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Release Date: 09/30/2011
Location: Des Moines, IA
AVAILON, INC. AND UEA, INC. ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SLIP RINGS TO NORTH AMERICAN WIND POWER MARKET
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 manufacturer of wind turbine and other custom components for motion applications worldwide, are pleased to announce their partnership in design, manufacture and distribution of slip rings.
UEA slip rings offer design versatility as component kit rings or as completed, ready-to-mount assemblies with optional pre-wired harnesses. A wide selection of circuitry is available, with many combinations of amperage and voltage (AC or DC). The compact design is made possible by brushes stacked on alternating sides. UEA Slip Rings come in a variety of bore sizes, from .500" to 14.00". This bold approach to innovations translates into great opportunity for Availon and UEA to develop more new aftermarket products.
According to John Boorman, Availon North America’s Director of Sales, and Jim Carnegie, UEA’s National Sales Director, “The partnership will positively impact the North American wind power industry. In addition to being reliable quick-response suppliers of quality parts and components, both companies share a unique position by focusing on the custom-engineered aftermarket solutions.”
Steve Thompson, Availon’s North America President, notes: “Availon is always working on the engineering upgrades that minimize or eliminate the most common wind turbine problems. These results in numerous innovative upgrades based on the newest technologies developed by Availon and reliable third parties like UEA.”
Mark Hanawalt, UEA’s President, adds: “We share a similar approach in helping customers with their specific issues. For example, we manufacture custom-designed wind turbine slip rings that match exact customers specifications and are delivered in a matter of weeks. We are looking forward to working closely with Availon North America.”
The partnership between Availon and the Waverly, Iowa-based UEA will allow Availon to sell replacement components for aftermarket use in wind turbines. The stock will be kept in the Availon’s Des Moines and Texas locations. Availon and UEA will work together to facilitate the development of new UEA products and aftermarket solutions for many types of wind turbines.
About Availon
Availon Inc. is part of the SSB Group family, which has been in wind related industries for 30+ years. Availon has over 200 employees worldwide, with 7 business units in the USA, Germany, Spain, and Italy. Availon specializes in wind turbine spare parts supply and management for GE, Vestas®, Siemens®, Suzlon, and Gamesa turbines; end of warranty inspections; high-tech upgrades; individual turbine optimization; remote monitoring and operations and maintenance. In addition to being a primary supplier for SSB and Duradrive parts, Availon Inc. is also an exclusive vendor for Bachmann, Lenord+Bauer, and Convertec parts.
Availon is the first independent wind turbine service provider to be both ISO 9001 certified and fully certified by Germanischer Lloyd in staff training, troubleshooting and repair processes.
About United Equipment Accessories
United Equipment Accessories is a leader in the production of reliable slip rings, heavy-duty Industrial cable reels, etc. Each of the products is of the highest quality in engineering, design and workmanship. UEA is ISO 9001:2000 Certified for Quality Control throughout the company.
United Equipment Accessories, Inc. was founded in 1952 by Vern Iserman. Currently, UEA is one of the world leaders in slip ring production and technology.
United Equipment Accessories, Inc. is a family owned and operated business, since 1952. We specialize in custom engineered and designed slip rings, cable carriers, cable reels and shift controls.United Equipment Accessories, Inc. is a family owned and operated business, since 1952. We specialize in custom engineered and designed slip rings, cable carriers, cable reels and shift controls.
Media Contact:
Stan Pshonik - 515-986-9101; stan.pshonik@availon.com
