ENERGYID 873015

Vestas Wind Turbine Tips

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Industry: Energy
Year: 2022
Country: Denmark

Summary

Composite prototype of lightning tip receptor for wind turbine blades to reduce lightning strike damage.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology: CFF
Printer Category: Material Extrusion

Process Steps

Printer category: Material Extrusion

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Step 1Printing
Technology
CFF
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Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€€

€100–€499.99

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Project Scale

Prototypes / Samples / One-Offs

Product Type

Component

Project Field

Commercial

Sustainability Rating

★☆☆

Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Weight Optimisation

Points of Interest

Durability

Recognition

Press

Providers Involved

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