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Revolutionising modern wind turbine blades
One Step Ahead
Why we do what we do
Our mission is to create blades that are not only easier to manufacture, but also more reliable and better suited to modern production environments. By designing for process capability, we ensure higher predictability and improved quality without compromising structural integrity or aerodynamic performance, in turn reducing the cost of poor quality.
Using our designs that prioritise manufacturability, our blades match the performance of conventional designs, while enabling the integration of technologies that are currently unfeasible in existing blade architectures.
Transforming Blade Manufacturing from Crafting to Assembly
At DFM Blades we believe Design for Manufacture must be at the heart of the blade design process.
Our goal is to move blade manufacturing away from the Hands-On Craftsmanship approach, where technician skill impacts product quality, to an Assembly Process driven by a series of controlled, repeatable process steps that assemble the blades.
This requires a mindset shift, opening up to new approaches more suited to an assembly facility.
The need for change
- The Blade build process is a very “hands-on” process that requires skilled technicians and is therefore susceptible to build-quality issues.
- High product specific CAPEX investments.
- Low agility in the manufacturing setup:
- Long product changeover time.
- Slow product ramp-up.
- Long time to market with new products.
- Staff Training, and >30% staff turnover.
- Slow build times.
- Large & complex kitting.
In today’s market, the life of a product is much shorter than for older products. Most OEMs have experienced a product in development being cancelled even before it reaches production. Much faster product development and production ramp-up is key to maintaining a competitive advantage.
The graph above shows an indicative ramp-up of a blade with a 2-year production life-cycle:
- The Yellow-Line shows a project that delivered according to the original Business Case.
- The Red-Line shows a project that failed to deliver the original Business Case – the Red-Shaded area under the curve represents the Lost Revenue from this project that can never be recovered.
- The Green-Line shows an over-delivering project against the Business Case, here the Green-Shaded area represents Increased Revenue.
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Meet The Founders
Feras Yosef
Julian Brown
John Rimmer
Nick Barlow
three steps to success
Where engineering meets purpose
At DFM Blades, combining efficiency, responsibility and technical intelligence is not a goal — it’s the foundation of our work. We innovate in design, care for impact and apply world-class engineering to transform wind into energy with increased reliability and reduced cost. These are the pillars that guide every solution we create.
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Innovation in Design for Manufacture
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Commitment to Net Zero and Sustainability
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Science as a Competitive Advantage
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