Power plants can experience failures resulting in expensive unscheduled maintenance and lost power production, see Picture below. TEServices can prevent reoccurrence by providing or supporting a root cause analysis. Our full metallurgical lab can perform analysis for identifying the failure and our knowledge with OEM and alternative gas turbine repair and manufacture facilities can help … Continue reading TEServices Provides or Supports Root Cause Analysis →

Many power plants utilize OEM’s and some alternatives’ long term or other service agreements in which have a fixed price contract over a time period covering maintenance, parts and/or repairs. This is beneficial for the end user by letting one company handle these responsibilities for a known cost however not quality. TEServices advises vendor verification … Continue reading TEServices Performs Vendor Verification →

Sometimes inspections at the repair vendor may not be possible therefore TEServices is providing inspections of IGT components at the customer site before and during disassembly / assembly of the turbine. Recently TEServices performed an onsite inspection of gas turbine components, which were repaired in Europe, prior to installation. During this inspection TEServices identified blockage … Continue reading TEServices is Providing Inspections of IGT Components at the Customer Site →

Besides performing verification during the actual manufacturing and refurbishment process at the vendor’s facility, TEServices can assess the condition of your components at your plant site. In many cases, a repair (or even full incoming inspection) is not warranted, if the part can run another cycle as is or needs to be scrapped. This assessment … Continue reading TEServices Can Assess the Condition of Your Components at Your Plant Site →

In addition to supporting end-users in North America, TEServices also provides support to end-users in Europe and the Middle East. Stijn Pietersen joined TEServices in 2016 to support European IGT end-users from his Amsterdam, the Netherlands location. Based on his metallurgical background and knowledge together with his IGT repair and manufacture experience, he supports IGT … Continue reading TEServices Provides Support to End-Users in Europe and the Middle East →

After a COVID-19 interruption, TEServices is resuming the Metallurgical Aspects of IGT Component Repair training course in January and July of 2022 in Houston (Seabrook, TX), see https://teservices.com/next-teservices-trainings/. This training course is developed for employees of IGT refurbishment facilities who make sales, technical, quality and production decisions, as well as for end-users and their employees … Continue reading TEServices Training Resumes →

It is of great importance to avoid surprises by your vendor due to not being able to provide the required quality or not having the required manufacturing, repair, and/or coating processes. This may cause quality issues, failures, delayed delivery times and other issues. Due to these potential issues, TEServices performs technical and quality audits to … Continue reading TEServices Audits →

Management of your components during the manufacturing and the refurbishment is critical and TEServices can perform this for you and your company when you do not have the resources (expertise or time) available. TEServices can assess the condition of your (or to be purchased new and used) components at your plant site, vendor facility, or … Continue reading TEServices Assessment Can Save Repair and Coating Costs →

TEServices, together with Turbine Technology International and Sulzer Turbo Services, has updated the EPRI GT Rotor Life Extensions Guideline, concerning the rotor disassembly / assembly, nondestructive testing metallurgical and mechanical properties and evaluation. This guideline provides EPRI members and other gas turbine users insight on what it takes to extend the life of their aging … Continue reading Guideline On What it Takes to Extend the Life of Aging Rotors →

We are pleased to announce that as of 2021 Shaheen Hayatghaibi has become part owner of TEServices and is handling the day-to day management activities, for the past 9 years Shaheen has performed the vendor verification and this will remain his responsibility. Hans van Esch provides training, engineering support and will focus on EPRI / … Continue reading Shaheen Hayatghaibi Has Become Part Owner of TEServices →