CNC technology for automated rotor blade fabrication
Tail
winds for wind energy
Public Sector, Research & Education
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES
Bremerhaven Germany
Based on current state-of-the-art
technology, it takes approximately 24 hours to fabricate a rotor blade blank.
As a result of the "BladeFactory" research project, production time
is to be reduced and processes made fundamentally more efficient and cost
effective.
Consulting service and support for the
project right from the word go (concept, design and commissioning of the
machine).
Use of Siemens software & hardware:
SINUMERIK, SINAMICS and SIMOTICS
NX CAD CAM with VNCK and shopfloor
software were used.
Highest degree of flexibility in CNC
hardware and software.
When developing new processes, it is
crucial that we have an excellent link between the CAD, CAM and the control
system.
Heiko Rosemann,
Scientific employee, Fraunhofer
Institute for Wind Energy Systems
The objective is to migrate this basic
solution from a research environment to industry.
Cost saving potential of up to 25 % is
achieved by leveraging automation in the overall process.
Based on current state-of-the-art
technology, it takes approximately 24 hours to fabricate a rotor blade blank.
As a result of the "BladeFactory" research project, production time
is to be reduced and processes made fundamentally more efficient and cost
effective.
