Bladeworks Blade Test Facility
Why we test
A rotor blade spends twenty years in service and accumulates hundreds of millions of load cycles. A weakness in design or lamination will eventually show — and in the field it shows at the worst possible time. Bench testing is how we find it first.
What we test
Static testing. The blade is loaded to its extreme design cases — the worst gust it will ever meet — and has to hold them with margin.
Fatigue testing. Millions of load cycles compressed into months of continuous testing. This is where real weak points reveal themselves, long before they could in the field.
Modal characterisation and mass properties. Natural frequencies, mass, centre of gravity and balancing: the data every turbine integration depends on.
Tested where it is built
Design, manufacturing and testing happen under one roof. Every blade concept we bring to the market has proven itself on our own benches — and when a test reveals something, it feeds straight back into design, with no third party in between.
Testing for third parties
Our facility is also available for independent testing of blades and components from other manufacturers. If you need static, fatigue or modal testing for your own development or certification, get in touch.
