Method and apparatus for assembling a reinforcement web for use in a wind turbine blade

A method of assembling a reinforcement web for use with a wind turbine blade, the method comprising:

• arranging one or more first laminate layers on a primary surface of a mould, the primary surface terminating at a shoulder portion of the mould defining a mould end surface transverse to the primary surface;
• arranging a flange structure, which comprises a flange portion and a projecting portion oriented transverse to the flange portion, onto the mould with the projecting portion overlapping a portion of the first laminate layers and the flange portion extending along the mould end surface;
• integrating the first laminate layers and the flange structure by vacuum bag resin injection molding of matrix material and by curing to bond the projecting portion of the flange structure to the first laminate layers and thereby form the reinforcement web;
• and
• characterized by:
• after arranging the flange structure, clamping the flange structure in position with a locating clamp having first and second clamp blocks and being connected to the mould end surface, the clamping further including moving the first clamp block into removable engagement with the second clamp block to push a clamping surface of the first clamp block against the flange portion to hold the flange structure in position on the mould end surface.