The Clinton, New Jersey company is the world leader in this technology. The clean-burning CFB, which will be the largest in Japan, will burn a variety of solid fuels, including bituminous coal, anthracite coal and petroleum coke. Working with electric utilities, independent power producers and industrial users, Foster Wheeler's subsidiary has supplied 45 percent of Japan's CFB generating capacity. Production at both plants is scheduled to begin next spring. TGTC will specialize in long-length airfoils, while its counterpart will turn out medium and short versions.
Airfoils are critical to the performance and the reliability of steam turbines.
The equally owned venture in Oyama, Tochigi prefecture reportedly hopes to design an engine that cuts in half emissions of carbon dioxide and other sources of greenhouse gases and that also is quieter than today's engines. The Linear Otis Shuttle System, developed in-house, consists of cars suspended on an air cushion. The system has a range of six miles and a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour. Designed for airports, hospitals and similarly spread-out facilities, the shuttle will be built at the company's Shibayama, Chiba prefecture factory. Now that a regulatory change allows contractors in Japan to use American-specification nails, at least two U.S. manufacturers of cordless framing nailers have found a new market for their products.