Summary

  • Titan Wind Energy ordered welding equipment for its XXL factory in Cuxhaven, Germany.
  • The ESAB contract includes SAW lines, rotators, manipulators, and real-time monitoring.
  • The systems are aimed at 14-metre-class monopiles, up to 140 m long and 3,500 tons.

Titan Wind Energy has placed an order for welding equipment for its new XXL tower factory in Cuxhaven, on Germany’s northwest coast. The contract is signed with ESAB and covers a wide set of automated welding and handling technologies.

According to the report, the package includes submerged arc welding (SAW) lines, plus rotators, manipulators, and real-time monitoring systems for the recently opened plant. Titan says the goal is to reduce “significant” bottlenecks in the offshore wind supply chain and support Europe’s energy transition.

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Titan’s CEO Heiko Mützelburg says the high-automation systems are designed for the specific challenges of 14-metre-class monopiles and should help the site ramp up quickly while stabilising quality. The article adds that monopiles from Cuxhaven can reach 140 metres in length and up to 3,500 tons in weight.

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