Power Group Online Article |  | |
18 April 2006 - GE Energy has increased the production capacity of its wind turbine facility in Germany by 30 per cent with the opening of a new 80 tonne 'moving line'.
Managing director of GE Energy's wind business in Germany, Rainer Bröring said: "With the growing demand for wind power worldwide, it is critical for GE to get the highest possible levels of production out of our existing wind turbine manufacturing facilities."
The new line at the Salzbergen facility is a 42-metre rail system on which the turbines are continuously moved during production. It has been designed for the manufacture of GE's turbines rated at 1.5 MW and above.
A statement released by the company said the new line would enable it to reduce its inventory at the Salzbergen manufacturing plant by 40 per cent.
A key feature of the new moving line is its capability to detect abnormalities should they occur in wind turbine assembly and halt the manufacturing process until the issues are resolved. It can move at various speeds to accommodate different output levels.
|
Return to Previous Page
Power Engineering Webcasts | |
|
Sponsored White Papers Library | | |
|
|
|
|
Articles 
| View all PennWell sites | View all PennWell events
Add RSS Feed
