Steam Turbine Pedestal Installation Alignment Introduction ThisisanexampleoftheACQUIPprocessofapplyinglasertrackertechnologyand3DCADsoftwaretoasteamturbineinstallation.Challenge SteamTurbinesarerequiredtobepositionedintighttolerances.Theexpectedtimetocompletetheinstallationisgettingshorterwhilelocatingpersonnelwiththeskillsettocompletetheprocessismoredifficultthanever.Benefits ACQUIPProceduresandExperiencecombinedwithlasertrackertechnologyand3DCADsoftwareincreasestheaccuracyandspeedofthepedestallocation.Thequalityoftheinstallationisimprovedbyassuringeachsoulplateislevelandintheexactlocation,thusreducingthechanceofreworkduringtheinstallationprocess.Lesstimeisrequiredtolocatethecomponentswhichcreatestheopportunityfortheprojecttofinishearly.DocumentationandreportscanbecreatedintheCADprogramthatareusedtolocatethepedestalstothedrawing.Thisproducesapapertrailthatcanbeusedasrecordsofthejobthatwasperformed.Thealignmentportionoftheinstallationisdelegatedtothealignmentengineers,thusallowingtheprojectmanagertofocusonothertasks.Overview Thepictures,graphicsanddatabelowareanexampleofthepedestalalignmentinstallationprocess.Thepicturesshowthepedestalboresandreferencelocations.Thegraphicsarecreatedinthe3Dsoftwarefromtheactualmeasurementstakenonthecomponents.Thedataisanexampleoftheoutputfromthe3DCADsoftwareusedtoalignthepedestals.CalloremailACQUIPtodaytoseehowwecanprovidethistechnologyandprocedureforyoursteamturbineandpedestalinstallationandalignment.info@acquip.com+1(305)5387101

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