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Article: ENERGY: Catching the wind.
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- Metalworking Production
- Article date:
- March 25, 2009
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Fastener manufacturer cuts steel to +/-1mm as circular saws replace cropping machines for rapid cutting to length.
Cooper and Turner started supplying the wind energy sector in 1987 and has seen this part of its business grow in response to concerns over climate change and the search for low carbon footprint power generation. Founded in 1912, the company is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of industrial bolts, nuts and washers for the rail, tunnelling and construction industries.
In 2005, a large contract was received for the supply of thread-rolled tower bolts, which require one end to be turned so that the thread, as it expands, matches the ...