The companies listed on this page are CTOTF 2010 Champions who have signed up thus far. These are the OEMs, vendors, and suppliers who have demonstrated their commitment to ensuring that the CTOTF not only continues but flourishes.

They are listed in alphabetical order, with their designated points of contact.  Clicking on the company logo will bring you to their web site.  Special Super Champion information will be updated on the "Focus-On..." page on this site.  Be sure to check it out.

Braden Manufacturing, LLC

For over 40 years, Braden Manufacturing has lead the power generation industry in design, manufacture, and installation of auxiliary equipment. Braden has established itself as the most experienced and trusted name in the design of auxiliary systems for GT power plants. Turbine manufactures acknowledge that no other company is better equipped to handle the challenges of GT plants. Whether it is OEM or Retrofit, Braden will have the answer.  

Braden Manufacturing offers:

•    Air Filtration               Inlet Cooling/Heating

•    Silencing                     Exhaust & Inlet Ductwork

•    Diverter Dampers         Simple Cycle SCRs

•    Expansion Joints          Bypass Stacks

•    Diffusers & Plenums     Spare Parts & Filters

•    Installation & Technical Advisor Services

Our Sales Staff and Engineers work closely with customers providing the answers to our clients needs. With proprietary designs and numerous global manufacturing locations, Braden can provide an outstanding solution.  

Braden Manufacturing......the preferred choice.

Donaldson Company, Inc.

Gas Turbine Systems
P. O. Box 1299 MS 445
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1299

Donaldson Company offers air filters, inlet spare parts, new inlet systems and retrofit, filter house inspection, and complete field service. Manufactures high-performance Spider-Web and ePTFE filter media.

Global Controls

6490 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite #110

Orlando, FL 32822

Global Controls, provides highly skilled on-site support engineers and products for turbine control system operations, startups, upgrades modifications and more.

We serve as your full-service, personal turbine control expert, whether applying new technology to existing turbines and equipment, or accurately diagnosing and effectively improving system performance.

Gore & Associates

101 Lewisville Road

Elkton, MD 21921

GORE® Turbine Filters  - More Power, Less Wear

GORE® Turbine Filters optimize power output by eliminating performance reducing deposits in your compressor. Their outstanding H12 filtration efficiency keeps out  > 99.5% of contaminants at the most penetrating particle sizes (~0.1 micron), this eliminates the need for compressor washings. GORE® Turbine Filters also significantly reduce your maintenance costs while increasing compressor and turbine lifetimes. They have a unique patented filter media that is waterproof and provides reliable protection from corrosive salts. GORE® Turbine Filters also directly replace your existing filters with no modifications required to filter housing.

Economic Benefits

* Higher Power Output
* Eliminate Compressor Washing
* Increased Turbine Availability
* Less Fuel Cost
* Less Maintenance Cost
* No Filter Housing Modifications Required

Company Background

Founded in 1958, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is a privately-held company headquartered in Newark, Delaware, USA. Perhaps best known for its consumer products like GORE-TEX® fabric and ELIXIR® guitar strings, Gore is a leading manufacturer of thousands of advanced technology products for the electronics, industrial, fabrics, and medical markets. For more than 50 years, Gore has built a worldwide reputation for ethics and integrity in its dealings with customers, suppliers, and employees, and for taking a long-term view when assessing business situations. Today, Gore has approximately 9,000 employees, called associates, located in 30 countries worldwide, with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, Scotland, Japan, and China, and sales offices around the world.

HY-PRO FILTRATION

12955 Ford Drive

Fishers, IN 46038

Hy-Pro manufactures a wide range of filtration products for hydraulic and lubrication systems featuring DFE rated filter element upgrades.  Varnish removal and prevention systems, non-sparking low energy lube filter elements, EHC off-line and pressure filters, vacuum dehydration and coalesce skids, gearbox filtration and mobile filter carts. 

Hy-Pro has fluid contamination under control with innovative products, support and solutions.

JASC-Controls
2303 West Alameda Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85282

Jansen’s Aircraft Systems Controls, Inc. (JASC) is incorporated in the state of Arizona and has been in business since 1990. JASC’s business is based upon engineering and manufacturing of fluid control components for the aerospace, aircraft and industrial market places.

