We are delighted to be collaborating with the University of Edinburgh’s innovative structural composites research facility, which has been developed specifically for cost-effective, accelerated fatigue testing of stiff and slender composite and metal structures, such as tidal turbine blades, composite bridge sections and carbon fibre aircraft wing boxes. The facility, based at Rosyth Dockyard just outside Edinburgh, was the first of its kind in the world.

We will be collaborating with FastBlade to develop prototypes and test the Smart Bolt within the tidal turbine blades to improve understanding of bolt fatigue and failure.

FastBlade Manager, Dr Fergus Cuthill, says: "We are thrilled to be working with Anstee Indication Systems (ais). Their Smart Bolts will be installed as part of our reaction frame tidal blade mounting system, to monitor blade root connections throughout our fatigue tests. We hope the technology will ensure continuous reliable monitoring, as well as prototype development for potential deployment in tidal turbines in the future."

ais Commercial Director, Ceri Anstee, adds: “The FastBlade research facility provides an ideal platform to demonstrate the Smart Bolt for the tidal energy sector. We look forward to working with Fergus and his team.”

Read more about the Smart Bolt here.

Above L to R: Sergio Lopez Dubon, Data Scientist at University of Edinburgh; Ceri Anstee, Commercial Director at Anstee Indication Systems; Fergus Cuthill, Facility Manager at FastBlade.