News Releases

Select from the list below to read the latest news releases from Availon.

2012

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA OPENS NEW SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
• 02/02/2012
• Availon, Inc., a premier provider of parts and engineering services to wind power industry in North America, headquartered in Des Moines, IA,  is pleased to announce...

2011

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA OFFERS PARTS AND COMPONENTS FROM HYDAC
• 11/16/2011
• Availon, Inc., a premier provider of parts and services to the wind power industry in North America, continues the expansion of its “Partners in Parts” Parts...

• AVAILON, INC. AND UEA, INC. ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SLIP RINGS TO NORTH AMERICAN WIND POWER MARKET
• 09/30/2011
• Availon, Inc., a premier provider of parts and engineering services to wind power industry in North America, and United Equipment Accessories, Inc. (UEA), a leading...

• AVAILON INC. TO JOIN AT THE RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES SUMMIT 2011
• 08/05/2011
• marcus evans Summits is pleased to announce Availon Inc., proud Sponsor at the annual Renewable Technologies Summit, August 15-16, 2011 at the prestigious Westin...

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA OFFERS A LINE REACTOR UPGRADE TARGETED TO ENHANCE YOUR TURBINE’S PERFORMANCE AND AVAILABILITY
• 07/27/2011
• When a wind turbine operates at full capacity, various deficiencies of the standard Line Reactor often lead to its failure due to overheating.  The overheating causes...

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA SPECIALISTS BRING VESTAS V27 WIND TURBINE BACK TO LIFE AT THE STORY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER IN NEVADA, IOWA
• 07/20/2011
• It took two engineers from Availon North America a matter of hours to repair and bring on-line the Vestas V27 225 KW wind turbine that belongs to the Story County...

• AVAILON INC. HAS BEEN APPOINTED A DISTRIBUTOR FOR SCHUNK GRAPHITE TECHNOLOGY IN NORTH AMERICA
• 07/11/2011
• (Des Moines, Iowa - June 16, 2011) Availon, Inc., a premier independent provider of parts and services to the North American wind power industry, is proud to announce...

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA NOW OFFERS SERVICE, SUPPORT AND SUPPLY OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS FROM ABB
• 05/19/2011
• Availon, Inc., a premier provider of parts and services to the wind power industry in North America, is pleased to announce that it will now be offering service, support...

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA FORGES STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• 05/17/2011
• When the graduates from DMACC’s first Wind Power Program receive their Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees this summer, the transition from the classroom to...

• AVAILON NORTH AMERICA NAMED AUTHORIZED RESELLER OF NRG SYSTEMS TURBINE CONTROL SENSORS
• 05/16/2011
• Availon, Inc., a premier provider of parts and services to the wind power industry in North America, is pleased to announce that it has been approved as an Authorized...

• NANCY HOWLETT JOINS AVAILON AS SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER IN TEXAS LOCATION
• 01/31/2011
• Availon is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Howlett as the Sales Account Manager for Sweetwater Texas, with immediate effect.  In this role she will be...

• NO FEAR OF OVERHEATING
• 01/01/2011
• Availon, the leading independent provider of maintenance services for Vestas® turbine models V66, V80 and V90 2.0 MW, has extended its portfolio of upgrades.Individual...

2010

• SSB SERVICE BECOMES AVAILON
• 11/08/2010
• SSB Service Inc. is now Availon Inc. The new name derives itself from “Availability” and “On,” reflecting the company’s commitment to being available for its...

• AVAILON AWARDED MAJOR ORDER FOR WTG UPGRADE
• 09/22/2010
• Availon GmbH, formerly known as SSB Service GmbH, has been awarded a major order for supplying and installing grid coupling contactors as an upgrade for 81xGE 1.5 Wind...

• PIONEER IN INDEPENDENT WTG SERVICE
• 09/22/2010
• Availon, formerly known as SSB Service, is currently underlining its pioneer position in regards to quality assurance for independent WTG maintenance services. In a...

• E.ON AND SSB SERVICE, GMBH ENTER COOPERATION AGREEMENT
• 04/20/2010
• "After looking around the market, we finally decided on the service provider from Rheine, Germany. We felt they were best able to meet our high expectations. In...

• SSB SERVICE GMBH EXPANDS ITS SERVICE PORTFOLIO
• 04/20/2010
• In the beginning of April, SSB Service, GmbH expanded its service portfolio to include non-destructive materials testing. The independent WTG service provider is based...