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Nozzle Box Repair

Power Plant Services (PPS) was contacted to repair a Nozzle Box. Below is a list of items we completed.

• Both Snouts had cracking in the upper stellite area.

• PPS performed incoming dimensional, NDE, and ran out inspections.

• Reverse engineered the Nozzle Boxes.

• Submitted an incoming report with all data to the customer.

• Established a repair print and repair procedure for the customer to review and approve.

• Developed a time-line for the approved work scope, and reviewed the schedule with the customer.

• Began the repairs and sent daily updates to the customer via Gant Chart and photos.

• Completed the repairs, and final inspections on schedule.

• Submitted a final dimensional and NDE report to customer for approval before shipping.

• Shipped on schedule (3-4 week lead time).

If you have any questions regarding a project, any of the services we offer or provide you with a quote for any scheduled or emergency outage needs please contact our dedicated staff. ([email protected] or (708) 345-8600)

PPS

October 2016Volume 5, No. 2

As many of our customers know, PPS is continually striving to expand our product and services offering to our cus-tomers. PPS wants to be your turnkey provider. Power Plant services include:

• Parts: PPS manufactures all standard as well as custom turbine, generator and BOP parts. Some of the prod-ucts we manufacture are blades, fasteners, buckets, reamers, strain-ers, valve components, strainers and specialty parts.

• Repair Services: PPS has 2 repair service facilities (40,000 sq. ft. in Os-wego, IL and 10,000 sq. ft. in Atlanta, GA) Repairs are done to diaphragms, rotors, valves etc.

• Field Services: PPS has field service crews working on most rotating and stationary equipment. Our techni-cians include TD’s and TFA’s to help with maintenance and repair of your equipment. PPS also provides union/non-union labor for its repairs and onsite services for your outage needs. We have portable tool boxes.

• Packing & Seals: in Marion, OH dedi-cated to the manufacture of packing and seals for most units.Our por-table machine shops are dedicated to install your packing and seals.

• Gas Turbine work bolts, fastener, pins, compressor blades and oil deflectors.

• PPS services Hydro Plants• Wind Turbine Services • Engineering Services manufactures

parts and can also reverse engineer your parts.

• Welding Services is provided • Raw Material sold (422SS, Inconel,

B16, etc.) • We just added a Pump Division!

If you have any questions contact our staff. ([email protected] or (708) 345-8600)

Sincerely,Manny Gandhi CEO

Welcome

PPS • PPRS • PPFS

1A Turnkey Company

A TURNKEY COMPANY

2 PPFS

PPS A Turnkey Company

Both seat rings have three passes, to ensure a sound repair. PWHT Process next

Manufacture 2 Replacement Seats with Stellite 6 deposited on the disc face. Remove the damaged seat rings and replaced both with the valve in-line.

Our skilled and dedicated teams, comprised of Onsite Union Millwright Labor, Machinists and in Shop support personnel, worked diligently and to the highest standards of quality, to return

this to service within the customer required outage duration schedule.

This job was completed in 10 days!

This job and all others that have been performed by PPRS and PPFS employ-ees so far in 2016, have resulted in Zero OSHA recordable injuries.

[email protected] • www.ppsvcs.com

PPRS/PPFSWelders making the final adjustments on the weld-ing set up. The valve body is at 500°

Positioning the Welding Head

Rotor after rough machined packing glands

A turbine rotor came into our Repair facility in Oswego, IL with severe dam-age to packing glands and journals.

Two journal areas, taper coupling fit, packing and seals land areas were repaired by weld restoration.

Damaged areas were prep machined, welded, rough machined, NDE’d, stress relieved and final machined in accordance with PPRS weld restoration procedure.

Final balance was performed to 4W/N tolerance by adding and removing weights as needed from both balance planes and weight location recorded. Contact us today at [email protected] for a quote or visit our website at www.ppsvcs.com for additional information on the parts and repairs PPS & PPRS can assist you with!


