Wind turbines have many components, including rotor brakes. The rotor brakes on a wind turbine turn clamping force into braking torque. Ultimately, this prevents the rotor from moving while the turbine is idling. The brakes need to be properly serviced and maintained in order to reduce the risk of damage to the turbine or injury [read more…]
Above a hardware store in Ripon, WI, a baby boy was born July 28th, 1862. He was greeted into this world by his parents and four siblings. Years later this family of 7 moved to Appleton, WI so that his father could run his hardware store. Seeing his father’s passion for hardware and meeting the [read more…]
The Results Are In… We’ve chosen our two winners for the 2020 Kurz Industrial Solutions Wind Scholarship Fund. Each will earn $1,000 towards their college education within the Renewable Energy Sector. We are pleased to announce Eduardo Huapaya of Arizona State and Molly Mollenkamp of Northwestern are our two winners! See their video submissions below to get [read more…]
Take Care of Your Wind Turbines Like You Would a Patient! In this episode of the Kurz Wind Podcast, we interview David Hartwell, Vice President of Sales, Asset Care and Wind, mCloud Technologies, to discuss how AI, Performance Analytics, Machine Learning, and Big Data are changing the way Wind Owner/Operator’s run their sites and [read more…]
By Jay Austin The Boston Women’s Energy Network is bringing together a series of experts in energy and climate change to share their stories throughout their careers and provide expertise on a range of topics that they lead. I was invited to the Women’s Energy Network Group of Boston to hear a presentation from Danielle Merfeld. [read more…]
Wind Turbine hose assemblies play an integral role in the health and performance of your gearbox. Without robust hose assemblies designed to handle the harsh additives in gearbox oils, you run the risk of premature hose leaks, cracks, and failures. All too often, a failed hose assembly is discovered after gallons of oil have spilled [read more…]
In this episode of the Kurz Wind Podcast, we were joined by Tom Ulery of Parker Hannifin. Tom works out of Cleveland, Ohio and is a massive Lebron James and Post Malone fan. Tom has been at Parker for 39 years and currently holds the role of Business Development Manager for Renewables. Here is what [read more…]
For those of you who are familiar with electric motors, most people think of the std horizontal mounted motors we see everywhere in almost every application. What you may not know is that there are also vertical motors. What you’ll see in this article is information on horizontal and vertical motors and some of the [read more…]
Downtime can have many negative impacts on business. Fortunately, Kurz is here to help our customers in any way possible when times are tough. That includes offering an extensive inventory to keep your business going even during downtime. Downtime can slow down production and can react negatively affecting bottom lines. When your business needs bulk [read more…]
Kurz Industrial Solutions has partnered with Regal and is now an authorized Marathon dealer. The Marathon brand encompasses 1000s of products and solutions: Single and three-phase AC motors, NEMA and IEC motors, low and medium voltage motors, PMDC motors, radial, and axial flux motors. Additionally: Agriculture/Farm Motors Aggregate Duty Motors Air Moving Motors Automotive Duty Motors Chemical/Mining/Process [read more…]
