Burke E. Porter Machinery (BEP) and Romax Technology have joined forces to advance utility scale wind turbine test offerings.

The two companies signed a collaborative agreement that will focus on the development of gearbox and drive-train test stands for current and next generation wind turbines. BEP has 50 years experience in the global supply of advanced electrical, mechanical, and software test solutions for the world’s major automakers, auto suppliers, universities, and government institutions. The Michigan based company has already migrated its expertise to large scale R&D, validation, and highly accelerated life cycle testing (HALT) dynamometer systems for the wind industry and is currently building a multi-megawatt wind turbine gearbox test stand.