WindEnergy 2014: Pre-loaded bearings 'offer savings'

GERMANY: Pre-loaded bearing systems can offer price savings on standard bearings, Wolfgang Losert, Eolotec CEO, told “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç TV.

Speaking at the WindEnergy Hamburg conference, he said that the pre-assembled system is cheaper than ordinary bearing solutions due to the use of less steel.

Losert claimed the assembly line process means that the pre-load can be correctly adjusted when it is delivered to the customer.