Entries by Mike.Lake

Rotor Shaft Manufacturing

We recently completed a Major Inspection on an industrial steam turbine which required a de-stack of the rotor, the manufacture of a new rotor shaft, and re-stacking of components.  We also changed multiple rows of blades, and balanced the rotor upon completion.  One plant employee commented: “I have been here for 20 years and 3 […]

Kelly Harris – Recognition for Excellence in Machine Design

Kelly Harris has been awarded a custom trophy for excellence in machine design. In 1976 Kelly enlisted in the Navy where he would start his machining career. In 1975, 4 days after high school, he began 4 years of service. Since then, Kelly has worked in many areas of machining and has learned many lessons […]

NAES Plant Managers Conference

Power Services Group will be exhibiting at the NAES Operations & Maintenance Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina the week of September 18th, 2023.  We perform steam and gas turbine inspection and repairs for various NAES facilities, and are looking forward to sharing our experiences with the conference attendees.  We will be in the exhibit hall […]

Heavy Lifting

PSG’s turbine services personnel perform various types of work on steam and gas turbines all over the World.  In the photo below our personnel are coordinating the lift of a 100+ Ton HP Turbine Shell.  There are a lot of small details that go into successfully accomplishing such a lift, and the attention to detail […]

Spring Outage Season is here!

It’s mid-February and our Steam Path Repair facility is filling up.  It’s great to see so much work going on this spring, looks like it will be a very busy outage season.  Please contact us today if you have any projects coming up that we can help with.  Below is a photo of diaphragms that […]

Safety Bulletin – Chainfalls and Come-Alongs

by Shannon Scruggs, PSG Safety Director The chainfall and come-along are two very common manual mechanical lifting devices. Both are designed to provide safety to those using them. But they must be used properly if they are to function safely. Remember the following precautions: 1.   Always use the proper capacity hoist for the job you […]

Steam Turbine Low-Speed Balance

Our Steam Path Repair facility in Pevely, Missouri has many steam turbine rotors that come through each and every year.  One of the services we offer to our customers after repairs have been performed is a low speed balance.  You can see the process in action here on a 3-bearing steam turbine rotor for a […]

D-11 Turbine Inspections

We are seeing many inspections scheduled on the D-11 fleet of steam turbines all across the United States.  This fleet has very specific needs when it comes to maintaining and repairing them, and we have solutions for many of the common repairs needed.  From the diaphragms to the packing boxes, and every other component on […]

Emergency Stop Valve Inspection

We recently received a call from a paper & pulp producer in the Southern U.S. to assist them with an emergency stop valve they were having issues with.  Obviously an important safety component to any turbine, we immediately mobilized a Technical Field Advisor to assist in identifying the root cause and developing a path forward.  […]

Combined Cycle Users Group

We had another amazing conference. Here our own Joerg Schoepp, GM of Repair Services for PSG, is seen presenting an enthralling informative about In Situ Valve Seat Replacement.