2019-08-15
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers turns to Voith’s cavitation expertise for Gavins Point work
- The three units at the Nebraska dam will see extended service life through the cavitation repair
- Voith’s experience on similar projects was rated "outstanding" by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and was one of the deciding factors for this award selection
The Kaplan units, which deliver 44 MW each for a total of 132 MW of installed capacity, will be repaired in place through Voith’s proven welding and machining processes.
“With more than 400 U.S. employees and a full service hydropower mechanical manufacturing and repair facility in York, Pennsylvania, USACE projects with Voith support U.S. jobs and the U.S. economy while providing essential maintenance and modernization of the USACEs extensive and aging hydropower fleet.”
Voith’s experience on similar projects was rated "outstanding" by the USACE and was one of the deciding factors for this award selection.
The Gavins Point dam is the most-downstream hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake. It is situated over the river between Cedar County, Nebraska and Yankton County, South Dakota, and it was commissioned in 1957.
Voith is one of the world leaders in large hydropower projects and its associated technologies and services, including on-site services and outage management. Its work on this cavitation repair project began in May 2019 and is expected to be complete in 2022.
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The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has more than 19,000 employees, sales of € 4.2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.
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The Group Division Voith Hydro is part of the Voith Group and a leading full-line supplier as well as trusted partner for equipping hydropower plants. Voith develops customized, long-term solutions and services for large and small hydro plants all over the world. Its portfolio of products and services covers the entire life cycle and all major components for large and small hydro plants, from generators, turbines, pumps and automation systems, right through to spare parts, maintenance and training services, and digital solutions for intelligent hydropower.
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