BGB, a UK-based global engineering firm, has announced the introduction of a ‘one-stop-shop’ offering following the launch of its Aftermarket Wind Brushes.
The engineering enterprise, which develops, designs and manufactures engineering applications for service companies, distributors and some of the world’s biggest OEMs, including Danish manufacturer, Vestas, has extensive experience in the wind market, stretching back over five decades.
The unveiling of its own-brand carbon aftermarket brushes, supplied by European wind partners, not only aims to fulfil the market need for providing replacement systems within the OE sector, it also adds to BGB’s complete suite of in-house manufactured solutions which includes slip rings, brush holders and rotary unions.
Its launch ensures that BGB remains one of few engineering providers in the sector to offer a fully end-to-end service.
The expanding range of carbon brush products offered cover many of the main patterns for Turbine OEMS and comprise of Generator Phase Brushes, Ground Brushes, Lightning Protection Brushes, and those used on pitch control, yaw motors, Anti-Icer, De-Icer and signal applications.
Tapping into the growing wind power aftermarket, driven by the need for more sustainable solutions, as well as efficient maintenance and operation, BGB aims to utilise its expanding Spares and Repairs service, coupled with its world-class on-site test facilities, to evaluate, test, replace or repair worn and damaged brushes as well as offer a range of brush products for the aftermarket.
Its Spares and Repairs service, and the launch of this latest product, are part of the company’s ongoing Circular Economy commitment, which focuses on key principles such as designing out waste and pollution and keeping products and materials in-use.
In addition to its new brush offering, BGB’s team has released a series of new brush holder designupgrades that will maximise brush life, minimise downtime, extending service life and optimising product life cycles.
Commenting on the wider context behind the introduction of its Aftermarket Wind Brushes, Tony Morgan, applications engineering manager at BGB, said:
“We’ve been in the wind sector for over five decades – experience and customer intimacy has given us unique insight into the requirements and demands shaping our sector. One of those demands is the growing need for repairs and the recycling of consumables. On some platforms which previously used silver graphite brushes we have witnessed an increasing transition towards copper brushes as part of a broader move across the sector to more cost-effective alternatives.
“While we know copper solutions minimise rising up-front costs, their service life can be shorter and can sometimes result in premature slip ring wear and damage. Our growing Spares and Repairs service, supported by our state-of-the-art on-site test facilities, have provided invaluable insight and been a lifeline for a number of these manufacturers, reducing costly downtime while also aligning with both BGB’s and our customers’ ambitious sustainability objectives.
“This shift across the industry has demonstrated the strength and resilience of the aftermarket, opening up an exciting opportunity to expand our growing suite of products that now includes our carbon brushes, and our improved brush holders designed for longer product life. Built for the rapidly growing spares market, and with the aim of fulfilling our commitment to the Circular Economy, we’re proud to be playing a role in creating a more sustainable future.”
For more information on BGB, and its range of products, visit https://www.bgbinnovation.com/.
