usa - china manufacturing facility - october 2012

AVANTI Wind SystemsTower Internals, Made in China & USAOct 2013

Company Profile

AVANTI – a growing Company

Mission:

“Safe work in wind turbines.”

History:

AVANTI was established 1885 and have more then 100 years of experience with ladders.

AVANTI started off with production of wooden ladders and was a pioneer in the industry.Since then the product range has been extended to include ladders made of aluminiumand fibreglass.

Today the principal product range of AVANTI consists of internals for Wind Turbine Towersand Technical Services.

Company Profile

Sales:AVANTI is the market leader worldwide of products for safe work in Wind Turbines with sales and production activities throughout the world.

Head Office: DenmarkSales & Production: Denmark, Spain, Germany, China, USA, Canada, India, UK, Brazil & Australia.

Product Range Tower Internals

Tower InternalsA full line of tower internal per Your specification can be furnished competitively!

• Platforms

• Fences

• Support Beams

• Ladder Brackets

• Cable trays

• Brackets and weldments

• Manufactures, Supplied & labeled,

• Kitted per tower section or in bulk.

Tower Internals Experience with Tower Internals export

Full scope currently handled and quoted by AVANTI:

• Climbing Ladder w. Fall Protection (Manf.)• Cable Ladder (Manf.)• Ladder Accessories Scope (Manf.)• Service Lifts (Manf.)

• Structural Mechanical Platforms (Manf.)• Fences / Shielding (Manf.)• Other Mechanical parts and Three legs (Manf.)• Tower weldment’s / welding bosses (Manf.)

• Door and door hardware (Manf.)• Staircases (Manf.)• Hardware / Fasteners (Purchase & Kit)

• Grid Cable trays (Purchase & Kit)• Fan’s (Purchase & Kit) • Electrical cables (Purchase, Cut & Kit)• Roxtec cable gland components (Purchase & Kit)• Lighting (Purchase & Kit)• Tarpaulins (Purchase & Kit)• A4 Electrical Box (Purchase & Kit)

Example from a Tower Bill of Material: 500 line items in the top section 190 line items in the mid section324 line items in the base section

Tower Internals Experience with Tower Internals

Excluded from AVANTI scope:

• Flanges,

• Tower Plate Steel

• Tower Door frame

• Tower assembly / welding labor

• Paint

Product Range Tower Internals

Product Range Tower Internals

Product Range Tower Internals

Product Range Tower Internals

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Tower Internals Experience with tower internals

Previous and current deliveries of tower internals kits to tower plants in USA:

• Ameron: 60 sets Q1 / Q2, 2010 (Full Scope)• Ameron: 44 sets Q2, 2010 (Full Scope)• Ameron: 34 sets Q2, 2011 (Full Scope)• Katana: 9 sets Q2, 2011 (Full Scope)• Katana: 73 sets Q3 / Q4, 2011 (Full Scope)• Katana: 68 sets, Q1, 2012 (Full Scope)• Ameron: 75 sets, Q1 / Q2, 2012 (Full scope)• Ameron: 10 sets, Q3, 2012 (Full scope)• BroadWind: 21 sets, Q2 / Q3, 2012 (Full Scope)• BroadWind 15 sets, Q3, 2012 (Full Scope)• Katana: 57 sets, Q2 / Q3, 2012 (Full Scope)• Katana: 89 sets, Q2 / Q3, 2012 (Full Scope)• Katana: 43 sets, Q2 / Q3, 2012 (Full Scope)• Martifer H: 25 sets, Q1, Q2 2012 (Full Scope) • DMI: 35 sets / 35 sets, Q1, Q2, Q3, 2012 (Partial Scope)• CS Wind: 30 sets, Q2 2011 (Partial Scope)• CS Wind: 17 sets. Q2 2011 (Partial Scope)

Tower Internals Areas of Success

• Supplies both Kit sets as well as bulk packaging

• The customer base likes our labeling

• All boxes and sub boxes have part numbers labeled cleanly

• Avanti is able to provide support to assist in plant startup and installation training

• Avanti is responsive to the customers. • We visit every customer on average every 4 weeks for tower internals projects• Weekly status calls with customer for tower internals projects

Tower InternalsEngineering Competences

• Avanti has gained great experience over the years, by integrating our different models of Service Lifts, Climb Assistance, Ladders and Fall Protection Systems in our customer´s Tower Internals concepts.

