Facilities and equipment

| Handling equipment

| CNC horizontal lathe

| CNC vertical lathe

| Geometric control room

| (De-)Stacking pit

| Non-destructive test (NDT) room

| SCHENCK HM70 horizontal balancing machine

| SCHENCK TARO 3600 static balancing machine

| Dual cyclone abrasive blast cabinet

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Handling equipment

We have DEMAG overhead cranes for equipment lifting and handling:

- 2 cranes of 50 tons
- 1 crane of 16 tons
- 3 cranes of 5 tons
- 5 cranes of 3.2 tons

And three Lifting beams :

- 2 of 30 tons
- 1 of 50 tons

As well as a tilting device.

This equipment can safely handle a rotor up to 50 tons.

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Equipped with a platform lift and adaptable floor to allow for rotor diameters up to a Frame 9FA rotor type This equipment covers a vertical work range of 11 meters.

It is a fully safe tool facilitating easy de-stacking and stacking of rotors whilst ensuring optimal conditions to keep both operators and material safe.

(De-)Stacking pit

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CNC horizontal lathe

This equipment is used for correction and turning works.

- Distance between centres : 10 m
- Chuck plate capacity Ø 4 meters (3.6 meters without chuck).
- Maximum work-piece weight: 35 Tons

ACCESSORIES :

- 2 Steady rests type "C" with 3 tools, capacity 200-600 mm
- 1 Steady rests type "C" with 3 tools, capacity 600-900 mm
- 1 Steady rests type "C" with 3 tools, capacity 900-1.300 mm
- 1 Hydrostatic rest, capacity 200-900 mm, with interchangeable pads and 3 tools (1 internal mount and 2 lateral arms) and lubrication unit

PROBE SENSOR FOR TOOLING :

Sensor to detect wear and rupture of the tooling which is consecutively compensated by CNC.

PROBE SENSOR FOR WORK-PIECE :

Sensor to measure the work-piece on the machine with consecutive adjustments by CNC.

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CNC vertical lathe

This equipment is used for turning, drilling and milling.

DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITY:

- Maximum height of work-piece : 2 800 mm
- Maximum diameter of work-piece : 3 500 mm
- Platform diameter : 3 000 mm
- Permissible weight : 30 Tons

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SCHENCK HM70 horizontal balancing machine

This machine is able to balance complete rotors up to:

- 11 meters long
- 3.6 meters in diameter
- 50 tons on rollers
- 80 tons on journal bearings

EQUIPMENT :

Dedicated journal bearings for:

- MS 5000/2
- MS 6B and F class
- MS 7E and F class
- MS 9E and F class

Special tool for balancing of turbine rotor.

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Enables high precision balancing of rotor components up to 3.6 tons.

EQUIPMENT:

- Hydraulic clamping chuck
- Set of special tooling for rotor components of Frame 5/6/9E/6-9FA/9FB turbines (hot section as well as compressor part of the turbine).

SCHENCK TARO 3600 static balancing machine

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With the available equipment our inspectors, qualified according Cofrend II, are able to conduct the following non-destructive tests:

- Ultrasonic
- Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
- Dye Penetrant Inspection (Fluorescent or Color)

EQUIPMENT:

- Drying chambers 2.2 X 2.2M
- Electrostatic powder spray
- Electronically controlled impregnation and drying time
- Area for collection and treatment of used fluids

Non-destructive test (NDT) room

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This air-conditioned room is used for geometric controls and 3D digitisation of parts :

EQUIPMENT:

- Edge FaroArm sensor capacity 3 meters, tolerance 15µm
- Blue laser scan/ red laser scan with PolyWorks operating system
- Standard measuring equipment

Inspection of parts over 3 meters are executed by means of the measuring tool (digital sensor) on our horizontal lathe.

Geometric control room

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Dual cyclone abrasive blast cabinet

Cleaning of parts by bead-blasting (glass beads) or by aluminium oxide.

Assembled rotors are cleaned by dry-ice blasting (CO² dry ice).