Lifting equipment supplier ematec will be presenting its new blade turning unit at the WindEnergy Hamburg event in September.
ematec has expanded its premises by 5,000 sq m, rebuilt two halls, invested in new production technology, and overhauled a whole range of its processes. Ahead of WindEnergy 2024, which takes place in Hamburg in September 24-27, the company will demonstrate its latest blade turning unit.
“With our rotor blade traverses from the RBC and RBC-D series, we have revolutionised the single blade assembly of rotor blades. Now we are going one step further and presenting a model of a blade turning unit in Hamburg that makes it possible to pitch a rotor blade on the ground around its longitudinal axis. This allows the blades to be rotated smoothly and continuously for repairs – in a neutral state without tension,” said chief technology officer Julian Eberhard.
He believes the unit will save companies significant service costs, with most repairs now able to be carried out directly at the wind turbine site, eliminating huge logistics efforts.
On the company’s expansion, he said: “We had the opportunity to buy a neighbouring property. We took advantage of this possibility and converted two halls there. These serve as assembly and storage areas. The expansion has given us more space overall, allowing us to separate the turning and milling departments in the machining area.”
ematec said that it has installed an additional CNC machining centre in the milling shop and a high-end universal lathe in the turning shop. This enables the company to expand its capacity to produce hydraulic cylinders and other steel components, thereby speeding up the manufacturing process as a whole.
ematec has also invested in optimising its logistics: The company has installed additional doors in the main production and service hall so that the individual workstations can be accessed directly from the outside via the hall doors. This makes handling easier and helps complete service and maintenance orders for rotor blade yokes more quickly.
“This investment is also owed to our success. The demand for our RBC-D generation rotor blade yokes remains high. And the more yokes are in use, the more service and maintenance orders there are, of course,” said Eberhard.
