Wire arc additive manufacturing allowed this robot arm at ORNL to transform metal wire into a complete steam turbine blade like those used in power plants. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of ...

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has successfully employed 3D printing to create large rotating steam turbine blades for power plants, in collaboration with Siemens ...

GE Steam Power announced today that it has designed and manufactured the largest-ever (75-inch) last-stage blade for its Arabelle low-pressure rotor. The blade will enable the Hinkley Point C nuclear ...

Steam turbine technology is not stagnant. Advanced designs are incorporating innovations in blade design, advanced materials, precision manufacturing, and high-energy steam cycles, delivering ...

The majority of the world’s electricity is produced by steam turbines consisting of a cascade of turbine blades designed to optimize the efficient conversion of kinetic steam energy to rotational ...

Most of the electricity in the U.S. is produced by steam turbines. Worn and tattered after decades of operation, many of the rotating components in a steam turbine must be replaced to extend the life ...

FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, December 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- All Metals & Forge Group (AMFG), an ISO 9001/AS 9100D registered manufacturer of open ...