The items produced by JASC bridge both development quantities from 1-5 units annually to continuous production quantities ranging between 1000 and 5000 units annually. A majority of the items produced by JASC are for engine manufacturers whose products power space vehicles, expendable turbo-jets, aircraft power systems and electrical generator sets.

JASC is a privately held corporation with more than 35 employees and over 100 outside suppliers. Of these suppliers, approximately 10% are high-quality machine shops that provide rapid turn-around for both development and production hardware. Product manufacturing cycle is supported by local businesses that specialize in raw material, heat treating, plating and non-destructive testing.

The skilled engineering and design teams of JASC take a systems-based approach while managing projects. The company can integrate systems, provide system-related solutions and improve overall engineering reliability.  "A Reliable Liquid Fuel System" by Schuyler McElrath.

KE-Burgmann USA, Inc.

2100  Conner Road, Suite 200

Hebron, KY 41048

We produce Metal and Rubber joints as well. Specializing in high temperature expansion joints, we are the OEM’s choice for extreme service, high temp applications.

Dresser-Rand

Leading Edge Turbine Technology Services

20120 East Hardy Road

Houston, Texas 77073

Dresser-Rand Leading Edge Turbine Technology Services

Dresser-Rand is a global supplier of rotating equipment solutions to the worldwide oil, gas, petrochemical, and process industries.  The Company operates 12 manufacturing facilities in seven countries, and maintains a network of nearly 40 service centers worldwide.  

Dresser-Rand Leading Edge Turbine Technology Services facility has complete welding, machining and mechanical capabilities to service all types of stationary and rotating equipment.

Mitsubishi

Power Systems Americas, Inc.

2287 Premier Row

Orlando, FL 32809

Today, Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas (MPSA) is building on the tradition of Mitsubishi’s legendary, best-in-class F-Series turbines with the introduction of its groundbreaking, first-in-class G-Series technology. With its next-generation H-Series already in testing – and with an expanding line of proven renewable energy technologies.

MPSA is poised to become the Americas’ provider-of-choice for versatile, economical and dependable power generation solutions.

NAES Corporation

1180 NW Maple Street, Suite 200

Issaquah, WA 98027

NAES provides comprehensive field maintenance for on-site inspection and overhauls of large rotating equipment including:

•  Combustion Turbines (Combustion, Hot Gas Path, Major Inspections

•  Steam Turbines (Minor and Major Inspections)

•  Generators

•  Centrifugal & Axial Compressors

•  Blowers & Pumps

•  Gear Drives

•  Control Systems

•  Valves

In addition, NAES Turbine Services provides a broad range of services on large rotating equipment including:

•  Complete on-site inspection/overhaul services

•  Equipment repair and refurbishment

•  Shop repair and machining

•  Borescope inspections

•  Spare parts sourcing and inventory optimization

•  Predictive maintenance program

•  Vibration analysis

•  Nozzles and Diaphragms

•  On-Site Repairs

•  Spill Strip Replacement

•  Erosion Repairs

NAES Turbine Services offers the latest state-of-the-art planning, scheduling, predictive maintenance and vibration analysis systems programs designed to minimize costly equipment downtime and lost production.

NAES Turbine Services also provides repair services in a 35,000 square foot shop located in Houston which contains machine tools, welding equipment, overhead cranes, work tables, floor laydown space, sandblast and NDE facilities. Our personnel are well versed in all types and brands of mechanical equipment including small turbines, gearboxes, pumps, fans, blowers and specialty equipment.

Our supervisors have earned the reputation for professionalism, leadership and reliability. We achieve the highest levels of safety, quality and productivity from highly skilled turbine mechanics.

We have inspected and overhauled more than 500 gas or steam turbine generators both domestically and in Central and South America. Our experience is your assurance that we will exceed your objectives.