Rotor in balance machinePPRS

After final machining

Stress Relieve

Jack Geraci is our new Director of Sales & Marketing.

Jack will be based out of the Melrose Park office. He will be reporting to the president as well as continue to manage our newly developed Pump Service and Repair Division reporting to John Lawrence.

Jack has over 40 years of experience in the Manufacturing and Power Industries, which includes machining, welding, sales, and operations from middle to upper management roles. Jack worked for Continental Field Machining as the Superintendent of Operations until transferring to the Savannah, GA operations as General Manager. He returned to Chicago as Vice President of Operations until retiring in 2005.

Jack will be working and traveling from the Melrose Park office.

If you have any sales, marketing, or pump questions contact Jack Geraci at (630) 280-8772 or [email protected]

Newest Members at PPS


4 PPS A Turnkey Company

Standard & Custom Parts Manufacturing • Repairs • Field Machining • Field Services

Power Plant Services • 3131 & 3201 W. Soffel Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160 • 875 Mark Street, Marion, OH 43302Phone: (708) 345-8600 • Fax: (708) 345-9181 Power Plant Repair Services • 80 Kendall Point Drive, Oswego, IL 60543 • 345 Wilbanks Drive, Ball Ground, GA 30107Phone: (708) 345-8600 • Fax: (630) 820-8431

Power Plant Field Services • 508 Wilbanks Drive, Ball Ground, GA 30107Phone: (708) 345-8600 • Fax: (678) 493-4430

© 2016 All rights reserved. All photos and drawings are property of Alin Machining Co., Inc., Power Plant Services, and Power Plant Repair Services and should not be copied or reused without written permission. MKL-150, Rev-0, 0515

Larry Goff Sr. is our new Pump Division Manager for our newly developed Pump Service and Repair Division.

Prior to joining PPS, Larry has accumulated 35+ years of work experience in the Pump Industry. He has worked for Progress Pump and Machine Services with positions of Shop Supervisor, Plant Manager and Vice President, Hydro-Aire as Manager of Sales and Field Support Services, Pumping Solutions as Engineered Pump Repair Specialist, and most recently Chicago Power as the Managing Partner for Pumps and Rotating Equipment.

Larry will report directly to John Lawrence with major emphasis on Managing the Pump Division Shop and Field operations as well as supporting Sales for the business.

Larry will be working and traveling from the Oswego Office.

If you have any pump questions contact Larry Goff at (219) 644-6032 or [email protected]

Ken Williams is now our General Manager for our Georgia Repair Facility.

Prior to joining PPS, Ken has accumulated 35+ years of work experience in the Power Industry. Ken has worked for TVA and General Electric Service Centers as a Machinist/Tool and Die Maker, Sulzer Turbo Services as Field Service Outage Manager and Total Maintenance Center (TMC) as Field Service Manager and overall General Manager.

Ken will report directly to John Lawrence with major emphasis on building the Georgia Repair Facility business and customer base for all Turbine Components and Balance of Plant equipment for both in shop and in field support.

Ken will be working and traveling from the Georgia office.

If you have any repair questions contact Ken Williams at (256) 483-1688or [email protected]

Patrick Brennan is our Business Development Manager / Technical Services.

He has an extensive background in sales, marketing and business development which makes him a highly valuable team member.

Patrick has over 40 years of professional experience that covers a broad range of leadership positions including owner and Vice President of an on-site machining, welding and mechanical industrial repair services business. In this role, liaison with major national and international corporations included steel and energy plants. Patrick’s extensive knowledge will no doubt assist PPS in areas like balance of the plant work and the efficiency of manufacturing equipment.

In addition, Patrick has published numerous articles in publications like AWS & ASME magazine, Valve World Magazine; he holds a membership in the following committees: EPRI’s Committee on Cobalt Reduction “NOREM”, National Association of Corrosion & Erosion, and the American Welding Society.

If you have any technical questions contact Patrick at (630) 240-6576 or pbrennan@ppsvcs.

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