Product materials
Our optical sensor strip developed for planetary gearboxes, large bearings and pitch and yaw bearings. Consisting of fiber sensors attached to a easy-to-install flexible strip for quick and accurate positioning and protection.
Our optical load sensing bearings sleeve, development for all types for bearings, including journal/sliding ones, and to be used for bearings with a diameter of max 300 mm outer diameters.
An optical washer developed to measure exact bolt tensions to ensure proper fixation from day one till the end-of-life. Used in several bolted application measuring tension, motor cylinder pressure, temperature, vibrations at high sample rate.
Whitepapers – Wind Energy
Real-time measurement of per-planet load distribution quantifies manufacturing quality before shipment, provides deterministic evidence for warranty claims, and feeds the design optimisation loop.
How direct load measurement identifies planetary gearbox failures 6-9 months before vibration, enabling controlled derates instead of emergency stops and protecting your warranty position.
How unequal load distribution drives gearbox failure and reduces turbine lifetime, and how real-time load monitoring enables reliable operations and planned intervention.
Quantifying gearbox condition through direct measurement replaces assumption-driven valuation with data-backed pricing.
Use cases – one pagers
Field validation of gearbox fiber-optical sensing on a SiemensGamesa 2MW turbine at NREL’s Flatirons campus. Proving that accuracte, continuous optical gearbox load monitoring is ready for fleet-scale deployment.
Both yaw drives on a turbine failed, but nobody noticed. The first drive seized, and the second one kept “dragging” it along until it too gave out. With both drives on a single motor, current monitoring couldn’t distinguish which drive was healthy and which wasn’t. The nacelle locked in position. The only fix: remove the entire nacelle by crane to replace both drives. The operation team wanted to know if the same problem was brewing in other turbines across the park.
Propulsion shaft thrust, torque, and bearing loads, measured and validated on a Marine gearbox together with DAMEN, Reintjes and FVA workbench.
Proof of advanced monitoring with load sharing and spot a cracked teeth on the planet gear directly in the load sharing signal, before vibration CMS picks up anything
Product – brochures
Our optical sensor strip developed for (wind) planetary gearboxes, large bearings and pitch and yaw bearings. Consisting of fiber sensors attached to a easy-to-install flexible strip for quick and accurate positioning and protection.
Our optical load sensing bearings sleeve integrated into marine propulsion lines to measure exact torque, speed, thrust and vibration of the main shaft of the gearbox.
An optical washer developed to measure exact bolt tensions to ensure proper bolt fixation from day one till the end-of-life. Used in several bolted application measuring tension temperature, vibrations.
An optical washer developed to measure exact bolt tensions to ensure proper bolt fixation from day one till the end-of-life. Used in combusion engines and power generators to measure cylinder pressure, combusion timing, temperature, vibrations at high sample rate.
