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Steel that a turbine sits in
A hydro unit needs heavy, accurate steel around it: the pit it turns in, the plates the stator is set on, and the bracket that carries the bearing.
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The steel of a hydro powerhouse: the generator pit liner, stator sole plates, the upper bracket and the crane girders the powerhouse crane runs on.
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A hydro unit needs heavy, accurate steel around it: the pit it turns in, the plates the stator is set on, and the bracket that carries the bearing.
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Plate rolled to the pit radius, with anchor ribs welded on the outside so it locks into the concrete.
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Thick plates machined flat and drilled for their anchor bolts, set level before the stator goes in.
Used here for: Sole plates
Heavy profiles that need precise holes, where plasma cannot do the job: the lower structure and panel borders of a ground flare, and every bolted PEB and multi-storey frame.
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A hub with radial arms, built up from plate and welded in a fixture, then jacked against the pit wall on site.
Used here for: Upper bracket
In 2024 we were the only buyer of Deratech’s 20 kW, 12 m laser.
Used here for: Upper bracket
Tapered rafters and other non-uniform built-up sections, welded faster and with deeper penetration.
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Built-up columns with crane brackets, and plate girders with stiffeners, rails and end stops, cut and drilled on the beam lines.
Used here for: Columns and crane girders
Used here for: Columns and crane girders
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Pit liner, sole plates, bracket, columns and girders.
We fabricate to your drawings and prove the fit in our own bay before anything ships. Open any line for the detail.
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