The four- to five-hour event is aimed at all service companies involved in the maintenance and repair of wind turbines. It consists of a theoretical part and practical exercises. “The aim is for the participants to be able to reliably use the product themselves after the training and pass on the knowledge to their employees,” says Stefan Weber of WINDSOURCING.COM. The managing director of the Hamburg-based trading company is enthusiastic about “SikaCor® SW-1000 RepaCor”: “Various practical applications in recent months have confirmed this: The product is a revolution in the repair of corrosion damage to onshore and offshore wind turbines”.
Background: The use of wind power, especially on the open sea, demands the highest standards of corrosion protection – and thus maintenance – due to the mechanical and climatic conditions. “A long and thus profitable service life of the turbines can only be achieved with conscientious maintenance,” explains Weber. “The systems cannot simply be transported away, especially on the high seas. All work has to be carried out on site in wind and weather – often by industrial climbers who can only handle heavy tools and material to a limited extent”. In addition, protective coatings have to dry and harden quickly due to the weather, Weber continues. This is exactly where “SikaCor® SW-1000 RepaCor” comes into play.
The joint research project RepaKorr
The solvent-free 2-component coating material is the result of the three-year research project RepaKorr, which sought – and found – solutions to the problems mentioned above. The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research (IFAM), among others, was involved in the joint project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Between 2013 and 2016 Sika Deutschland GmbH was in charge of the material requirements and launched “SikaCor® SW-1000 RepaCor” on the market in summer 2017. Stefan Weber: “The coating dries four hours faster than conventional systems. The practical packaging in the form of mixed cartridges facilitates processing and thus guarantees absolute process reliability with minimum waste at the same time. Industrial climbers are thus loaded with low weight”. Other properties include single-layer performance (corrosion protection as with multi-layer systems), UV and colour stability and Norsok M501 approval with ISO 20340 testing.
About Sika Deutschland GmbH
Sika Deutschland GmbH is a subsidiary of the globally active Sika AG, headquartered in Switzerland, which is one of the world’s leading suppliers of construction chemical product systems and industrial sealants and adhesives.
About WINDSOURCING.COM GmbH
The Hamburg-based company WINDSOURCING.COM GmbH is a specialist trader for components, materials and services in the wind energy market. Customers can currently find a product portfolio of over 50,000 articles on the online platform. WINDSOURCING.COM also has access to over 250,000 products. Among the current 250 supply partners are many well-known wind turbine manufacturers such as Vestas and Siemens. WINDSOURCING.COM GmbH operates on an international level and supplies customers in the wind energy sector worldwide.
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