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China Wind Systems Begins Producing Forged Products at New Facility

February 10, 2009 | 5 Comments

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Wuxi, China [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] China Wind Systems Inc., which supplies forged rolled rings to the wind power industry, announced that it has begun producing forged products at its new facility in Wuxi City after successfully completing equipment test runs.

''We are pleased to announce that our new production facility is now up and running and that our product prototypes have been delivered and accepted by key wind-power customers.''

-- Jianhua Wu, Chairman and CEO, China Wind Systems

Pursuant to preliminary agreements signed in September, China Wind Systems has delivered sample products to Wuxi Lida Gear Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Gansu Keyao Electrical Power Co. Ltd., and Hangzhou Advance Gearbox Group Ltd. all of which have inspected and approved the company's product prototypes.

Both Wuxi Lida and Gansu Keyao previously signed preliminary agreements with China Wind Systems to purchase up to 1,350 tons of rolled rings and 3,300 tons of wind tower flanges. Hangzhou Gearbox has initially ordered 150 tons of gear rims from China Wind Systems.

Wuxi Lida and Gansu Keyao are expected to sign definitive purchase agreements with China Wind Systems upon receipt and approval of the initial units, which are set to be delivered under the preliminary agreement.

''We are pleased to announce that our new production facility is now up and running and that our product prototypes have been delivered and accepted by key wind-power customers. While the utilization rate at our new facility is expected to be lower during the start-up period, we anticipate that our production output will increase significantly within the next few months as we complete the calibration process for the machines' automated system,'' said Jianhua Wu, chairman and CEO of China Wind Systems.

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evert-ervasti-155671

February 10, 2009

Note for the marketing people of this company:
The main meaning of the word "forged" is nowadays "fake".

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allen-gale-168288

February 11, 2009

It is good that the rest of the world is making renewable-energy products, however America needs to make products - all kinds of products. Buy American needs to be posted everywhere, regardless of what other countries think of it. One really big reason for onr economic crisis now is that we lost most of our manufacturing base. It is time to get it back.

Buying american produces, when you can find them, may be a bit more expensive at first, but think of the ultimate cost of imports, like the balance-of-payments, the cost of supporting those put put of work by the loss of manufacturing and the ancillary businesses that supported our manufacturing base.

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jeff-long-169583

February 11, 2009

Most of the parts of a wind turbine do not lend themselves to oceanic transit as they are simply too large, the gear boxes and generators would be the exception. I believe that you can count on our business men here to look after quarterly profits instead of long term results in investments to once again ship jobs to China.

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john-harlan-81273

February 11, 2009

To be successful in this global economy, first you have to be competitive. I f you resort to protectionism you are just throwing in the towel and admitting defeat. The challenge is to use all your available resources to be competitive, and to remain competitive as technology advances. In the long term, you just can't be successful any other way.

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shyimin-lu-169605

February 12, 2009

To fully develop RE in a country, not only back up by strong energy policy, but also count on advanced technology progress. I think the US has great potential for both of them.

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