Wind Manufacturing

Applus+ quality analysts support its clients by offering tailored solutions to ensure that the highest quality standards are met in wind turbine manufacturing with the goal of achieving risk and cost reduction, as well as completing production optimization.

At Applus+, we have many years of experience performing different types of manufacturing inspections within the wind industry, in particular, steel wind tower sections and offshore wind structures, as transition pieces, monopiles, jackets, blades, gearboxes, drive trains, transformers, etc.

The main services in this area are:

• Quality audits and third-party inspections
• Level 3 Technical Advice EN ISO9712
• Vendor inspection and expediting for all wind farm components
• Quality assurance and quality control 
• Technical engineering assistance, including scan plan, Non-Destructive Test (NDT) procedures or process line optimization
• Advanced and Conventional NDT: Visual Testing (VT), Magnetic Particle Test (MT), Penetrant Testing (PT), or Ultrasonic Testing (UT) (Phased Array –PA- and Time of flight diffraction –TOFD-), and also advanced IWEX technology.
• Digital Dimensional Control: 3D Scanning (LiDAR technology), Leica Total Station
• Painting Test Verification
• Packing and Loading Supervision
• Electrical Testing
• Capacity building and ad-hoc training

We are experts in NDT methods such as visual inspection (VT), ultrasonic testing (UT, PA & ToFD), magnetic particle inspection (MPI), liquid penetrant testing (LPT), radiographic testing (RT), or IWEX, a high advance UT technique developed by Applus+ that improves the ability to image flaws to determine if they are defects or benign. 

Applus+ is an independent entity, not linked to any wind turbine generator manufacturer or major equipment manufacturers (blades, gearbox, etc.) The company also has its own quality control laboratories and certified inspection procedures (ENAC, CBTL/IECEE, ISO/ IEC 17025, and IEC 17020).