industries wind

TCB assemblies are extensively used in modular tower designs and been utilized by the most prominent companies in the wind energy market including Siemens Gamesa and Lagerwey.

There are many challenges in the wind energy market that can be met head-on by specifying TCB assemblies; from new tower designs incorporating vertical blades to hybrid designs to ultra-high towers with climbing cranes, the TCB preloaded bolting system is the ideal choice for any preloaded connection.

Transport Challenges

Wind farms are often sited in remote areas. To transport towers requires specialist vehicles and logistics. The wind energy market has come up with a variety of solutions but all of these have cost implications. Often purpose built roads are constructed and buildings have been demolished to manoeuvre segments of tubular towers via road networks; in other designs for ‘hybrid towers’ temporary concrete plants have to be built on site.

To address these issues Tension Control Bolts Ltd worked with Siemens & Andresen Towers on a conceptually innovative ‘flat-pack’ design (often referred to as shell towers) where steel sections are bolted together thereby allowing a larger diameter tower. Cranage is significantly reduced, taller towers can be erected much faster and transport costs are drastically reduced.

With over 230 towers built to this design, up to 142 meters high, this technology enables more efficient power production.

Greenkote® anti-corrosion protection

Tension Control Bolts Ltd has its own metal coating plant producing an environmentally friendly anti-corrosion coating called Greenkote, which is comparable to galvanising, although it is harder wearing and readily accepts all paint systems. Learn more about Greenkote.

Greenkote