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 Going Digital is Key for Composite Wind Blade Manufacturers
Companies that are becoming the dominant players in the wind energy industry are seeking better tools and methodologies so they can continue to produce higher quality, more durable composite wind turbine blades. Delivering products to market faster and more cost-effectively is critical and requires companies to move to a digital product development process. This need to digitize uniformly across the design-to-manufacturing process will become even more prominent as we move toward larger and more complex 80-100 meter long wind blades.
The first volume of our Wind Blade eBook series entitled, “Four Elements that Drive the Development of Superior Composite Wind Turbine Blades,” addressed the key factors that dictate the engineering of high quality, high performance composite wind turbine blades. In eBook 2, we will detail the aspects of digital product development that are most critical to making this new engineering approach effective. We will consider some of the primary new tools and processes that must be incorporated in the wind blade digital development chain in order to ensure the full benefits of process re-engineering.
The move to digital product development processes requires four capabilities, including:
- A tight link between blade configuration optimization and composite laminate detailed design
- The ability to accurately assess wind blade manufacturing producibility for the actual techniques and methods used in the factory
- The ability to precisely simulate the type of composite materials used to make blades, including non-crimp fabrics—such as biax, triax, and quadrax—that go into the fabrication of blades
- A seamless link from design to manufacturing supporting the current and forthcoming automated deposition manufacturing systems.
There is no question that going 100 percent digital is a “must-have” if your company wants to participate successfully in this rapidly growing industry.
Get our complimentary eBook now and learn how your company can go digital and successfully compete with world-class composite wind turbine blade manufacturers.
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