Time is as important as cost when deciding whether to run, repair or replace a failed rotor. As the owner/operator of a geothermal steam turbine learned last fall, waiting until completion of the ...

The composites industry is under increasing pressure to deliver high-performance materials while improving sustainability, ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES began researching the topic of automated rotor blade manufacturing ten years ago with the start of the »BladeMaker« project. The follow-up project ...

As part of the project, Fraunhofer IFAM not only started up a specially designed new low-pressure plasma plant for web material, but also developed plasma processes which can be used to apply an ...

Following what it calls a prolonged upturn in sales, United States-based magnetic equipment maker Eriez is investing $425,000 (£336,000) in a new rotor manufacturing facility to expand its European ...