Bonfiglioli USA – A Global Leader in Renewable Energy Market – Makes Debut at Offshore Technology Conference

Company puts proven solutions, expertise to work for offshore drilling customers

Hebron, Ky. – Bonfiglioli USA, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of gear motors, drive systems and planetary gearboxes, will make its debut to the offshore drilling industry at the 2010 Offshore Technology Conference. This market expansion follows years of research and excellence in the company’s solutions for power transmission and control.

“We’ve worked to establish ourselves as a leader in the power transmission industry, and we’ve done that with great success in the industrial, mobile and renewable energy markets,” said Greg Schulte, President and CEO of Bonfiglioli USA. “Now, we look forward to using our expertise to bring a new level of efficiency and flexibility to offshore drilling and power transmission.”

Bonfiglioli USA is part of the Bonfiglioli Group, which for more than 50 years has been a worldwide leader in power transmission. Historically, the company’s solutions have been provided to industrial customers in material handling, mining and water treatment, among others, as well as the renewable energy market and mobile machinery. With its debut at the Offshore Technology Conference, Bonfiglioli makes official its transition into offshore drilling and energy transmission applications.

During the conference, the global leader will showcase four heavy-duty solutions that offer flexibility to tower cranes, jack-up rigs, work boats, offshore wind power platforms and other offshore drilling applications. The product line up includes Bonfiglioli’s 700C and 800 Series winch drives, 700T Series slew drives and 300 Series planetary drives.

According to Schulte, benefits of the company’s products include:
• Fewer components that save space without compromising performance;
• Reduced inefficiencies that generate cost-savings;
• Electric and hydraulic options that increase flexibility.

All of the products are certified by both the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Each is backed by Bonfiglioli’s global manufacturing network, which has subsidiaries located across the world.