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Woodward Governor Company
5001 North Second Street
P.O. Box 7001
Rockford, IL 61125-7001, U.S.A.
Tel: 815-877-7441
Fax: 815-639-6033
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Product Information:
John Emery
Product Manager
Tel: 970-498-3923
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Offers high-accuracy gas fuel metering for mini-turbines and fuel cells
Rockford, Ill., December 11, 2001—Woodward Governor Company (Nasdaq: WGOV) announced the delivery of the first Swift Gas Metering System (GMS) to an unidentified customer. Developed by Woodward's Industrial Controls business, the Swift GMS provides high-accuracy metering for gas turbines from 50 to 1000 kW, as well as high-pressure stationary fuel cells. The system was developed with a design-to-cost approach that focused on the requirements of the emerging distributed generation market.
The system is available in two primary configurations. The "Swift" configuration provides either single- or dual-metering valves in a single housing. This configuration can be integrated into a new or existing gas metering system to provide low cost, accurate, reliable control. The "Swift-Plus" configuration adds dual high-speed shutoff valves, temperature sensing, pressure sensing, a vent valve and a pilot flow option integrated into the single, compact package. The Swift-Plus system has been designed to provide system accuracy of 2% of point across the entire flow and temperature range.
The Swift GMS was also designed to reduce OEM's system costs. By integrating the entire fuel delivery system into a common manifold, the cost of assembly, inventory, harnesses and plumbing are significantly reduced. In addition, the system is fully tested at Woodward to confirm performance and operation prior to shipment.
"We are excited about the introduction of the Swift GMS to meet the requirements of our Distributed Generation OEM customers," said John Emery, Woodward's product manager for distributed generation control systems. "We have seen an extremely strong interest from both microturbine and fuel cell customers. During the first quarter of next year we expect to deliver initial pre-production units to more than six OEMs, which will give us a solid foundation in this market."
Initial shipment of pre-production units is expected to continue through the second quarter of 2002. UL and CE certifications for hazardous locations are expected with the final production release planned for August 2002.
About Woodward
Industrial Controls, a Woodward business based in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, is a world leader in turbine and engine controls. The business provides innovative controls and fuel delivery systems that are used by engine and turbine manufacturers worldwide to make their products cleaner, more efficient, and more productive.
Headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, and serving global markets from locations worldwide, Woodward has approximately 3500 employees and is a leading producer of fuel control systems and components for aircraft and industrial engines and turbines. The company's products and services are used in the power generation, oil and gas processing, rail, aviation, and marine markets in addition to many light and heavy industrial applications. Visit our Web site at www.woodward.com.
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The statements in this release concerning the company's future billings, business performance, and prospects reflect current expectations and are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from projections or any other forward-looking statement. Factors which could affect performance and could cause actual results to differ materially from projections and forward-looking statements are described in Woodward's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2001.
Learn more from Swift Gas Metering System product spec 03252.
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