Accurate and objective evaluation of waves and wrinkles helps blade producers building higher quality blades
8tree, a globally operating provider of 3D optical surface inspection tools, has contracted DNV to certify its latest innovation waveCHECK according to DNV’s standard for wind turbine rotor blades (DNVGL-ST-0376). The inspection tool aims to make measurement and evaluation of composite waviness much simpler and faster.
“During the past several years we have learned from stakeholders and experts in the wind industry, that waves and wrinkles in the load-carrying composite structure of wind turbine rotor blades are a critical problem”, said Erik Klaas, CTO at 8tree. “The accurate and objective evaluation of waves and wrinkles helps blade producers building higher quality blades and reduce the risk of failure during operation. As the industry’s interest in waveCHECK continues to grow, we believe that obtaining DNV certification will be an important milestone on our journey to enabling the renewable energy market.”
“With DNV, we have chosen the world’s most trusted partner in certification in the renewable energy sector”, says Johannes Georg Leib, 8tree’s Program Manager Wind. “We are very confident that DNV will find that waveCHECK conforms to DNV’s standard for Wind Turbine Rotor Blades”.
“The improvement of quality and reliability of rotor blades is an important topic in the wind industry and we are happy to see that new technologies that support wind turbine blade manufactures are entering the market,” said Ramakrishna Parasarampuram, Head of Section for Renewables Certification at DNV. “Certification of 8tree’s waveCHECK will include assessment of the system’s hardware, software as well as the scanning process itself and its boundaries.“
About 8tree and waveCHECK
8tree makes 3D optical surface inspection tools that solve chronic problems for multiple industries. 8tree’s products empower every operator – from mechanics on the floor, to engineers in the lab – with actionable precise measurements, portability and performance. With its patented user-centric product design, instant ‘go/no-go’ answers and zero-learning curve, 8tree is committed to making precision 3D scanning more broadly accessible – technically and commercially. Based on broad industry input over the past several years, 8tree has developed waveCHECK, the first-of-its-kind application specific solution for end-to-end digital analysis of composite waviness.