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Belzona Focused on Maintaining ROI Through Polymeric Materials at Wind Europe
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ind turbines are increasing in size and number across Europe,
completed in situ, eliminating the need to dismantle equipment and
making effective maintenance ever more important. New
avoids the long delays linked with replacement.
installations across the continent topped 4.5 GW in the first half of 2018, and with no signs that this growth will wane, ensuring a continued
67 years of know-how
return on this investment is crucial. From the 2 – 4 April 2019, Belzona
In Belzona’s 67th year, attending Wind Europe marked the culmination
exhibited at Wind Europe 2019, showing how polymeric solutions can
of decades of work in providing repair and protective solutions. Thomas
assist with the running of renewable assets and help to manage the
Martin, Senior Business Development Engineer for Belzona, commented
issues affecting them.
“In recent years, the Wind Power sector has become a major focus area
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for Belzona. With similar application areas to many of the other industries
Cost-efficiency is key
we serve, the aim has been to transfer our expertise and experience
Belzona offers a range of repair composite materials and protective
to benefit wind turbine maintenance programs with tried and tested
coatings proven to meet the requirements of the harshest industrial
applications.”
environments – including the Wind Power sector. Not only do they provide
Whilst shaft maintenance was among the core focuses at Wind Europe,
protection for the long term, but they help to avoid issues associated with
there have been additional solutions that Belzona was eager to share.
downtime due their cold-applied and fast-curing properties.
Thomas Martin added “Alongside Belzona’s mechanical repairs, we were
This has been demonstrated on numerous applications throughout the
excited to showcase the latest news in the development of our coating
turbine, whether that’s in the base, tower or nacelle – proving particularly
for Leading Edge Protection. The rigorous testing undertaken by our
significant when repairing worn and damaged shafts. These problems
Research and Development team means we can offer practical and
can have critical consequences to the turbine’s operation, as well as
robust solutions to some of the Wind Power industry’s most common
potentially causing additional damage elsewhere.
repair and maintenance challenges.”
Using forming techniques, Belzona’s paste-grade systems can effectively For further information: www.belzona.com
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rebuild damaged shafts to their original dimensions. This can be
Damaged drive shaft repaired in situ using cold-applied materials.
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