Abstract: An apparatus and method for the automatic manufacturing of wind turbine blades, including an elongate tool support (2) with a main suspension beam (4), a plurality of support frames (8) supporting the main suspension beam (4) above the wind turbine blade mould (1), an elongate guide rail (5) provided on the main suspension beam (4) so as to extend longitudinally along the main suspension beam (4), a slider base (6) slidably mounted on the guide rail (5), a drive mechanism (53) for driving the slider base (6) longitudinally along the guide rail (5) and a tool holder (7) mounted on the slider base (6). The apparatus/method improves the efficiency and accuracy of the blade manufacture, and also reduces the exposure of the human body to harmful substances used in blade manufacture.

Abstract: Locking device for locking a movement side of a wind turbine blade mould to a floor at a desired level, the locking device having a first locking component for mounting to a floor surface and a second locking component adapted to be fitted to a movement side of a wind turbine blade mould to be locked by the locking device, wherein one of the first and second locking components includes a clamp engaging member, and the other of the first and second locking components includes an actuator and a clamp member coupled to the actuator, the clamp member being movable by operation of the actuator between a retracted position and an extended position, the clamp member including a clamp surface which in one of the retracted and extended positions is arranged to apply a clamping force on the clamp engaging member.