Flender has commissioned two large test systems for wind turbine gearboxes and drivetrains.
The End-Of-Line test systems are located in two of the company’s factories that are manufacturing and assembling complete drivetrains.
The facilities are in Voerde in Germany and Tianjin in China.
“End-Of-Line testing, which is the final check before a product leaves a factory, is a crucial step in a production process,” saud Lars Brunsgaard Poulsen, Project Director at R&D Test Systems.
“At R&D Test Systems, we develop specialized test systems in line with our customer’s requirements. We have a lot of experience and in-house competencies, which means that we, in this case, were an ideal partner for Flender.”
The company said the new test benches are based on the electrical back-to-back principle, which means that Flender can set up two full drive trains opposite each other and test them simultaneously.
“With this setup, it is possible on each factory to fully test 4 drivetrains in approx. 26 hours, as each test circle takes around 8 hours and the exchange of two drivetrains takes around 5 hours,” it said.