Technology Leader, component testing and certification, BEARINN/Laulagun

Biography

Julen Beitia is Testing & Validation Lead at Laulagun Bearings, with over 16 years of experience in testing and validation for the wind industry. His expertise focuses on blade bearing testing, root cause analysis and field performance assessment. Since joining Laulagun Bearings in 2010, he has led the design and improvement of test rigs and managed validation programmes for a wide range of bearing developments. He currently serves as Project Manager of the Windlife project, where research activities are focused on bearing lifetime assessment and failure propagation mechanisms. Julen has supported numerous aftermarket investigations, turbine monitoring campaigns and failure analysis projects, helping operators and OEMs identify and solve blade bearing issues.