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"Additive will drive innovation that will be realized across these businesses"

GE’s Power Services business has unveiled a range of products and services targeting gas turbine fleets of other OEMs, including Siemens’ and Mitsubishi

GE has a huge upside potential with their additive, aviation, energy, transportation, and medical business. Additive will drive innovation that will be realized across these businesses. Additive with grow the fastest.

Question: What technology today will enable GE to offer "Increased output by up to 6 percent and efficiency up to 1.5 percent."?

Answer: They don't come right out and say it but who has seen these words before and what technology is GE talking about? "Patented and proprietary GE technologies such as advanced coatings, stronger alloys and enhanced cooling in turbine and combustion components help extend maintenance intervals and increase performance output, says GE. Plus, reliability enhancements will help reduce risk during extended intervals."



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This expertise includes applying insights from GE’s F-class gas turbines, amassed from 50 million operating hours, to develop new hardware components that deliver better performance and services that reduce downtime. Patented and proprietary GE technologies such as advanced coatings, stronger alloys and enhanced cooling in turbine and combustion components help extend maintenance intervals and increase performance output, says GE. Plus, reliability enhancements will help reduce risk during extended intervals.

GE says it has completed several outages at 501F power plants, spanning inspection services on all major plant components and systems. Its claimed 501F capabilities include:

Increased intervals of up to 32,000 hours/1,250 starts (for fewer combustion inspections).
More output and better efficiency in both simple-cycle and combined-cycle operations.
Improved emissions with lower turndown and fuel flexibility.

GE has also signed several long-term agreements to provide maintenance and performance upgrades for SGT-800 turbines. Its capabilities in this fleet include:

Significantly extended maintenance intervals up to 40,000 hours/900 starts.
Increased output by up to 6 percent and efficiency up to 1.5 percent.