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The MC series of chain bending
machines are an important part
of the business for Vitari SpA.
The company also manufactures
machines for ornamental chains, both
welded and un-welded; welded chains
for agricultural and industrial use; snow
chains and alloy steel chains for the
mining industry and lifting systems.
Various models of bending machines
are produced, in one or three bending
stages, and also two lines of welding
machines for chains of 2mm to
26mm diameter.
The alloy steel chain welding is
completed in medium frequency (1,000
Hz) that enables the perfect control
of all welding phases. All welding
parameters for each specific diameter
and material can be stored in the PLC
of the machine.
Vitari SpA – Italy
Fax: +39 035 528 999
Email:
Website:
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American Superconductor Corporation
(AMSC) has received orders for its
D-VAR® solution for grid inter-
connection of wind farms located in
Australia, Canada and the United
Kingdom.
The D-VAR systems will be delivered
to all four wind farms within the
next 12 months. AMSC now has
an installed base and orders for
solutions to serve approximately
7,350 MW of wind power worldwide.
AMSC’s proprietary D-VAR systems
enable wind farm developers to
meet the national and provincial
requirements adopted in many
countries for connecting wind farms
to power grids.
“Our D-VAR solutions are being used
around the world to safely connect
wind farms to electric power grids,”
said Chuck Stankiewicz, executive
vice president and general manager
of AMSC Power Systems. “These
solutions mitigate voltage instabilities
at wind farms to enable wind
farm owners and operators to meet
dramatically varying grid inter-
connection requirements around the
world.”
Worldwide wind power capacity
increased 27% in 2007 to more than
94 gigawatts (GW), according to a
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
report issued in April 2008. The global
wind energy market, according to
the report, is expected to grow an
additional 155% to 240 GW of total
installed capacity by 2012.
American Superconductor (AMSC)
– USA
Fax: +1 978 842 3364
Website :
Four D-VAR® orders for three continents
❍ Chain making machines – such as this MC 025 – are an important part of the business for Vitari SpA