End of Warranty Blade Inspections. Maximizing ROI. Maintenance and Quality Control. Non Destructive Testing.
Blade testing, structural and reliability evaluations. Vortex Generator Solutions boost blade performance and max yield. NDI inspections.
Staffing Solution models providing supplemental technical staff for O&M, minimizing downtime and maximizing energy yield.
what WE DO
State-of-the-art Blade Engineering in aerodynamics, performance, load calculations. Legal and Certification Services.
ABOUT US
Our Wind Blade Services division, formed in 2008 in Long Beach, CA is a complete evaluation, inspection and repair services company for utility-scale wind turbine blades run by a TEAM OF BLADE PIONEERS
International Wind sees the blade service business as a perfect opportunity to harness its extensive experience in dealing with advanced composite structures.
International Wind’s certified technicians are committed to professionalism, quality and exceptional customer service and at the same time perform work safely and cost-effectively with a focus on minimizing downtime of the wind asset.
Our Executive Team
Cory Arendt - President
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7 Years McDonnell Douglas/Boeing – Composites Engineer/Production Manager
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5 Years Hitco/SGL – Built Nordex NT31 blades in California in 2001 and Carbon Fiber Spar Caps for GE Wind
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Founded Modular Wind Energy/M4 Wind Services 2008 to 2013
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50 QC and Field Techs to Repair over 250 Clipper Blades 2008 to 2010
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Built & Developed a Load/Vibration Measurements on Mitsubishi 1MW turbines in US 2009 to 2011
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Outside consulting services for Insurance Claims/Litigation for customers such as E.On and others
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Invented a new method to divide a 2MW or greater wind turbine blade into 3 sections and rejoin in the field to reduce cost of transportation by 80%
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Worked with Repower on the MM92 45m blades
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Successfully tested to GL standards (Static and Fatigue) the 45m blade after successful field joining
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Company acquired by Vestas in 2013
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Founded International Wind in Jan 2014
Walter Keller - Chief Engineer
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7 Years McDonnell Douglas/Boeing – Composites Engineer/Production Manager
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5 Years Hitco/SGL – Built Nordex NT31 blades in California in 2001 and Carbon Fiber Spar Caps for GE Wind
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Founded Modular Wind Energy/M4 Wind Services 2008 to 2013
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50 QC and Field Techs to Repair over 250 Clipper Blades 2008 to 2010
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Built & Developed a Load/Vibration Measurements on Mitsubishi 1MW turbines in US 2009 to 2011
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Outside consulting services for Insurance Claims/Litigation for customers such as E.On and others
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Invented a new method to divide a 2MW or greater wind turbine blade into 3 sections and rejoin in the field to reduce cost of transportation by 80%
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Worked with Repower on the MM92 45m blades
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Successfully tested to GL standards (Static and Fatigue) the 45m blade after successful field joining
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Company acquired by Vestas in 2013
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Founded International Wind in Jan 2014
OVERVIEW
Our Wind Blade Services division, formed in 2008 in Long Beach, CA is a complete evaluation, inspection and repair services company for utility-scale wind turbine blades run by a TEAM OF BLADE PIONEERS.
International Wind sees the blade service business as an endeavor and perfect opportunity to harness its historical understanding and extensive experience in dealing with composite materials and structures. International Wind’s certified technicians are committed to professionalism, quality and exceptional customer service and at the same time perform work safely and cost-effectively with a focus on minimizing downtime of the wind asset.
Our design team’s expert credentials stem out of Germany. Beginning in 1979, our most seasoned chief blade engineer Mr.Walter Keller created the first wind turbine blade factory known as AEROCONSTRUCT. Throughout the course of this 34 year time frame he developed and produced master/production molds for wind turbine blades extending in size from: 6m, 8m, 9.2m, 10m, 17m, 19m, 20.2m, 22m, 22.2m, 24.2m, 30m, and 40m. These blades were purchased by large OEM’s spread across North America, Europe and Asia. In 1997 after garnishing worldwide interest and market penetration, our seasoned chief engineer sold his blade factory to LM Glass Fiber and later went to become Chief Blade Engineer for a German based Wind Turbine OEM.
During this new role with the German based wind OEM, Mr.Keller connected with Boeing trained aerospace engineer Mr.Cory Arendt & went on to assist him and his engineering & production team to build a 30 meter blade for his company in 2003. After the successful completion of this project, this team came together to build a blade design & consulting company based out in Dahn, Germany and Long Beach, California. This team conceived and built out a 45 meter blade constructed in sections which was then successfully tested both statically and in fatigue and was certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL.) Over the last 7 years of involvement in these programs, International Wind has logged over 350,000 hours of field work. International Wind’s Quality Control Inspectors, Field Engineers, and Technicians continue to sharpen their understanding of the wind industry, excelling repair challenges across the North America, Europe and all over the globe.
Safety
Standard Safety Certification International Wind Crew Maintains:
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OSHA 10
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FIRST AID/CPR
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TOWER RESCUE or WORKING AT HEIGHTS
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SPRAT/IRATA ROPE CERTIFICATION
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SUSPENDED ACCESS PLATFORM SAFE ACCESS & RESCUE
All equipment is checked daily
Expendable and expired equipment is replaced monthly -
International Wind maintains a fully compliant safety program and has 9 years of industry experience
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The Specialized Training in the above categories is fully compliant with all industry standards
International Wind is supported by industry experts with combined 62 years plus previous industry experience in fiberglass, wind industry, safety certifications and aerospace backgrounds.