The wind power industry is growing fast and needs to automate quickly to improve productivity and quality. Primary areas where laser vision can provide great benefits are in the manufacturing of tower tubes and turbine blades.
Applications for tower tubes
- Longitudinal weld seam tracking
- Circumferential welding (inside & outside) seam tracking
- Door cutout and welding involving tracking and adaptive control
For the composite turbine blades there is a need to track the seam between the two halves to insure the adhesive is centered on the seam.
Benefits
- Improve arc-on time of existing SAW by removing operator from process
- Improve overall quality by insuring groove root pass is 100% sound
- Improve door fitup so reduced amount of consumables and time required
Applications for tower tubes
The AUTO-TRAC/WT system includes the results of SERVO-ROBOT’s continuous outstanding Research and Development programs in intelligent 3-D image processing for welding automation. The miniaturization of all electronics has also been achieved to reduce the equipment footprint while increasing the power and digital convergence of the system.
SERVO-ROBOT’s AUTO-TRAC laser tracking system can help improve the productivity and quality of the welding processes associated with tower production. Intelligent control and monitoring including seam tracking and adaptive control are ways to achieve this optimum performance and makes your process more environmentally friendly.
