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Thanks for your reply, When a windmill reaches its end of life and needs to be demolished, we don't want to transport the blades anymore using exceptional transport because of cost reasons (they will not be re-used anyway). The blades should be cut in pieces of around 5 meters so they will fit...

The shape of a turbine blade is different at each place of the blade. The blades will be cut in 5 or 6 pieces when the blades reach their end-of-life time. They will be cut to ensure cheaper transport. For environmental reasons its not recommended to use saws or abrasive tools.

Thanks for your reply, I understand your concerns. But the machine has to work in environments of farmers. By using saws or waterjet cutting machines, the environmental (micro)damage is much more then if we would use a guillotine cutting machine. An alligator shear also seams like a good...

Hey all, I want to calculate the force which is needed to cut the blades of a wind turbine in half(for transport reasons). I presume guillotine is the best option due to various reasons. But I don’t know how to calculate the cutting force which is needed for this unique structure and material...