Liebherr Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Manufacturing User Manual

Wind Turbine Rotor Blade
Manufacturing with
Liebherr Automation Systems

Liebherr offers the latest automation technology for efficient manu­facturing of wind turbine rotor blades of up to 60 meters length,
optimizing the entire material flow. Features are:

 Automated trimming of rotor blade components
 Automated polishing of rotor blade surfaces
 Automated positioning and laying of pre-cut glass

and carbon fiber sheets

Liebherr automation systems allow large cost and time savings com­pared to the high level of manual labor in current non-automated
wind turbine rotor blade manufacturing processes. Solid quality and
proven components ensure a high availability.

The Liebherr Group of Companies

Wide Product Range

The Liebherr Group is one of the largest construction
equipment manufacturers in the world. Liebherr’s
high-value products and services enjoy a high reputation
in many other fields. The wide range includes domestic
appliances, aerospace and transportation systems,
machine tools and maritime cranes.

Exceptional Customer Benefit

Every product line provides a complete range of models
in many different versions. With both their technical
excel lence and acknowledged quality, Liebherr products
offer a maximum of customer benefits in practical
application.

State-of-the-art Technology

To provide consistent, top quality products, Liebherr
attaches great importance to each product area, its
components and core technologies. Important modules
and components are developed and manufactured
in-house, for instance the entire drive and control
techno logyfor construction equipment and mining trucks.

Worldwide and Independent

Hans Liebherr founded the Liebherr family company in

1949. Since that time, the enterprise has steadily grown
to a group of more than 120 companies with over
35,000employees located on all continents. The corporate
headquarters of the Group is Liebherr-International AG
inBulle, Switzerland. The Liebherr family is the sole owner
of the company.

www.liebherr.us

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Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH

Kaufbeurer Strasse 141, 87437 Kempten, Deutschland
 [phone], Fax [phone]
www.liebherr.com, E-Mail: [e-mail]

Liebherr Gear Technology, Inc.

1465 Woodland Drive, Saline, MI 48176-1259, USA
 [phone], Fax [phone]
www.liebherr.com, E-Mail: [e-mail]