This month’s spotlight features APM Steam Fossil Superintendent, Eli Clark! Eli always loved working with tools and being around friends, which made this industry perfect for him. He later learned about APM from James Ratliff and began working with APM in 2014. This means he will reach 10 years with APM this November! Some roles Eli has had at work are Superintendent, Safety Champion, Millwright, and General Foreman. Outside of work, Eli is a loving husband and parent. We are so excited to spotlight Eli and congratulate him on his APM award win! Read more to get to know about him and what his manager would like to share about Eli.
Read MoreDeployed in early November to Missouri for a forced outage, our APM team completed an investigation on a generator bearing that was experiencing high vibration. The team disassembled the generator and supporting components to investigate T-10 bearing and corrected the generator and exciter alignment.
Read MoreIn July, APM Steam reported to International Paper's Ticonderoga Mill site to perform a generator field swap. Our APM Steam team consisted of nine APM Millwrights and three Certified Mechanics per shift at the site.
Read MoreAPM Steam Fossil along with FieldCore, and supporting teams, ventured to ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Steel Mill located in Indiana, to conduct a bearing inspection. As the team began their routine inspection procedures, removal of the turbine shell led to findings of mass damage that occurred due to high condensation in a steam admission line.
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