Roxtec Designs Oval Seal for Rambøll

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Steel is the main cost driver for offshore wind farms. In order to minimize the stress concentration factor and be able to reduce the need for steel, design and engineering giant Rambøll asked us to design an oval seal.

The result is nothing but extraordinary: for the wind farm, the steel savings reach 1,000 tons. “We use oval seals in all our projects now, and we will continue to use them to save tons of steel in all our future projects,” says structural design engineer Christian Lønne of Rambøll. Danish Rambøll is a global player in many industries, including offshore wind power. The group has provided detailed design consultancy in more than 60 offshore projects with thousands of monopiles and jacket... ... More: Official Press Release Roxtec

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