Topic: Turbo Cost Out

April 25, 2018

Blade tips in Diesel engine turbo chargers can become worn over time from operation. Once the turbine blade tip is ground below the secondary “undersize” limit, it cannot be returned to service, thus leading to premature fallout from it’s capable life. A repair procedure frequently performed on various aviation and land based turbines can restore […]

April 25, 2018

Formerly, turbo nozzle rings (nozzle ring) with excessive cracks and excessive foreign object damage (FOD) were commonly scrapped or repaired with an expensive ADH braze process and/or TIG welded. The nozzle ring’s construction from nickel based alloys made conventional repair methods difficult and financially unfeasible from a cost of quality benefit. An internally developed repair […]