
- Handover condition assessment
Operational
- Warranty support for early life failures
- Review of OEM technical solutions
- Maintenance and lubrication strategies into later life
- Replacement part support
- Strategies for life extension
Condition Monitoring
- Potential root cause from CM system outputs
- Oil and grease analysis interpretation
- Degradation rate
- Remaining life assessment
In-Service Failure
- Root cause failure analysis
- Engineering assessment
- Preparation of potential solutions
- Review of remediation proposals
- Assessment of likelihood of success
Acquisitions
- Technical due diligence
- Condition assessment
- Input to buyer’s and lender’s engineering report