TEAMS inspections for industrial steam turbines
GE’s TEAMS (turbine evaluation, analysis, and maintenance scheduling) provides a thorough, tiered steam turbine inspection that identifies current or potential equipment issues.
Capabilities to help slash downtime and operating costs
Industrial manufacturers are under increasing pressure to achieve high production volume at lower costs, all while operating their steam turbines more efficiently and in compliance with current emission guidelines. GE Vernova’s Steam Power business can help you map out a repair and maintenance schedule to reduce outage cycles and more strategically schedule future outages.
Stay up and running
Reducing turbine downtime
When a production line goes down because of an unplanned steam turbine outage, the cost to your business can be significant—even millions—in lost revenue along with slower production. What if you could not only avoid unnecessary outages, but also plan the necessary ones? For most customers, having a TEAMS inspection every year not only provided ongoing steam turbine monitoring, it extended their scheduled outage cycle from five to seven years.
Seeing around corners
Planning ahead
Even when you know what parts you need, they may not be available right away. Our TEAMS engineers have the expertise to spot potential problems that might otherwise go unnoticed and will work with you to put together a preventive steam turbine maintenance plan to keep your plant running smoothly and reliably for years to come. That plan will include pre-ordered parts, which will result in shorter outages. With a plan in place, you can rest assured that when it’s time for maintenance and repairs of your steam turbine, the parts—and your Steam Power engineer—will be there.
Solutions tailored to you
Customization and competitiveness
It’s more important than ever to have the latest technology to ensure that your plant runs efficiently. Your TEAMS support team will evaluate your equipment operating needs and develop a customized steam turbine maintenance solution that may include modernization of equipment and parts, which will help your system run more efficiently—and longer. In this competitive market, even small efficiency gains can translate to a more competitive and profitable business.
The choice is yours
It all starts with an inspection
The TEAMS program includes two tiers of service—Lite and Base—and each one starts with a steam turbine condition assessment. During the initial kickoff meeting, a Steam Power engineer will evaluate your unit's performance, pull together a data report, and recommend the type of inspection best suited for your needs.
Depending on which option you choose, the steam turbine inspection procedure will take 2-3 days. But that’s not the end of the story. Our team is dedicated to serving as a long-term provider for you and your plant, with an ongoing collaboration that includes turbine maintenance, parts, and scheduled outage planning.
There is no requirement to move beyond the initial turbine assessment, but there is a substantial discount for a long-term service agreement and countless benefits for ongoing steam turbine condition monitoring. We care about your performance and profitability, and want to work with you over your plant’s entire lifecycle.
Outcomes
What customers are saying
“The real value of TEAMS is that outside set of eyes to look at the unit and find issues that can impact reliability such as pins coming out, lock nuts missing and other things, as well as understanding how the unit should be operating, not just analyze graphs.”
-Turbine technology leader at a major paper manufacturing organization
Outcomes
What customers are saying
“TEAMS proved critical in several instances involving risk-based analysis and decision making, preferred business insurance premiums, and comprehensive major outage planning.”
-Reliability engineer for a major paper manufacturing organization
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