A Reliable Partner for Your Wind Energy Project
A Reliable Partner for Your Wind Energy Project
Faccin Group’s Eng. Andrea Comparin, Rafael Soto, and Eng. Diego Morbini talk about the company’s Wind Towers Division, how they are helping address the challenges in wind tower manufacturing, and the future for the industry.
Faccin S.p.A. is a leading metal forming machine producer that manufactures the widest range of plate rolls, angle rolls, dished head, and special machines. In this feature, Eng. Andrea Comparin, Rafael Soto, and Eng. Diego Morbini, all senior technical sales managers at Faccin Group Wind Towers Division, talk about the company’s Wind Towers Division, how the company is helping address the challenges in wind tower manufacturing, and the future for the wind tower industry.
(From L-R) Eng. Andrea Comparin, Rafael Soto, and Eng. Diego Morbini of Faccin Group Wind Towers Division.
WHY DID FACCIN GROUP CREATE A WIND TOWERS DIVISION?
Eng. Andrea Comparin (AC): Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goals by 2050 will require a substantial acceleration across sectors and technologies, particularly in onshore and offshore wind power generation. This sector will play a significant role by becoming a prominent energy generation source, achieving an estimated 33 percent of the total production.
This acceleration is only possible by increasing the wind capacity installation in the next 30 years, which means that the wind power industry will have to be prepared for such a significant growth. This rise of economies of scale will impact the supply chains, which have to be more competitive and technologically advanced.
The production of wind towers does not escape this reality. Should the towers continue being a tube made of several round cans of ever thicker steel plates, the taller the towers are, then, a fast and precise rolling of these cans is crucial for manufacturers to stay competitive in the years to come.
Faccin Group’s Wind Towers Division has been created with the aim to, first, deeply understand the challenges faced by the manufacturers of wind towers in this market environment; then, interface with the different areas of the group such as R&D, product design and production in the creation of technologically advanced solutions for these challenges; and, finally, to support the customers throughout the whole process of acquisition with just-on-time deliveries, operation coordination, and continuous follow-up of the project, even after completion.
WHAT CAN FACCIN OFFER TO THE HYPER COMPETITIVE WIND TOWER MANUFACTURING MARKET?
Eng. Diego Morbini (DM): With more than 30,000 units installed worldwide, Faccin is a leader in the development and construction of rolling and bending machines for steel plates. This wealth of knowledge and experience, fully supported by a worldwide network of active distributors, and a division fully dedicated to the wind tower industry, allow Faccin to quickly identify the trends and needs of the industry—which are then applied to designs; and by leveraging its vertically integrated production and cross-sector projects, to supply high-quality, cost-effective products within a short lead-time in this competitive market. This industrial proactivity and capability have earned Faccin the trust of the biggest manufacturers of wind towers worldwide.
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