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\"\"<\/a>Everyone’s talking about alternative energy, and the many opportunities for metal fabricators in that growing industry. \u00a0This article profiles SMF Inc. (Specialty Metal Fabricators in Minonk, Illinois)-<\/a>– \u00a0they were\u00a0able to add wind components to its lineup fairly easily… \u00a0 for others its been more difficult.<\/p>\n

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Local parts makers see potential in wind industry<\/h3>\n

MINONK — At the new 68-turbine Top Crop I wind farm in LaSalle County, a steel ring about 15 feet in diameter connects each turbine’s giant tower to its concrete foundation. Those rings came from a machine shop just down the road.<\/p>\n

That shop, Specialty Metal Fabricators in Minonk, with 170 employees, first entered the wind business five years ago, when it made an emergency ring that saved a foundation at another Central Illinois wind farm under construction.<\/p>\n

SMF made contacts in the industry, and today wind is about 5 percent of its business and growing, said Paul Halvorsen, co-owner and chief financial officer. SMF’s rings are used across the U.S. and Canada, and it opened a small facility in Texas to handle orders in the south.
\nIn an industry often at the mercy of big players like Caterpillar — a major SMF customer that was hard-hit by the recession — wind is a welcome addition.<\/p>\n

CONTINUE READING AT THE PANTAGRAPH ONLINE –><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How has YOUR company diversified to make it through this challenging economy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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