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Gulf Wind Technology deploys 3D-Druck-Technology from Stratasys, with rotors for efficient wind turbines. With the significantly shortened design cycle and new test possibilities, the company wants to optimize the use of wind energy.

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Das Unternehmen Gulf Wind Technology (GWT) nutzt die additive Fertigungstechnologie von Stratasysum die Entwicklung von Windturbinenrotoren voranzutreiben. With the implementation of Stratasys Neo® SLA technology, GWT was able to obtain a description of the design and manufacturing process of the Windkanal model. This announcement is Stratasys in a press release and 3D-gränsenlos Magazin. While previously 30 bis 40 Tage für eine Designiteration erforderlich waren, gelingt dies now innerhalb von nur 3 bis 4 Tagen, heißt es dort weiter.

Advantages of additive manufacturing in wind energy

Thanks to the use of Stratasys technology, GWT is able to develop specially adapted models with integrated functions such as the pressure measurement point to provide real-time data for air flow. These characteristics would be difficult or impossible to implement with the conventional manufacturing method. According to James Martin, CEO of Gulf Wind Technology, 3D-Druck offers the company the opportunity to “integrate the internal structure and measuring systems directly into the test models”. Dies steigere nicht nur die Efficiency, sondern erlaube auch eine genauere Analysis und eine höhere Flexibility bei der Bebeitung von Kundenaufträgen.

3D-Druck as Innovationstreiber in der Rotorenentwicklung

The SLA technology from Stratasys with materials such as Somos® PerFORM Reflect is combined, which is based on Festigkeit, Steifigkeit and Temperaturbeständigkeit auszeichnet – Properties, for tests in Windkanal that are separate. Die Anwendung dieses Materials also facilitates the subsequent processing and handling of the model. Die Ingenieure von GWT lies according to 3D-Drucks in Formula 1 inspiration, faster and more precise Airfoil and Rotor designs for testing.

Rich Garrity, Chief Business Unit Officer at Stratasys, emphasized:

“Unsere Zusammenarbeit mit Gulf Wind Technology zeigt, wie Hersteller additive Fertigung dort einsetzen, wo sie am meisten Sinn ergibt. Die Fähigkeit, complex Designs quickly to prototyping and testing, improve efficiency and Innovation power berblich.”

With these technological advances, Gulf Wind Technology positions itself as a pioneer in the development of efficient rotors for the use of wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico.