Case studies

The team at Fire Island Wind - a remote wind farm in Alaska run by GE Renewable Energy - needed repairs to a wind turbine heat exchanger. Replacing these heat exchangers is a logistical challenge, as they need to be drained, removed, and replaced, requiring hours of labor and costing up to $80,000.

To recondition or repair large fuel tanks, they often need to be taken off a vehicle, drained, made explosion proof, then welded. With cold spray, you can repair fuel tanks and parts in-situ.

Traditionally, restoring worn parts like a bearing housing requires resurfacing via sleeving. This is when a large cylindrical pipe billet is machined to the desired diameter and thickness, and then cooled so it can be forced inside the bearing.