Expertise at Thomas Group | Cost-effective Solutions for Wind Power

Advisors in value chain innovation

We focus on reducing costs in the wind industry

Our clients range from project owners and developers to OEMs,

Tier 1 Suppliers and Service and Logistics Companies

We have spent more than

250,000

HOURS

developing cost-effective solutions for the wind industry. This gives us a great platform for working with all links of the wind-power value chain, both onshore and offshore.

Creating value for our customers for more than

150,000,000

€

this, among others, by improving through-put, reducing cycle time, and optimizing processes.

– New market products, excess of +25 mio. €

– CAPEX reductions, excess of +45 mio. €

– Through-put optimizations, excess of + 150 mio. €

– Spin-off earnings, excess of +20 mio. €

Fields of expertise

from design to manufacturing set-up and installation

The improvements are usually the result of:

Global sourcing
Cost-out on both CAPEX and OPEX
Technology and product differentiation
Value chain and baseline analysis/mapping
Process optimization (manufacturing and logistics)

CASES in the WTG Value Chain

Turbine

Factories

Logistics & Pre-assembly

Offshore

Turbine

Cooler top design
High split steel tower design
Offshore tower design
Tower internals design
Blades cost out

Blades Factories

Shell mould design, 44, 49, 80m
Shell mould technology upgrade, 55m
Shell mould lifting equipment
Glass fibre web lifting equipment
Root joint winding equipment
Root joint winding mandrel
Carbon slab consolidation
Mandrel pull winch
Mandrel setting device
Fiber deposition machines
Factory layout
Factory optimisation, through-put
Web hangling & setting devices
Process & equipment development Web Dry Fit removal

Nacelle Factories

Turbine yaw assembly line
Nacelle cover concept
Nacelle back-end lifting

Tower Factories

Factory optimization, through-put

Logistics & Pre-Assembly

Value chain optimization
Multi-blade transportation equipment
Tower stacking equipment
Tower upending and platform handling tool
Jacket handling tool

Offshore

Value chain analysis
Installation vessel logistics; blade rack
Installation vessel logistics; handling sequence
Vertical tower sea fastening
Full tower gripper
Blade tip installation tool
Sea fastening
Support eqipment for radar and camera systems

With our multi-disciplinary approach we cover the entire development process, from initial idea to implementation.

What is it like to work with us?

Operating Model