Gas Turbine Industry News & Updates

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Long-form articles and company notes for gas turbine operators and buyers

Aug 31, 2026

From a Worn Sample to a New Cast Blade

A 3D scan of a thin trailing edge is a perfect model of a bad part. Euroturbine rebuilds the unused geometry, then casts, coats and inspects that shape.

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Aug 31, 2026

A Long-Term Service Agreement or One-Off Parts Orders

A single outage is a normal purchase order. A fleet of 9E or V94.2 machines with a surprise every year is a contract conversation. Euroturbine will write either — and will not sell an LTSA that is only a discount list.

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Aug 31, 2026

Oxidation and Hot Corrosion on Blades: Two Different Damages, Two Shop Jobs

Brown oxide and coloured hot-corrosion scale are not the same. Fuel, compressor wash and the coating stack decide the repair. Euroturbine names the scale before anyone quotes a polish or a weld.

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Aug 31, 2026

Why Cooled Turbine Blades Need an Airflow Test Before They Ship

Film-cooling holes that look open can still be blocked inside. An airflow test is how the cooling system is accepted. Euroturbine will not ship a hollow first-stage blade on a visual check alone.

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Aug 31, 2026

Emergency Hot-Gas-Path Parts When the Unit Is Already Down

AOG means the machine is already off and a missing hot-gas-path part is holding the restart. This article explains what Euroturbine can expedite, what still needs a foundry slot, and what information the plant should send the same day.

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Aug 31, 2026

Root-Cause Analysis When the Same Hot-Gas-Path Part Keeps Failing

A worn tip found once is a repair decision. The same crack on three outages is a root-cause job. Euroturbine uses the fracture, the operating diary and metallography so you do not buy the same weld again.

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Aug 31, 2026

Strip and Recoat a Blade, or Buy a New One

Lost ceramic coating is not automatic scrap. If the metal underneath still has thickness and the cooling holes are open, strip and recoat is often the cheaper honest job. Euroturbine decides after wall mapping and NDT.

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Aug 31, 2026

When a Cracked Turbine Blade Can Be Welded and When It Should Be Scrapped

Tip restore and careful blending are normal repair work. A weld on a root crack is often the next forced outage. Euroturbine writes the allowed zone before the torch starts.

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Aug 31, 2026

Repairing Inner Casings and Mixing Chambers After Long Service Hours

On V94-class machines, plants often ask whether an inner casing or mixing chamber can return after a hundred thousand hours. The answer is a crack map, remaining thickness and a written workscope — not a list of power-plant names.

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Aug 30, 2026

Fir-Tree Blade Roots and Turbine Discs: The Blade Is Cast, the Disc Is Forged

Turbine discs are usually forged and the slots are machined. Blades are cast and then the fir-tree root is machined to fit that slot. Euroturbine supplies the blade that matches the disc you have — and asks whether that disc is still nominal.

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Aug 30, 2026

APS, LVPS, CVD, HVOF and Pack Cementation: Name the Coating Process

TBC and MCrAlY are layer names. APS, LVPS, CVD, HVOF and pack cementation are how those layers are applied. This page says what a plant should demand on the certificate after an aftermarket coat.

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Aug 30, 2026

Equiaxed, Directionally Solidified and Single-Crystal Blades: Three Different Products

Equiaxed, directionally solidified and single-crystal blades are three foundry products, not three labels on the same pour. Euroturbine quotes equiax new-make routinely and will not pour SX from an equiax request.

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