Worker at a wind turbine, using a Plarad hydraulic tool

Wind Energy

PLARAD – We Make Wind!

Our equipment can be used for all bolting applications in production, installation, repowering, and service: onshore and offshore, in accordance with manufacturer specifications. We assemble tool kits tailored to your specific bolting tasks for all types of wind turbines and develop task-specific assembly aids.

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Your Benefits at a Glance:

  • Bolts connecting the tower, hub, nacelle, and rotor blades
  • Work easily and quickly, even in hard-to-reach places
  • Automated Quality Documentation
  • High Occupational Safety Through Specialized Solutions
  • Manufacturer-Specific Installation Guides
  • Can be combined with external measuring devices
  • Equipment for the Torque-Rotation Angle Method

The Right Tools

Our Solutions for Wind Energy

Wind turbine manufacturers and service providers worldwide rely on PLARAD’s comprehensive system solutions. Whether for production, assembly, or maintenance – our bolting tools are reliable, easy to use, and ensure the safety of your employees. From the rotor blades to the hub to the foundation – our hydraulic and electric pre-tensioning and bolting tools are highly versatile. Thanks to our smart hydraulic power packs, you gain additional value – you can seamlessly record your bolting data and thus make your processes even more efficient.

Your Benefits

  • Two-hand operation prevents access to the hazardous area
  • Safety Start Trigger (SST): The device stops automatically if either of the two triggers is deactivated
  • 360° swivel joint for backlash-free operation and flexible positioning when tightening screws
  • Torque range up to 8,000 Nm
Pictured is the DA2 torque wrench from Plarad in front of a wind turbine.

Your Benefits

  • Storage of 10,000 fastening operations
  • Wireless transmission via a Wi-Fi module
  • Torque/Angle Mode
  • Torque Test Mode
  • Its light weight and well-designed ergonomic profile make it easy to handle
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Your Benefits

  • The automatic pump system monitors and completes the tightening process fully automatically, even with multiple fasteners, and displays this information on the remote control
  • With Plarad units, all applied tightening torques and subsequent rotation angles are stored in the control unit.
Pictured are a control unit for measuring torque and angular displacement and a Plarad IQ-VAX hydraulic power pack.

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