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| Corporation, Sulzer Turbo Services |
| Gas Turbine Repair in New Facility (02/12/2003, Technical News) |
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Im Juli 2003 begann Sulzer Elbar, eine Gesellschaft von Sulzer Turbomachinery Services, mit der Überholung einer Gasturbine, die in einem süddeutschen Heizkraftwerk im Einsatz steht. Innerhalb von acht Tagen wurde der Rotor demontiert und zur Erneuerung nach Lomm (NL) in die neue Werkhalle von Sulzer Elbar verfrachtet.
Mit einem 120-t-Kran und einer Arbeitshöhe von 15 m ist die neue Halle eine der größten ihrer Art. Sulzer Elbar kann dort sogar die neuen Turbinen der F-Klasse reparieren.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Pumps |
| New Pump String Test Facility in Leeds (15/12/2003, Technical News) |
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Sulzer Pumps has invested more than 3 million USD for its new string test facility at its plant in Leeds (UK). String test capability is now available up to the following powers: 15 MVA at 50 Hz or 9 MVA at 60 Hz for electric drives, 10 MW for diesel or gas-fuelled engines, and 30 MW for gas turbine drives, unique within the pump business.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Innotec |
| Test Rig for Abradable Coatings in Labyrinth Seals (05/01/2004, Technical News) |
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Sulzer Innotec has upgraded its abradable-coatings test facility in Winterthur (Switzerland). Over the last few years, the rig has become the industrial standard for testing and benchmarking abradable coatings. As of July 2003, Sulzer Innotec is able to offer a labyrinth seal test configuration for the development and validation of abradable coatings applied to stationary surfaces inside labyrinth seals. Such seals are typically found in gas and steam turbines. The tests can be run under close-to-engine operating conditions with respect to temperatures, circumferential speeds, and incursion rates, with a flexibility to adapt to customer needs. The infrastructure is that of a large turbine balancing facility (incl. safety bunker).
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| Corporation, Sulzer Pumps |
| Pumps and Agitators to the Largest Board Line in the World (19/01/2004, Technical News) |
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Sulzer Pumps’ Pulp and Paper segment (PPI) will deliver almost 300 pumps and 160 Salomix™ mixing technology products to the largest board line in the world. Metso Paper will supply this board line to Ning Shing Development Co. in Ningbo, Zheijiang Province, China. Per year, the mill will produce 700,000 tons white-lined chipboard. The start-up is planned for the middle of 2004.
Sulzer Pumps was selected to supply the pumps and agitators because it utilizes the most advanced pumping and mixing technology, combined with application know-how, low power consumption, and a high degree of standardization. All this will increase the mill reliability and reduce the energy cost as well as spare parts inventory to a minimum.
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| Corporation, Sulzer Metco |
| VW Increases Rotating Plasma Spraying Capacity (03/02/2004, Technical News) |
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Sulzer Metco’s plasma coating technology is being adopted even more in the automotive industry as a result of new orders being placed by Volkswagen (VW) of Germany. The inner walls of the cylinder bores of VW’s V10 TDI diesel engine – for the Touareg and Phaeton models – are coated by using the RotaBlast®, RotaClean™, and RotaPlasma® technologies. The aim is to almost triple coating capacity, in line with engine production plans.
The benefits of these high-tech coatings include the provision of an optimum friction coefficient and corrosion protection. Furthermore, engine blocks become more compact and lighter by avoiding heavy, bulky, and expensive cast iron liners.
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