The component – a 46.7-tonne version of the 86-tonne machine at the heart of Adwen's AD8-180 offshore turbine – has been modified to give a view "inside the gearbox and its bearings", to visitors to the biennial show, which this year will have more 1,200 exhibitors from 34 countries.

The gearbox, which measures 3.66 metres in height, 3.35 metres in width and is 3.5