Factory Logic Model for Wind Turbine Manufacturing

Scientific research and development

Education

Scientific research and development

Wind turbine blade and composite manufacturing

The process of designing and producing wind turbine components and assemblies. Current methods are labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive, relying heavily on manual labor due to the complexity and cost of automation.

Iowa

United States

A collaborative three-year project launched by Sandia National Laboratories, Iowa State University, and TPI Composites to improve wind turbine manufacturing productivity and efficiency. The initiative comprises 22 smaller projects addressing specific aspects of wind power manufacturing and conceptual improvements to the production process.

A research project led by Sandia National Laboratories aimed at developing a factory logic model to identify and analyze production bottlenecks in wind turbine manufacturing. The project will enable further research into the manufacturing process and help identify ways to overcome production challenges.