Belgian Technologies for the Renewable Energy Market - Agoria

ZF Wind Power
Antwerpen
www.zf.com/windpower
Contact
Mario Desmit
International Marketing
Communications Manager
T +32 3 450 58 25
mario.desmit@zf.com
Annual turnover
€ 340 million
Workforce
1.550
Extra
ISO 9001, ISO 14000, SA 8000
Keywords
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Extensive R&D and Engineering
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State-of-the-art production facilities
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Unique testing facilities
Products/services
The W4 series is ZF’s flagship range of tailor-made gearboxes for multimegawatt
on- and offshore wind turbines with a power capacity ranging from
1.5 to 6.15MW.
Some references
Development & production of multi-megawatt gearboxes for Vestas, Siemens
Wind Power, Gamesa, Suzlon, REpower, Sinovel
Company description
ZF Wind Power (former Hansen Transmissions) is a globally established
designer, manufacturer and supplier of reliable, tailor-made gearboxes for
multi-MW wind turbines with a power capacity ranging from 1.5 to 6.15MW.
The business unit (Wind Power Technology of ZF) is an industry leader in the
global multi-MW wind turbine gearbox market in terms of MW supplied.
ZF Wind Power supplies gearboxes to the major manufacturers of geardriven
wind turbines. These key customers incorporate the company’s highly
efficient and reliable gearboxes into multi-MW wind turbines, deployed across
the globe in high-profile onshore and offshore wind farm projects.
ZF Wind Power currently operates 4 state-of-the-art manufacturing plants
with an annual output capacity of approximately 10,000 MW. The company
has a global footprint and with a manufacturing presence in Belgium, India,
the US and China, worldwide sales and service operations and a more than
1,500 strong workforce. ZF Wind Power has strong R&D operations and
partnerships to maintain its technological leadership.
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