A inovação da Timken impulsiona o crescimento da energia eólica

Timken Innovation Drives Wind Power Growth

Timken wind farm

Timken Company, a global industry leader in engineered bearings and power transmission products, announced it has achieved industry-leading growth in serving wind energy customers over the past five years . During this period, Timken significantly outperformed this market sector, recording a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%, compared to an estimated CAGR of 7% for the industry overall. I . Timken is poised to capitalize further as global demand for equipment and services for the growing wind energy industry continues to increase. The company expects another record year of wind energy-related revenues in 2021 and remains well positioned to succeed in this market sector over the long term.

“As global demand for renewable energy sources increases, our customers’ success depends on designing larger, more powerful and efficient wind turbines,” he said. said Andreas Roellgen, Timken vice president, Europe, Asia, Africa. “As wind turbine manufacturers continue to push performance limits, the complexity of designing and manufacturing bearings for them increases. Timken’s long history of solving technical problems and engineering innovation for the world’s most challenging applications continues to be a significant advantage for our wind energy customers.”

Timken products, such as engineered bearings and lubrication systems, are designed to help wind turbines operate more efficiently to generate power. Additionally, the company's maintenance services help maximize a turbine's performance throughout its life cycle.

Timken has increased its presence in mainshaft and gear drive equipment as the global wind energy market sector experienced rapid growth in 2020. And continuing trends such as OEMs building larger turbines that generate more power and shaft designs turbine engines that increasingly rely on roller bearings to support additional load – continue to benefit the company in the future. In fact, Timken demonstrated its industry leadership by recently partnering with a leading OEM to design and manufacture bearings for the world's largest and most powerful wind turbine.

Timken, which entered the wind energy market approximately 15 years ago and has since become a technology leader in the industry and a leading technical partner for wind turbine and gear drive OEMs, offers customers a complete engineering solution that meets demanding application cycles. . Using its collaborative technical sales model, the company works with customers to understand their most important success factors and key challenges. This proven and trusted approach is paying off in the rapidly evolving wind energy industry, where Timken has been able to provide timely support to customers with solutions for new wind installations and existing underperforming projects. Given that the industry's growing installed base of turbines generally requires a major overhaul after 10 to 15 years,

“Downtime and repairs can be very expensive for wind turbine operators, and our wind energy solutions meet our customers' needs to optimize reliability, cost and performance,” he said. Roellgen stated.

For example, to increase bearing life in wind turbine mainshaft applications, Timken has developed a thin-film coating that simultaneously increases surface hardness and wear resistance while reducing friction. Replacing main shaft bearings with upgraded Timken® bearings with wear-resistant coatings can help wind operators reduce maintenance costs throughout the turbine's life cycle.

With the share of electricity generated from renewable sources expected to more than double by 2030 iii , Timken continues to make targeted capital investments to support future growth. This includes more than $75 million through early 2022 to increase renewable energy capabilities across its footprint. In 2020, renewable energy represented 12% of the company's total sales, making it Timken's largest end-market sector. Investments in the wind space will support the increasingly efficient and advanced manufacturing of large products in greater volumes.

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