Vest-Fiber

Wind turbines, as a renewable energy source, are fast becoming a viable alternative to fossil fuels. However, designing and manufacturing these giant mechanical fans is no easy task, requiring companies to source materials, ascertain product quality, and ensure proper transportation while managing their core businesses. They need a partner to perform these activities on their behalf with a guaranteed seal of trust.

Vest-Fiber allows clients to ease up on their manufacturing projects and focus on core businesses, as it takes over a large part of the production process. Sourcing and delivering custom-tailored pre-cut fiberglass and infusion consumables is one of its core features, which enables clients to directly implement ready-made composites into the production cycle, halving the operation’s time and resources.

“We provide pre-cut materials and ready-to-use infusion kits that can be directly laid into the mold, making the manufacturing process easier for our clients,” says Andrius Adomaitis, managing director of Vest-Fiber.

Its clients are its most valued asset, and Vest-Fiber goes the extra mile to ensure they feel secure in their partnership. It meets a client’s needs with a large inventory of raw materials ready as a buffer supply to mitigate any disruptions in global shipping or delivery. The buffer generally consists of about six weeks’ worth of supplies, allowing Vest-Fiber to keep its clients insured in the likelihood of delayed or lost shipments.

It provides deep insights into a manufacturer’s product designs from its decade-long experience in wind turbine production. Its team, knowledgeable in manufacturing various compounds like fiberglass and carbon fiber, can understand the client’s needs and be their advisor in the composites arena. Through consultations regarding fabric style, tensile strength, and the material’s hardness, it simplifies the layup process and ensures all designs are viable.

Vest-Fiber also advises clients regarding the packaging of products to reduce time, material, and money wastage. Remodeling customers’ kits to have less air in the packaging enables them to save up to 300,000 EUR every year. One of Vest-Fiber’s most influential clients from Europe is Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy or SGRE. The partnership enabled SGRE to save up to 1.2 million EUR in yearly profits using its return packaging solutions to minimize costs.

Short lead or production times allow Vest-Fiber to be flexible and open to its client’s needs at any point in the production process. Even if a change has to be implemented to a product mid-way through manufacturing, it can accommodate these alternations by setting aside lean manufacturing and mass production to meet a client’s timeline.

Vest-Fiber employs RFID screening processes to ensure quality delivery services from supplier to manufacturer. Each product is labeled with an RFID code, and RFID gates ensure all outgoing and incoming shipments are up to code and contain the correct item quantity being delivered. The products can also be traced back to the material supplier. Through these solutions, clients have reduced the number of non-conformity reports in their operations to zero.

Vest-Fiber’s contribution to the wind turbine manufacturing industry might sound simple; after all, it only takes the manufacturing load off of large companies. However, when implemented cost-effectively with ensured quality, each dollar matters. For a client converting 5,000 tons of dry fiberglass into products every year, it makes for a significant saving. They can rest easy knowing their composites will reach them on time and comply with their specifications.