News Releases
Select from the list below to read the latest news releases from Availon.
2013
- AVAILON NOW OFFERING SKF AND LINCOLN AUTOMATIC LUBRICATION SYSTEMS FOR WIND TURBINES
- 03/06/2013
- Availon Inc., an independent service provider (ISP) to the wind industry, is pleased to announce a distributorship agreement with the SKF Lubrication Business Unit...
- AVAILON AND EMA DIAGNOSTIK NOW OFFERING ELIN MOTOREN GENERATORS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN WIND POWER INDUSTRY
- 02/20/2013
- Availon, Inc, a premier independent service provider (ISP) to the North American wind industry, is pleased to announce the signing of a long-term partnership agreement...
2012
- HOW COMPONENT UPGRADES IMPROVE TURBINE UPTIME
- 12/11/2012
- While performing maintenance on wind turbines, it is common for technicians to swap out old parts for new ones. Such repairs, however, are likely to be repeated a few...
- GET TO KNOW YOUR PITCH SYSTEM FROM A TO Z!
- 10/04/2012
- Availon North America offers comprehensive training on SSB (TM) Pitch System.5-day training is conducted by experienced Availon engineers and wind technicians at Availon...
- Congressman Tom Latham named USA Wind Jobs Champion; received the Award at Availon North America Headquarters
- 08/02/2012
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- AVAILON HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER BY WINERGY DRIVE SYSTEMS
- 07/26/2012
- Availon, Inc, a premier independent service provider to North American wind industry, is pleased to announce that it is now a certified ASP (Authorized Service Provider)...
- AVAILON'S UPGRADED POSITIONING CONTROLLER WILL IMPROVE WIND TURBINES AVAILABILITY
- 06/12/2012
- Availon, Inc., a premier independent provider of parts and engineering services to the wind power industry in North America, is pleased to introduce an improved pitch...
- AVAILON INTRODUCES THE FIRST NORTH AMERICA'S ISSUE OF ON SERVICE MAGAZINE
- 06/01/2012
- Welcome into the first issue of Availon North America’s magazine, On Service!Availon, as the leading high-value independent service provider for the wind power energy...
- 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...




