Wind Energy
Prepared for the Future
Shot blasting and shot peening for the wind energy sector
For customers in the Wind Energy sector, Wheelabrator Group designs, manufactures and installs standard and customised shot blast systems, offering the latest technology for surface profiling, shot peening and preparation prior to coating.
Cast parts, components and steel plate/sections are cleaned to remove millscale and rust and metal parts are peened to increase strength and improve longevity. Wheelabrator has been working with the wind power sector for over 20 years, designing machines and analysing data to continually improve and enhance the technologies offered.
Typical applications include:
- Main frame - cleaning, burring, painting
Hydraulic brake disc – cleaning, burring, peening
Gearbox pinion & gears – cleaning, burring, peening
Yaw drive pinion & gears – cleaning, burring, peening
Rotor shaft – peening
Rotor shaft bearing – etching, coating, painting
Pitch drive bearing – etching, coating, painting
Rotor hub – cleaning, burring, painting
Rotor blades flange – peening
Tower – cleaning, burring, etching, coating, painting
Tower flange – cleaning, burring, coating & painting
Transformer – cleaning, burring, painting
Wind Turbine Towers
For information about the treatment of steel plate on roller conveyor blast machines, please follow this link.
For Preservation Line information - roller conveyor blasting of steel sheet followed by coating and drying processes, click here.
For further information about the surface treatment of complete Tower sections, please contact us.
For the painting and drying process of wind turbine towers, Wheelabrator has specifically developed a wide angle nozzle air distribution technique which ensures good ventilation of the working area whilst creating a significant reduction of installed air movement, heating energy consumption and therefore operating costs. Follow this link to find out more.
Cast Parts and Components
Cast parts and components can be blast cleaned in a variety of ways, and some sections of the gear/hub that will be operating under cyclical stress may need to be peened to increase the resistance to fatigue. Have a look at the peening pages for more information, or simply contact us and we will help you to find the best solution for your specific need.
Composite Wind Turbine Blades
Our sister company, Matrasur Composites, has developed composite application technology for wind turbine blades. For more information visit the website at www.matrasurcomposites.com or email directly to info@matrasurcomposites.com