• Always looking for the best solution for our customers in terms of Safety, Cost and User Satisfaction, we have advised and proposed design modifications of tower internals, for a better integration in the Tower.

Tower InternalsEngineering Competences

• This great know-how is what give us the skills and capabilities to partnership with our customers in several ways, by producing internals, by generating all the production drawings from our customers 3D designs, or by leading the Complete Design of Tower Internals.

Product RangeAluminum Ladders

AVANTI LaddersAVANTI supplies over 500 km of ladders for wind turbine towers annually.

Ladders are approved for global use.

Ladders are independently tested and far exceed ANSI 14.3 requirements as well as EN 131.

A ladder deflection less than 0.01% provides high stability during the climb.

Nacelle ladders in different configurations are available.

”State of the art” ladder production in China, USA and Germany

Quality assuranceISO 9001

• One global Quality Policy in AVANTI • Same high level of quality through out

the world - for products and services • AVANTI provides a high level of safety

and ensure that local or global safety requirements always are fulfilled

• One common Quality, Environmental and Safety Management System in all AVANTI BU

• ISO 9001 - 2008 • ISO 14001 - 2004• OHS 18001 - 2007

• We focus on continually to make improvement of effectiveness of the QMS

Welding QualificationsEN ISO 9606-2

• All AVANTI welders are tested and qualified according to EN ISO 9606-2

• WPQ / WPQR’s are independently tested by SGS.

• Same high level of welding quality through out AVANTI Tower Internals Production Facilities.

• We focus on continuous improvements and training.

• Material and Weld certifications are available upon request.

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaLocation

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China Location

Tianjin/Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) keywords:

• 4th biggest port globally in terms of cargo tonnage throughput

• 10th biggest port globally in terms of TEU throughput

• Beijing Airport 180 km away, Tianjin Airport 38 km away

• Distance from TEDA to port: 5 km

• Tianjin-TEDA metro link

• Beijing-Tianjin high speed train link

• Connected to 9 major railroads

• Connected to 10 major expressways

• Population: 13 mio.

• Centrally located for Asian windmarket

Tower Internals, Made in ChinaAvanti Organization, BU China – Tianjin / Shanghai – Sept

2012

Shanghai, Sourcing / Quotation team:

Daniel Yang, David Wang, Vivian Chen.

Dedicated Tower Internals Staff

Above is in addition to our AVANTI Shanghai and Beijing organization consisting of 60 people

Rainbow ZhaoGeneral Manager

Sunny Jia + (1) NNEstimator

Kevin Shao Plant Manager

Jake ZhangQuality Engineer

Terry Zhao Finance Supervisor

Vincent Sun Manufacturing

Engineer

5 Welder2 Grinder1 Bending

1 Miller1 Warehouse keeper

12 Operators

Peter JingProduction Supervisor

LogisticsVanilla Cao

Lucy Zhang

Venus LiuPurchaser

Quality Inspectors(2)

Bill ChenQEHS Manager

Tricia ChaoCashier

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China Manufacturing Facility

The Manufacturing Facility

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China Manufacturing Facility

Building no. 31

- 8,000 m2

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China East Side of Building Entrance

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China South Side of Building

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China West Side of Building

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China North Side of Building

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Machine List and Capabilities

Tower Internals, Made in China Competencies

Manufacturing Processes implemented at AVANTI Tianjin:

• Bending

• Shearing

• Welding

• Milling

• Rolling

• Sawing

• Grinding

Capabilities already in place at AVANTI Shanghai / Tianjin:

• Safety & Quality

• Lift / Ladder production

• Assembly / Kitting

• Customer knowledge

• Engineering

• Logistics

• Project Management

• Training

• Field Service

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Yawei CNC Pressbrake

Bending Length- 5.1 MetersTonnage: 220 Tons

Max. Thickness Alu: 12mm

Max. Thickness Steel: 12mm

Current Tooling:

Radius 10 mm Radius 15 mmRadius 5mm

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Yawei CNC Shear Machine

Cutting Length- 4.05 Meters

Shear Thickness: 8mm Max.

