On October 28, 2022, APM Canada Boiler mobilized to support a forced outage for TransAlta in Keephills Alberta, Canada. By demobilization on November 3rd, 653 manhours were completed with 100% safety and quality. The eighteen total craftspeople on site and two superintendents, Matt Johnson and Rob Robertson, executed this outage with tremendous success on short notice during peak season!
Read MoreIn Newark Arkansas, Steam Fossil mobilized on August 28, 2022 for two LP majors, valves major, and two turbine upgrades. To prepare, there was an onsite pre-outage planning meeting and APM meetings with the GE and the customer. These preparations paid off when Steam Fossil completed the project by December 19, 2022 with zero incidents or injuries!
Read MoreIn LaPlace, Louisiana on February 28th, 2022, APM Steam Fossil began the Entergy Little Gypsy Outage. To prepare for the job scope of a High Pressure (HP) major inspection and a boiler feed turbine major inspection, there were pre-job discussions, online training, and several conference calls with superintendents, GE representatives, and craft professionals. By the time the job concluded on July 28th, there was a grand total of 27,100 manhours worked and ZERO safety incidents. Wow!
Read MoreOn April 29, 2022, Millwrights were tasked with completing a fine mesh screen change outage. While disassembling one of the MSV bonnets, a millwright apprentice noticed a strange sound in the work area. Using a questioning attitude, the apprentice stopped work and raised the concern with his work partners.
Read MoreIn March of 2022, APM Steam Fossil arrived at the Gavin Turbine Outage in Chesire, OH. They originally mobilized to perform upgrades on a cross compound LG Alstom re-heat line. However, the scope of the outage grew tremendously with added LPs on the HP Line, Generator Field pull and inspection, and all LPs from an additional unit.
Read MoreWe take pride at APM in our ability to deliver safe, productive outages. APM Boiler, in conjunction with GE, did just that this Spring. We were asked to plan and execute a large-scale inspection and repair outage for TransAlta Centralia. This type of outage presented schedule and resource challenges as the scope is not clearly defined prior to the outage.
Read MoreThe Boiler U.S. team reported to Entergy’s Roy S. Nelson Plant located in Westlake, Louisiana, to perform maintenance on a pulverizer component. Throughout the outage, employees were asked to participate in the site’s Safety Observation Program that encourages site teams to share written insights regarding various observations and safety topics for the customer.
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