Wind Energy

The wind, just like the sun, is an inexhaustible energy source, and was identified as a form of energy generation centuries ago. The wind power industry has grown rapidly in recent years as an environmentally friendly form of electricity production, not merely in Germany but also throughout Europe. It will continue to increase in importance in the future.

a+f GmbH entered this future-oriented market early and has supplied components to renowned manufacturers of wind power stations since 1992. Here we offer a broad spectrum of products and services. The overall product portfolio extends beyond installation-ready welding constructions with complete mechanical processing, cast-iron components with ductile iron and high impact strength and forged drive shafts heat-treated steels.

Rather, when it comes to wind energy the company focuses on the high-quality manufacture of key components such as bearing housings, azimuth brake discs, clamps, bearing covers, ring seals, machine supports, rotor hubs, or rotor locking disks.

As the leading manufacturer of bearing housings in the wind energy sector, continuous quality assurance and documentation is indispensable. Constant inspections of all necessary permits are carried out by SLV and TÜV for all components, as are regular inspections of materials and welding seams.

In order to fulfill the demanding customer and quality requirements of this emerging industry, at a+f GmbH a lot of significance is attached to both, the research and development division and the process optimisation division. This ensures that we always retain market leadership when it comes to quality, efficiency and productivity enhancement. The continuous expansion of our production facilities enables an even better utilisation of casting and processing capacities. Furthermore, planning is underway for an expansion of processing centres which will enable larger, cubic components such as hubs and machine supports to be manufactured in a moulding process. This will allow lead times to be reduced, at the same time further improving quality.

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