Optomec Offers ROI Assessment for Automated Turbine Blade Repair
Optomec -- a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing solutions, today announced a new tool that calculates the payback of automated laser cladding equipment for gas turbine maintenance and repair operations (MRO).
- Optomec -- a leading, privately-held global supplier of production-grade additive manufacturing solutions, today announced a new tool that calculates the payback of automated laser cladding equipment for gas turbine maintenance and repair operations (MRO).
- The MRO ROI calculator is designed to help customers repairing gas turbine components gain deeper insight into the cost savings associated with moving to an automated process.
- It builds on research conducted for Optomecs white paper: The Business Case for Automated Laser Cladding in Aviation Component Repair: Five Lessons Learned .
- Despite the fact that many MROs have moved to automated processes, the majority of turbine and compressor blade repair is still done manually today, said Mr. Mike Dean, Marketing Director at Optomec.