Wind Turbine Blade Testing

Wind turbine blade testing from SGS – verify the reliability of your rotor blades, avoid failures and extend operational life.

Rotor blade failure can have significant impact on safety, downtime and public exposure. High reliability is essential to ensure cost-effective wind turbine operations. Our wind turbine blade testing services help you to verify the reliability of your rotor blades, while extending operational life.

Why use wind turbine blade testing from SGS?

We can help you:

• Extend the lifetime of your wind rotor blades and minimize the risks from design flaws and manufacturing defects
• Ensure that your rotor blades meet site-specific conditions, and operate safely and efficiently throughout their lifecycle
• Comply with all relevant safety standards and regulations
• Avoid failures and their impact on safety and turbine downtime

Trusted wind turbine blade testing from a world leader

As the world’s leading provider of testing, verification and inspection, we offer you proven experience in the wind energy sector, state-of-the-art technology and unrivaled expertise.

Our innovative global Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC) in China is equipped with the latest technology. As a result, we can offer you comprehensive full-scale wind turbine blade testing for onshore and offshore wind rotor blades.

Our wind turbine blade testing services include:

• Full-scale static rotor blade testing, including load application with hydraulic winches
• Full-scale dynamic rotor blade testing using exciter saddles
• Certification testing according to international standards, such as IEC 61400-23
• Rotor blade design validation
• Manufacturing quality testing
• Validation of repairs and design changes
• Testing of composite material coupons
• Advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) methods specifically developed for monitoring the condition of rotor blades
• Eigenfrequency determination

Contact us today to find out how our blade testing services can help you to verify reliability, avoid failures and extend the operational life of your wind turbine rotor blades.