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Project “Megawind” on the upswing: Siempelkamp Foundry is

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Machine carrier for<br />

7.5 MW <strong>on</strong>shore wind turbines<br />

From left to right: transport of a 46 t machine carrier and a 36 t rotor hub<br />

Tuning <strong>the</strong> material to gain a competitive<br />

edge<br />

The weight of <strong>the</strong> comp<strong>on</strong>ents supplied<br />

by <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> for <strong>the</strong> wind turbine<br />

nacelles al<strong>on</strong>e could be potentially reduced<br />

from <strong>the</strong> current 65 to 52 t. With <strong>the</strong><br />

reducti<strong>on</strong> in weight, savings can also be<br />

made at <strong>the</strong> turbine tower itself and in <strong>the</strong><br />

foundati<strong>on</strong>s. For <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> customers,<br />

th<strong>is</strong> means an increase in efficiency of <strong>the</strong><br />

entire turbine – thus resulting in a competitive<br />

edge.<br />

Rotor hub and machine carrier waiting for transportati<strong>on</strong><br />

siempelkamp | <strong>Foundry</strong><br />

Th<strong>is</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cept also c<strong>on</strong>vinced <strong>the</strong> IHK jury:<br />

in <strong>the</strong> presence of <strong>the</strong> north rhine­Westphalian<br />

research Min<strong>is</strong>ter Svenja Schulze,<br />

IHK president Heinz Schmidt presented<br />

<strong>the</strong> award to Michael Szukala, Managing<br />

director of G. <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> GmbH & Co.<br />

KG, and Prof. Ernst Peter Warnke from<br />

<strong>Siempelkamp</strong> <strong>Foundry</strong>.<br />

The next step: The new material, with <strong>the</strong><br />

designati<strong>on</strong> GJSF­Sini 30­5, <strong>is</strong> currently<br />

being certified. Th<strong>is</strong> innovati<strong>on</strong> can <strong>the</strong>n<br />

go “<strong>on</strong> air” for <strong>the</strong> growing wind power<br />

market.

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