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| People in Menominee and Marinette have seen a lot of the windmill parts being unloaded at KK Integrated Logistics over the past 4 months beginning on Aug. 5, 2007 with the arrival of a load of windmill blades aboard the Vanessa C. This page will show how all of the major pieces fit together to make a complete windmill (obviously there are also many other smaller parts involved in the process that are not shown). Image to the right: - - -> A windmill is about to be completed with the addition of the rotor assembly. Thanks to Steve Hinkley of Fond du Lac, WI for this photo and the final two in the series of six photos below, and for helping me out with the correct terminology in defining the parts of a windmill (wind turbine)! |
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 | Windmill Bases - It takes three of these to make one complete (about 315-ft. tall) windmill tower |
 | Windmill Nacelle - This piece fits atop the three-piece tower and houses the gear box, drive train, generator, and other components of a wind turbine |
 | Windmill Blades & Rotors - Three blades fit into the rotor, which then fits onto the Nacelle |
 | Windmill Rotors - A closer look at the rotors |
 | Windmill Blades - Each windmill blade is 120-ft. long and is shipped in a bundle with two blades per bundle |
 | Windmill - A look at a windmill in pieces: The base of the windmill tower is in place, two more will fit on top of that, the nacelle then fits on top of the tower, and finally the rotor (windmill blade) assembly attaches to the nacelle. (Photo: Steve Hinkley) |
| Windmill - The rotor assembly is about to be fitted to the nacelle atop the tower to complete one windmill (technically - wind turbine). (Photo: Steve Hinkley) |