Interview with Roy Sheldon, Sales Director at Tentec Ltd. in The Windfair Newsletter

Windfair: Is the Wind Energy Industry a priority for your company? How so?

Roy Sheldon: Yes, Tentec has been manufacturing bolt tightening equipment for the wind energy industry since launching the Aero range of bolt tensing tools in 2008. We have now sold this standard range and customised tools throughout the world to the major wind turbine manufacturers, installers and maintenance companies.


Windfair: How many employees does your company have?

Roy Sheldon: Tentec employees over 60 people at its UK headquarters in Birmingham, England, with many more people involved in the business through agents and distributors.


Windfair: How many dedicated to Wind Energy?

Roy Sheldon: Tentec are a multi-industry company. We serve tensioning solutions to most industrial sectors. We do not have individual departments for every industrial sector served. Our team is multi-disciplined across all industrial sectors.


Windfair: Do you have any new or upcoming Wind Energy Products or Services?

Roy Sheldon: As well as single bolting tools, Tentec has designed, manufactured and supplied Multi-Stud Tensioning (MST) tools that enable a number of bolts to be tightened simultaneously, improving productivity. Applications for these MST tools include wind turbine gearbox manufacturers.


Windfair: Do you have any special training programs for your employees?

Roy Sheldon: Tentec has an in house training department and actively ensures that all company employees are up to date with the relevant HSEQ and applicable training . Tentec is a fully approved ECITB training provider specialising in industrial bolted joint management training courses.


Windfair: Tell us about your future developments. What can we expect in the next year or two?

Roy Sheldon: “New wind turbines are being developed all the time,” says Roy Sheldon, Sales Director at Tentec. “with manufacturers and contractors constantly looking for new tooling and more efficient ways to carry out bolt tensioning on bigger and bigger turbines. “Some projects need to be looked at what is the requirement and then be forwarded to our Engineering dept. to develop the most suitable tooling explains Roy, “whereas others are more complex and make full use of our in-house design team, their knowledge and expertise. We have been working with many of the major wind turbine manufacturers to supply customized systems to fit their latest turbine models.”