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Graco exhibits wind energy manufacturing equipment

06 April 2009

Graco® will exhibit its fluid handling equipment for wind energy manufacturing applications at the WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition on 4-7 May, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Graco will showcase selected systems including equipment for manufacturing wind turbine blades, equipment for spraying protective coatings on wind towers, systems for lubricating bearing points within turbines and pumps, and meters and reels for handling oils and greases in service operations.

 

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