Welcome to the first edition of "The Journal."
This new electronic newsletter from Orion Corporation includes news from our company and industry. Each issue will also include a case study that highlights an interesting application involving one of our customers. We plan to distribute this newsletter about three times per year. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, we´d like to here from you. Click here to contact Orion.
Bearing calculator upgraded: Orion´s exclusive Performance Direct Calculator is better than ever. The upgraded version now provides metric data. This interactive, on line utility provides dimensional and performance data to aid in selecting the proper PSJ bearing for a specific application. Click here to check out this very useful tool.
German language catalog debuts on line. Orion´s business continues to grow, both in the United States and throughout the world. To better serve our customers in Germany, we are pleased to introduce an on-line version of our Tilting Pad Journal Bearings Metric Catalog in a German language edition. If you would like to see the German version, click here
A bearing similar to this one was designed, built and shipped by Orion in just two weeks.
In just two weeks, Orion designed, manufactured and shipped a highly specialized component for a massive construction project in Vietnam. The $480-million, gas fired Phu My Power Plant, located about 50 miles south of Ho Chi Minh City, is being developed by a consortium of French and Japanese power companies.
GE Power Systems, a major supplier for the project, required a special bearing for the steam turbine that drives the plant´s generator. Project managers didn´t realize that the original bearing was lost, requiring a last-minute replacement. GE contacted Orion, which had supplied a similar bearing to the company about two years ago. Orion was given only two weeks to build and ship the replacement.
The 24" long, 41.5" diameter cylindrical bearing was designed and built to extremely tight tolerances. The order was received late on the afternoon of October 17, and shipped as promised exactly two weeks later on October 31. The order was given top priority at Orion, and was literally hand-carried between production stations to make sure no time was lost.