GLOK ENGINEERING

WIND ROTOR BLADES

Overview

Wind Rotor Blades are state-of-the-art components with an increasing demand for services during their operational lifetime.GLOK ENGINEERING offers specialized technical support for blade services, including:

  • Analysis of inspections: experience with categorization of over 50,000 findings by severity on multiple blade types and manufacturers.

  • Review of repairs: history of more than 1,000 repairs on various blade types, including epoxy and polyester.

  • Investigation of major failures: conducted over 10 Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), including field inspections.

  • In-company training

  • Project management of service campaigns

  • Development of customized solutions

Marcio Koyama

General Manager

  • 20 years of experience with major OEMs (General Electric) and blade manufacturers (LM Wind Power, Tecsis)

  • Extensive knowledge in blade services, manufacturing, design, and testing

  • BSc in Mechanical-Aeronautical Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA (Brazil)

SERVICES

Analysis of outcomes from different Inspection methods: drone, ground camera, internal by robot, endoscope

  • Cost-effective technical recommendations 100% provided by Senior Blade Engineers

  • Optimization of inspection and repair resources

  • Sharp awareness of critical damages

Technical support for the Repair of epoxy and polyester blades:

  • Real-time step-by-step oversight during execution

  • Creation or review of technical documentation: work instruction and final report

  • Estimation of repair time

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Major Failure

  • On-site blade inspection by Senior Blade Engineers with a proven track record

  • Development of failure hypotheses based on analysis of manufacturing records, operation history and site inspection

  • Experience with Insurance Parties, OEMs and Wind Farm Owners

Others

  • Tailor-made Training for your team to build or enhance blade knowledge

  • Project Management to maximize efficiency of service campaigns, including the management of subcontractors

  • Development of Customized Solutions for enhancement of your fleet, going beyond standard fixes