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GAS TURBINESWhen your gas turbine needsfixing - who will you call first?Welding a F/7EA2nd stage bucket.The Allied Power Group, based in Houston, Texas, US, offers industrial gas turbineowners a complete package of parts, repairs and service-from one reliable provider. WIPlooks at recent developments which have certainly put the spotlight on APG.Holding one of the world's largestinventories of GE and Westinghousecomponents, the Allied PowerGroup specialises in the repair of IGTcomponents including hot gas path andcombustion components from GE,Westinghouse and other leading OEMs.A new development for the companyhas been the recent opening of its newHouston facility, a 70,000 sq. ft. buildingwhich centralises the company HQ, sales,repairs and warehousing in one location.A company spokesman told WIP: “AlliedPower Group has invested significant timeand capital into qualifying processes toRepaired and recoated F/7 FA+etransition piece.F/7 - 3rd stage buckets repaired andfinal dimension inspection in theturbine disc.repair W501F and Frame7FA+e combustionturbines, includingpioneering the repair ofseveral key parts,including W501F ringsegments. At this time,no other repair vendor -including the originalequipmentmanufacturer - isrepairing these parts,”he said.Alan Lovelace, P.E,Engineering Manager explained what hesees as the company’s unique capabilities:"With the added space and new layout atthis facility, Allied is able to performrepairs on Westinghouse 501F and GE 7FAturbine components more efficiently."More space also means the ability toadd larger machining equipment to handlelarger components,” he said.Keith Marler, the President & CE,confirmed: "We plan to accellerate thecompany's already substantial repaircapabilities in GE F-Class technologyframes."One of the significant steps made by thecompany was the appointment in July2009 of Aaron Frost as Technical Director.Frost has been at the heart of the USindustrial gas turbine industry for the last17 years.His experience encompasses manyaspects involving both the directmanufacturing and repair of industrial gasturbines. He has developed andimplemented repair processes for GE andWestinghouse frames.He also developed welding and brazingprocedures used during the originalmanufacture of multiple GE frames (5,6B, FA, 7E, 7F, 9E, 9F and 9H series HPTF/7 FA+e transition piece - full set simulator (14pcs).F/7 B transition piece - singlefixture.components), reports APG.Tim Lambright is the company’s newSales and Repair Specialist. Involved inthe industry for 25 years, he has workedhis way up from sandblaster to CustomerService Supervisor before moving toanother company as a Senior RepairSpecialist.He has worked through a variety ofareas, from mechanic to leadman, andfrom sales representative to Director ofSales and Marketing."I look forward to expanding the areas ofsales and repair - for everything from theGE Frame 3 to the Frame 7FA, andanything up to 501F on the Westinghouseside,” concludes Lambright.Internet linkwww.alliedpg.comWIP18MARCH 2010 • WORLDWIDE I NDEPENDENT P OWER
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