EP55 – 3D Printing a Whole Wind Turbine Blade? With Cole Nielsen and Amolak Badesha of Orbital Composites

Can you 3D print a wind turbine blade out of thermoplastic? Cole Nielsen and Amolak Badesha from Orbital Composites believe that YES - you can, and we need to start moving that direction as an industry. In this conversation about the future of wind turbine blade manufacturing, we discuss fiber placement, 3D printing, blade recycling, how cloud, robotic and IT technology can change everything, and the need for mobile manufacturing as automation becomes more important for long-term financial viability of wind farms. Watch this episode on YouTube here, and Follow up with them at OrbitalComposites.com, Add Cole Nielsen on Linkedin and Add Amolak Badesha on Linkedin. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!