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Enhance Wind Turbine Blade Lifespan with Leading Edge Protection

Protecting wind turbine blades' leading edge is vital. Covestro offers advanced Leading Edge Protection (LEP) for customized solutions. Our LEP shields against rain, UV light, and hail, reducing maintenance costs and downtime. Choose Covestro to maximize your wind turbine blades' lifespan.
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Covestro offers various solutions to protect the leading edge: 

1. Leading edge protection using coatings

Advantages of Covestro raw materials for LEP coatings: 
  • Ease of application for in-shop as well as maintenance 
  • Increased productivity in painting operations due to fast cure with Pasquick® technology
  • Reduced solvent emissions with low to Near Zero VOC coatings
  • Reduced maintenance and downtime cost due to long lasting LEP coatings
Most common products: 
  • LEP coatings based on Pasquick®  technology (Desmophen®  NH and Desmodur®  ultra product family)

2. Leading edge protection by shells

Advantages of Covestro polyurethane elastomer for LEP shells: 
  • Flexible polyurethane to facilitate the installation at the leading edge 
  • Durability against erosion, drop impact and UV 
  • Good thermal stability
Most common products: 
  • Desmodur®  Elastomer shells

3. Leading edge protection using films

Advantages of Covestro adhesive films for soft shell fixation for windblades: 
  • Combination of thermoplastic processing with characteristics of a crosslinkable PU adhesive
  • Adhesive film is non-sensitive to atmospheric moisture 
  • Storage and transport capabilities: Non-blocking / non-tacky at room temperature 
  • Excellent adhesion to various substrates
Advantages of Covestro surface protection films
  • Outstanding abrasion resistance to protect leading edge of wind turbine blades
  • Exhibits excellent impact and high temperature resistance
  • Color matching of the film product
  • Tailor-made-film to create the best solution for our customer
Most common products: 
  • Bayfol® LR adhesive film for shell fixation
  • Dureflex® /Platilon®  aliphatic TPU films 

4. Leading edge protection using Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)

Advantages of Covestro TPU for wind blades: 
  • Flexible TPU material for easy installations
  • Durability against drop impact, UV and erosion.
  • No solvents due to thermoplastic
  • Processing (recyleability) , means no VOC 
  • Long lasting TPU solution means less maintenance and lower costs
Most common products: 
  • Desmopan® UP line for ultimate protection
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