Pratt & Whitney Power Systems

400 Main St. M/S 191-13
East Hartford, CT 06108

•  The flexible and economical FT8^® gas turbine is a derivative of the JT8D-200, one of the most successful flight engines in aviation history.
•  The SWIFTPAC^® gas turbine package approach changes the way power plants are delivered and installed. Available in 30 or 60 MW packages.
•  The MOBILEPAC^® gas turbine package is a true mobile trailer mounted unit providing 25 MW of power generating capability for emergency and stand-by applications.

For heavy-duty frame Industrial Gas Turbines (IGT) manufactured by other major OEMs, PWPS provides aftermarket parts, coatings, repairs and field services.

•  PWPS redesigned aftermarket parts offer improved durability utilizing superior design techniques
•  Advanced repairs offered by PWPS increase the life of IGT aftermarket parts and save the customer operating costs.

PWPS PRODUCTS

•  No maintenance penalty for number of starts.
•  Compact modular designs offering easier, faster and lower installation costs.
•  High reliability and availability.
•  High base load and part load efficiency.
•  Faster start time.
•  Excellent hot weather performance without air inlet conditioning.

IGT Advanced Parts:  PWPS offers alternative parts with improved design for use in 6B, 6FA, 7EA, 7FA and 7FA+e heavy-duty industrial gas turbines. By utilizing unique Pratt & Whitney IGT alloys and coatings, customers can benefit from enhanced reliability and advanced technology. 

PureCycle® Power System: The PureCycle® Power System can use heat in the form of hot water from many different sources such as geothermal or oil & gas co-produced fluids, reciprocating engines, and industrial waste heat to generate clean and reliable electricity. The modular, fully assembled and factory tested units offer short lead times, high quality, and site flexibility.  PWPS provides comprehensive maintenance, extended service contracts, and 24/7/365 remote monitoring services. The web based monitoring system includes customer views and allows the service team to monitor key system metrics to optimize performance and uptime.

PWPS SERVICES

IGT Advanced Repairs:  PWPS performs advanced repairs on hot section components for heavy-duty industrial gas turbine models.  What the OEM may consider scrap, PWPS has the ability to repair and offer extended part life to gas turbine users.  The PWPS IGT Repair Center of Excellence is located in San Antonio, Texas.

IGT Advanced Coatings:  PWPS offers thermal barrier, ceramic and metallic abradable and hardface coatings for land-based gas turbines.  These applications provide for high temperature protection, air sealing and wear functions.  PWPS is an industry leader in thermal barrier coating life and oxidization protection.

Long-term Maintenance Offering:  In addition to providing an alternative for new parts supply and repair in the heavy-duty industrial gas turbine market, PWPS offers flexible long-term arrangements that are specifically tailored to meet each customers unique requirements.

Siemens Energy Inc.

As the world’s only integrated technology company spanning the entire energy conversion chain, Siemens Energy works across all business and technology interfaces with an integrated portfolio of products, solutions and services to deliver intelligent, trendsetting answers for the new energy age.

Wood Group Gas Turbine Services
15600 JFK Blvd., Ste 500
Houston, TX 77032

"Wood Group is a leading international energy services company, employing 20,000 people and operating from bases in 44 countries."

Wood Group Gas Turbine Services is a leading independent provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services for:

•  Light Industrial, Areo-derivative and Heavy Industrial Gas Turbines

•  Steam Turbines

•  Generators and Motors

•  Controls

•  Pumps

•  Compressors

•  Power Turbines and other High Speed Rotating Equipment

•  Industrial and Aero Gas Turbine Accessories and Components

Zokman Products Inc.
1220 E. Gump Road
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46845

ZOK cleaning products and inhibitors for jet engine/gas turbine compressors are used all over the world by oil & gas companies, the aerospace industry, including SAR (SearchAndRescue) helicopter operators,  military and commercial maritime professionals, as well as power generating enterprises.

ZOK’s success is based on our technical expertise, and meeting customer requirements over a period of almost 30 years.

ZOK supplies Gas Turbine users, worldwide with products which are cost effective, type approved, environmentally friendly & safe.

•  Choose:

  •  ZOK 27, with built in corrosion inhibition
    OR

  •  ZOK mx for effective on line cleaning

Date last updated: 9/02/2010

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