07/12/2010
Transportation of wind turbines calls for innovative ways of securing components
“Innovative ways of securing wind turbine components for transportation”. That was the subject of the presentation given by WADER-WITTIS GmbH at the symposium of the GDV (German Insurance Association) which was attended by more than 200 representatives from the European insurance industry on 26 and 27 May 2010 in Bremen.
The presentation covered the following topics:
Hundreds of new wind turbines are installed every year in Germany, Europe and throughout the world. In manufacturing their wind turbines, manufacturers work together with several international suppliers who have specialised in the manufacture of certain components. To ensure the smooth running of the supply chain, encompassing manufacture, transportation and installation, just in time logistics are essential.
However, at present there is no standardised, i.e. simplified, system in place for storing and transporting wind turbine components. A wide variety of complex storage, transport and securing systems is currently in use: in most cases the components must be stored and secured separately for each method of transportation, with different methods of storage and securing being used each time. A multiplicity of different lifting devices must also be used to load and unload the components in a time consuming operation. Much loss of time, disproportionately high labour costs as well as a high risk of material damage are so to speak pre-programmed in this process.
It is precisely in this area of logistics therefore where there is considerable potential for reducing costs.
To exploit this potential the German company, WADER-WITTIS GmbH, has developed a standardised system that has already been certified by the classification society, Germanischer Lloyd. Thanks to this system components can be transported seamlessly from manufacturer to the installation site of the wind turbine, using just one transportation system. The system can also be applied to the storage, transport and installation of wind turbine components both for onshore and offshore installations, using the container frames on trucks, inland water and seagoing vessels as well as jack ups.
In addition, existing structures for storage and transport can be converted to the standardised system.
The key advantage of this concept:
The standardised system minimises loss of time, risks of damage in transit and installation as well as high rates of labour utilisation.
Click on the following link where the supply chain is depicted in pictures and animations using rotor blades as an example of components that are transported:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/904768679/d3dddd9540b9d07795eb78c9338d4693
For further information please contact:
behr@wader-wittis.de or
info@wader-wittis.de
The presentation covered the following topics:
Hundreds of new wind turbines are installed every year in Germany, Europe and throughout the world. In manufacturing their wind turbines, manufacturers work together with several international suppliers who have specialised in the manufacture of certain components. To ensure the smooth running of the supply chain, encompassing manufacture, transportation and installation, just in time logistics are essential.
However, at present there is no standardised, i.e. simplified, system in place for storing and transporting wind turbine components. A wide variety of complex storage, transport and securing systems is currently in use: in most cases the components must be stored and secured separately for each method of transportation, with different methods of storage and securing being used each time. A multiplicity of different lifting devices must also be used to load and unload the components in a time consuming operation. Much loss of time, disproportionately high labour costs as well as a high risk of material damage are so to speak pre-programmed in this process.
It is precisely in this area of logistics therefore where there is considerable potential for reducing costs.
To exploit this potential the German company, WADER-WITTIS GmbH, has developed a standardised system that has already been certified by the classification society, Germanischer Lloyd. Thanks to this system components can be transported seamlessly from manufacturer to the installation site of the wind turbine, using just one transportation system. The system can also be applied to the storage, transport and installation of wind turbine components both for onshore and offshore installations, using the container frames on trucks, inland water and seagoing vessels as well as jack ups.
In addition, existing structures for storage and transport can be converted to the standardised system.
The key advantage of this concept:
The standardised system minimises loss of time, risks of damage in transit and installation as well as high rates of labour utilisation.
Click on the following link where the supply chain is depicted in pictures and animations using rotor blades as an example of components that are transported:
http://rcpt.yousendit.com/904768679/d3dddd9540b9d07795eb78c9338d4693
For further information please contact:
behr@wader-wittis.de or
info@wader-wittis.de
- Source:
- WADER - WITTIS WIND TURBINE TRANSPORTATION AND INSTALLATION SYSTEMS GMBH
- Author:
- Peter Behr, Managing Director
- Email:
- behr@wader-wittis.de
- Link:
- www.wader-wittis.de/...
