Oxford, Conn.-based RBC Bearings has received a letter of conformance from Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for pitch and yaw bearings for the Acciona Windpower wind turbine generator.
The GL certification was issued for RBC slewing ring bearings that are being built for 1.5 MW Acciona wind turbines. The bearings are being manufactured in RBC's new custom-built 80,000 square-foot facility in Houston.
‘Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is now ready,’ says Michael J. Hartnett, president and CEO of RBC. ‘Our advanced engineering team, equipped with the most up-to-date analytical design tools, now provides custom-engineered solutions to some of the largest producers of wind turbine generators in the world.’
SOURCE: RBC Bearings
