Grinding

Wind turbine blade grinding

Robots can safely trim, grind and sand wind turbine blades. ARVADA, CO —Engineers at the U. . NREL advances the science and engineering of energy efficiency, sustainable transportation, and renewable power technologies and provides the knowledge to integrate and optimize energy systems. The clamshell mold is closed with the shear web inside, and then all components are bonded together. . Wind turbine blades can take a beating, operating 24/7 in the harshest of environments. Manual remanufacturing is too costly, which is why research is being conducted into automation techniques. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the US Department of Energy use robots to produce wind turbine blades.

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