A FLAIR FOR COATINGS

摘要

COST, convenience, and cosmetics. These were the major concerns facing NRG Systems, Hinesburg, Vt., when the company decided to do something about the dies in its flaring machine. The company manufactures wind assessment equipment for the wind energy industry, including the TallTower?, which is a tilt-up meteorological system designed specifically for wind resource measurements (see Figure 1). Up to 200 feet tall, the tower consists of a series of large-diameter, thin-wall galvanized steel tubes, mosdy 87 in. long, which are joined on-site. The individual tube sections are unpacked, and each tube slides into the next until the tower is the specified height. When completed, the crew tilts the tower up from the ground and into position using a gin pole and a winch.