Sulzer Ltd

Increasing storm water storage and prevent it from spilling into the River Lee at Abbey Mills, The Thames Water Tideway Scheme includes the Lee Tunnel project. Part of this project includes the refurbishment of the eight pumps at the historic Abbey Mills A pumping station, a task that was contracted to Sulzer, one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers and aftermarket specialist service providers.

More than 20% of global electric motor energy consumption is accounted for by pumping applications, and conscientious plant owners have been trying to maximise the efficiency of this equipment for many years. This task is made more difficult for older equipment for which the full specification data is no longer available or has been appropriated for a new task.

Boosting the commitment Sulzer has to the oil and gas industry on the west coast of Australia, is the investment in equipment featuring progressive service capabilities in Australia. Designed to provide overhaul and repair services for all electrical rotating equipment, the reiterated commitment to local market complements Sulzer’s existing Perth Service Centre in northern Wangara that continues to provide comprehensive pump and steam turbine repairs and overhauls.

Precision, experience and sometimes a little assistance from a similarly skilled company is required when designing and manufacturing high voltage coils for large generators and motors. Colombian coil manufacturer worked with Sulzer to outsource a complete set of new windings.

The attendance of Sulzer at Innotrans 2016, in Berlin has been confirmed with the company planning to showcase its wide range of electrical and mechanical services to the rail industry. Drawing together over 2,000 exhibitors and thousands of industry luminaries and decision makers from around the world, the world’s leading trade fair for transport and technology, Innotrans 2016 is taking place from the 20th–23rd September at the Messe Berlin.

Low prices of crude oil in 2015 led to a lot of negative press, however there have also been several positive initiatives that will continue to deliver improvements in the years ahead. Time and money are not to be wasted and the introduction of lean management philosophies in the repair and maintenance business has certainly helped to improve efficiency and productivity throughout the sector.

This year’s Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia (TPS) will again be hosted in Houston, Texas, where demonstrations on how improved performance and reliability can be delivered for rotating equipment will take place from Sulzer. In addition, industry experts from the company will also be involved with the discussion groups where both visitors and exhibitors can learn more about a wide range of current issues.

Increasing in size are industrial gas turbines, and as a result of this repair facilities that overhaul and repair these machines must keep up in pace. One of the key tools is a large lathe. As one of the leading industrial gas turbine and rotor repair providers in the world, Sulzer has recently upgraded its service centre in La Porte, near Houston, Texas, by installing a new, state-of-the-art, large and versatile lathe.

Attracting over 90,000 visitors from over 100 countries, the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2016 exhibition and conference, brings visitors keen to make the most of the premier event in the European offshore industry. The event held in Stavanger, Norway, this year will see Sulzer offering expert advice on the repair and maintenance of a wide range of equipment, including pumps, turbines, compressors, motors and generators.

The final and crucial link in transmitting power from the National Grid to the functional equipment, is medium to low voltage transformers, therefore the impact on a business of a transformer failure can be very significant. Recently contracted to complete a refurbishment, after a client was given a prohibitive lead time for a new transformed by the OEM was Sulzer.

By covering a range of processes and applications that require pumps to keep materials moving through the production process, the food and beverage industry needs pumps of all shapes and sizes. They play a crucial role in delivering food to the table from processing all of the tough raw materials such as sugar cane, to hygienic transport of finished products.

The Large Electric Motor Users Group (LEMUG) meeting and workshop provided a platform for Sulzer, formerly Dowding & Mills to share its expertise in the requirements for maintenance and repair of large motors with a number of end users. As one of the largest independent repair specialists in the world, Sulzer’s designers and engineers are highly regarded as a valuable source of knowledge that can be applied to innovative solutions.

The power generation sector, like many others, is under constant pressure to minimize downtime and maximize productivity. This means pump equipment is expected to run for longer periods with reduced maintenance intervals. When repairs are needed, they have to be completed within tight deadlines to comply with ever shorter and shorter maintenance windows.

The Las Vegas Convention Center will be hosting this year’s Power-Gen International event from Dec. 8 – 10th with more than 1,400 exhibitors looking to attract a record breaking 22,000 visitors. Sulzer will be one of the prominent exhibitors welcoming people from more than 90 countries to see the complete range of products and services on offer.

Gas turbines form a crucial part of many power generation facilities and provide an efficient and reliable power source that can be brought online as required. Maintaining that facility requires a well planned maintenance program that will deliver continued reliability, optimum performance and efficiency as well as enabling improvements to be implemented.

This year’s Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia, held in Houston, Texas, will see Sulzer showing the benefits of investing in the latest technology to deliver long term performance and reliability. Industry experts from the company will also be involved with the discussion groups where both visitors and exhibitors can learn more about a wide range of current issues.

Sulzer’s Birmingham Service Centre is tackling a local skills shortage by continuing to invest in apprentices that are keen to learn new skills as well as working towards full time employment in a vibrant and challenging industry. Specialising in mechanical and electrical repairs of large rotating equipment, the centre for UK operations is now looking for four new apprentices to join the programme in September.

This year’s Offshore Europe exhibition, held in Aberdeen, is hoping to exceed the numbers of the previous show in 2013, where 63,000 visitors took the time to attend and visit some of the 1,500 exhibitors. Sulzer will be one of the many new exhibitors that will be welcoming visitors from over 100 countries.

When addressing the operating costs of a modern heavy industrial production facility, most industrial processes will involve electric motors and all will need the services of a generator, either directly on site or indirectly through the electricity supplier. Prolonging the service life of these vital pieces of equipment can deliver significant improvements in their life cycle cost as well as operational savings for the production facility.

The hydro power station located at the Roosevelt Dam has been producing electricity for over 100 years, so refurbishment of this iconic installation was always going to be essential in order to keep the plant working efficiently for the future. For Sulzer, manufacturing the new coils would be the easy part of a project that required both ingenuity and dedication to ensure that it was delivered on time.