Committed to wind energy

Powerful solutions for wind turbines
For centuries, people have used the power of the wind for sailing ships, milling grain and pumping water. In recent times, wind turbine technology has enabled us to harness wind to generate electricity. Today, wind power is the world’s fastest growing energy source. The wind industry continues to expand and develops ever larger, highly reliable and efficient wind turbines. Since the beginning years of the industry in the late 1970’s, Hansen is among the preferred suppliers to leading wind turbine manufacturers. Worldwide, Hansen gear products enjoy a reputation of high quality and meet the discerning industrial requirements on low noise behaviour, durability and reliability. Today, close to 10000 wind turbines up to 3 megawatt are equipped with a Hansen drive.

In a fast-growing industry as wind energy, it has been Hansen’s ability to build on the years of experience in its core activities, i.e. manufacturing and assembly of gears and gear housings, and translate this experience into innovative solutions that have secured the company a position as a leading global supplier of wind turbine drive systems. Not surprisingly, Hansen wind turbine drives have one of the best reliability track records in the industry, already over more than 20 years.

A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE WIND INDUSTRY TODAY

Hansen’s customer base accounts for 50% of global wind turbine sales today. Close long-term co-operation with selected major turbine manufacturers has resulted in custom made drive solutions to ideally fit each turbine application. 90 Hansen engineers work closely together with leading universities and  prominent research centres. A specialised engineering team for wind turbine drives has been involved in several prestigious projects for developing new prototypes for innovative products.

LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE INDUSTRY

Hansen is continuously investing to be the best in the core activities of heat treatment, gear grinding and housing machining. These critical activities are performed 100% in-house, ensuring full control to deliver maximum quality. To keep pace with today’s demand, Hansen is investing heavily in a new factory with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, specialised machinery for production, assembly and testing of large wind turbine drives. This new factory is located in Lommel (Limburg), Belgium and will be operational by the end of 2003.

CUSTOMER FOCUSED

Minimum lifetime cost, combined with high availability with minimum downtime, is key to a short payback of investments in wind power:

Hansen wind turbine gears are optimised for low weight and compact dimensions, without compromising performance, resulting in cost-effective designs;

Through its extensive design experience and by performing all critical manufacturing activities in-house, Hansen has achieved an excellent reliability track record over more than 20 years.

WHY HANSEN

• Hansen matches the drive to the application and offers proven reliability under the most severe conditions.
• All Hansen wind turbine drive solutions are designed All Hansen wind turbine drive solutions are designed in close co-operation with the customer, using modern 3D CAD technology to ensure efficient communication.
• Carburised and ground gearing of gears excels in strength, torque capacity, surface durability and low noise performance.
• Bearings and shafts are dimensioned to go the distance, ensuring required bearing life under specified loads.
• Continuous oil circulation through the bearings ensures a long, trouble-free working life for the gear unit.
• The internal construction of the gear unit housing allows for simple and complete oil drainage.
• Inspection and maintenance are made easy by large inspection cover and the option to partly disassemble the gearbox inside the nacelle, wherever feasible.
• Critical spare parts are available at short notice, allowing short repair times.
• Hansen’s global service capability offering fast and efficient local support for inspection and repair in major wind energy markets.

Hansen Transmissions International NV
Leonardo da Vincilaan 1
B-2650 Edegem (Antwerp) Belgium

Phone : +32 3 450 12 11
Fax : +32 3 450 12 20
E-mail : info@hansentransmissions.com
Website : www.hansentransmissions.com
Contact : Bernd Flügel at bflugel@hansentransmissions.com

 

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