As owner-operators in the wind sector look to gain greater control of the operational challenges and costs associated with maintaining wind turbine asset health, there is a growing trend toward empowering in-house teams to self-perform rotor blade inspections. Using the latest high-quality technology that couples advanced UAVs with software solutions that support long term management and data analysis, many leading global organisations are already seeing the successful deployment of the latest solutions.
By empowering wind OEMs, owners, and operators to take direct control of their inspection processes, this innovative strategy enhances efficiency, optimises scheduling, and reduces costs associated with traditional outsourcing to third party service partners. However, the key to successful blade operation and maintenance lies in capturing the highest quality inspection data and leveraging a powerful platform to analyse this data, turning it into actionable insights.
We’ve been exploring this topic with Patrik Huber, Head of Business Management at the inspection technology expert, Sulzer Schmid, along with a customer who uses in-house teams for blade inspections.
