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Operating Group News - 2010
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Moog Acquires isel Robotik USA, LLC
30 August 2010Moog Industrial Group has acquired Fremont, California-based isel Robotik USA, LLC in order to add vacuum and atmospheric robots to Moog’s wafer handling precision positioning solutions for the semiconductor industry. Before the acquisition, Moog and isel Robotik USA had worked as partners to supply customers with Moog’s BX-300™ Motion and Machine Controller and isel Robotik USA’s wafer-handling robots. The Moog BX-300 is a pre-integrated hardware and software platform for motion control.
Moog Pitch System in Guodian United Power Technology Wind Turbines Completes First Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) Testing in China
5 August 2010Moog Industrial Group recently supported Guodian United Power Technology Co., Ltd., a member of China Guodian Corporation, to complete the first Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) Testing for a wind turbine in China. The tested wind turbine is located in Guodian Shuanglong Wind Farm in Jilin Province of North China. All 33 wind turbines in this farm are equipped with Moog Wind Turbine Pitch Systems that meet LVRT requirements and have been operating stably for six months.
Moog Partners with Sewind to Supply 400 Pitch Control Systems for Wind Turbines in China
19 July 2010Moog Industrial Group recently announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Sewind Co., Ltd. in China. Starting in January 2010, Moog Industrial Group will provide 400 electric pitch control systems for Sewind’s 2 MW wind turbines and variant models including on-shore and intertidal models. Ranked one of the top five companies in China’s wind energy industry, Sewind Co., Ltd. specializes in the design, manufacturing and sale of large wind turbines. It is a joint venture of the Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. and China Huadian Engineering Co., Ltd.
System Integration Contributes to Successful Start of Prisma Mission
24 June 2010East Aurora, NY – June 15, 2010. Last update Aug. 16, 2010. ECAPS, a subsidiary of the Swedish Space Corp. (SSC), announced the successful June 15th launch of the Prisma mission on a Dnepr rocket from Yazny, Russia. The pair of Prisma satellites, named Mango and Tango, were separated on August 12 and are flying individually. The GPS on each satellite is functioning normally, and the two satellites performed a formation flying demonstration. Tango experienced its final calibration and is now fully commissioned in preparation for the remainder of the mission. The satellites demonstrate an innovative 3-propellant system: hydrazine, High Performance Green Propellant (HPGP), and micro cold gas. The Prisma mission serves as the trial flight of HPGP and as a demonstration of formation flying and micropropulsion. Moog is proud to be ECAPS’ partner in providing critical hardware and integration support of the Prisma propulsion systems.
Moog Driving Simulator Heightens Reality of Virtual Test Laps for Ferrari Drivers
9 June 2010Moog Industrial Group has delivered a new testing simulator to Scuderia Ferrari in the Gestione Sportiva at Maranello, Italy. Two years in development, the new Ferrari F1 dynamic driving simulator features a customized motion control solution with combined motion mechanism, control loading system, complete software package, cockpit and dedicated operator workstation.
Moog Wins Contract to Supply Pitch Systems to REpower for the Nordsee Offshore 1 Wind Farm
24 May 2010Moog Industrial Group has won a contract to supply Hamburg, Germany-based REpower Systems AG with electric blade pitch control systems for the RWE Innogy Nordsee Ost 1 wind farm, one of the largest offshore projects in the world. Beginning delivery in 2011, REpower will supply 48 wind turbines, each with Moog pitch control systems, to RWE Innogy GmbH to construct Nordsee Ost. Nordsee Ost (North Sea East) is the first project under a framework agreement concluded between REpower and RWE Innogy in February 2009 for the delivery of up to 250 offshore 5 megawatt and 6 megawatt turbines. The wind farm will be approximately 40 km (25 mi) offshore from the German island of Juist.
Moog Portable Test Controller Offers State-of-the-Art Functionality
4 May 2010Moog Industrial Group, a division of Moog Inc. and a leader in providing leading-edge solutions and products for the test industry, has completed the latest upgrade to a Mayes biaxial tension/ compression test machine for the University of Sheffield.
International Sales Success Leads to Queen's Award for Moog Components Group Limited
27 April 2010Blacksburg, VA, USA – Moog’s Components Group segment has announced that its UK operation has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2010. Based in Reading, Berkshire, UK, the Company designs and manufactures special electro-mechanical products including slip rings, motion control components and integrated systems for a wide variety of industries ranging from industrial machinery to aerospace and defence.
Moog Launches New AC7036 Slip Ring
25 January 2010Blacksburg, VA, USA – Moog’s Components Group segment, based in Blacksburg, VA, has announced the introduction of a new compact slip ring that combines two slip ring models into one unit. The AC7036 slip ring integrates an AC6349 and AC6355. This new combination offers a wide range of circuit capabilities.
Indian Railways Selects Moog Fatigue Test System to Boost Freight Capacity
20 January 2010East Aurora, NY, USA – Moog Industrial Group announced today that the Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO) division of the Indian Railways has placed a USD 4 million order for a test rig to perform fatigue testing on freight wagons. Moog is a leader in providing high-performance testing systems to the transportation, automotive and aerospace markets.
Moog and Thompson Friction Welding Develop World’s Largest Linear Friction Welding Machine
14 January 2010East Aurora, NY USA – Moog and Thompson Friction Welding have developed the world’s largest linear friction welding machine. It is capable of welding a surface area of 10,000 mm2 (15 in2), nearly twice as much as previously achieved, and breaks the record of weld forge load at 100 tonnes.