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Rolling Machine

Rolling Thickness- Max.12mm

Max. Rolling Width: 2 Meters

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Rolling Machine

Rolling Thickness: Max. 12mm

Max. Rolling Width: 2.0 Meters

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Circular Saw Machine

Cutting Length- 700mm

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

M6 Milling Machine

Table Size (mm): 305x1370

Travel X: 770Travel Y: 405Travel Z: 505

Spindle Speed (rpm): 70-5440

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

M4 Milling Machine

Table Size (mm): 254x1270

Travel X: 760Travel Y: 405Travel Z: 400

Spindle Speed (rpm): 70-5440

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Lathe Machine

Model: CDS6136 DMTG

Range: Diameter 360 x 750

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Panasonic MIG Welding Machine

Model: YD-400GE with built in Cooling unit.

Push wire feed system.

Can be used for Steel and Aluminum

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Panasonic TIG Welding Machine

Model: YC-500GWX with Separate cooling unit

Can be used for Steel and Aluminum

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaFixtures and Templates

Fixtures and Templates

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaFixtures and Templates

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaFixtures and Templates

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, China

Inside the Avanti ManufacturingFacility

Present Day

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Facility Layout

Ladders

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaShear, Bending, Rolling, Saw and Milling Area

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaShear, Bending, Rolling, Saw and Milling Area

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaWelding Room

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaGrinding Room

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaAssemby and Kitting Area

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaAssemby and Kitting Area

Avanti Wind Systems- Tianjin, ChinaLadder Area

Tower Internals, Made in China Time plan

Time Plan:

• ISO 9001 Certifiation June 14, 2012

• ISO 14001 Certification August 10, 2012

• OHSAS 18001 Certification August 10, 2012

Continuous Improvements for Avanti Tianjiin Tower Plant :

• MIG Welding Machine WPQR Approval Completed - Sept.

• MIG Welding Welders Certifications (WPQ) Completed – Oct.

Tower Internals, Made in USA AVANTI Location in USA

Tower Internals, Made in USA AVANTI Wind Systems Inc., New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Tower Internals, Made in USAFacility - Avanti Wind Systems Inc.,

Tower Internals, Made in USA Facility

Tower InternalsProduction

Service Lift Production

80,000 sqf

Current tenant since Oct 2008

Service Lift Production: 2,300 sqmOffice Area: 300 sqm

2012 Expansion:Tower Internals Prod: 5,400 sqm

Total facility: 8,000 sqm

Ladder Production: 2,300 sqm(Separate building)

Location:

• Adjacent to Major Express way• 15 min from Gen. Mitchell International Airport• 30 min from Milwaukee Harbor• 1.5 hr. from Chicago, O’Hare Int. Airport

Tower Internals, Made in USA Capabilities

Manufacturing Processes being implemented at AVANTI USA, completion by Aug 2012:

• Bending

• Shearing

• Welding

• Milling

• Rolling

• Sawing

• Grinding

Capabilities already in place at AVANTI USA:

• Safety & Quality

• Lift / Ladder production

• Assembly / Kitting

• Customer knowledge

• Engineering

• Logistics

• Project Management

• Training

• Field Service

Tower InternalsAluminum Ladders – USA Production

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Press Brake

320 ton capacity

•6 mm Thick Mild Steel @ 14’ width

•9 mm Thick 5052 Aluminum @ 14’ width

•18” throat•16” stroke

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Rolling Machine

• 3/16” thick mild steel @ 5’ width

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Cutoff Saw

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Milling Machine

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Welding Area

• MIG (pulse)• TIG capabilities

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Fixture Tables

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Tower Internals Ware Housing

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Kitting Area

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Wire Measuring & Cutting Machine

Tower Internals, Made in USA

Runner Operations & Small Kitting Area

Tower Internals, Made in China & USAQuestions and Answers

Q & A

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