Quick Answer: When a turbine or power generation system fails and OEM replacements no longer exist, component repair keeps critical equipment operational. Avanti Power Components repairs and restores legacy parts—rebuilding units from original drawings or precision-machining exact replacements through reverse engineering when drawings are unavailable. This direct repair approach restores components to factory specs without waiting on missing inventory.
How Component Repair Protects Uptime
Component repair is the fastest path to restoring power generation systems. Rather than hunting through salvage channels or waiting on discontinued OEM stock, repairing and reconditioning existing assemblies ensures continuous operation. Precision inspection identifies whether a part can be reconditioned directly or requires rebuilding to original operating tolerances.
Repairing Obsolete Components Through Reverse Engineering
When a failed component is beyond simple reconditioning and no spare parts exist, repair extends into precision reverse engineering. During an outage for an obsolete GE Frame 5 turbine at National Grid's Glenwood facility, Avanti Power Components measured damaged fuel nozzles and machined factory-exact replacements without original drawings. The component was repaired and the turbine resumed operation within two weeks.
Component Rebuilding from Original Engineering Drawings
When original AutoCAD or manufacturing drawings are available, the repair process moves even faster. For an obsolete MOOG hydraulic actuator suffering from severe leaks, Avanti Power Components used original drawings to rebuild the internal servos and solenoids with modern components. The entire unit was fully repaired and reinstalled on the customer's steam turbine.
Is Repair and Reverse-Engineering Apply Only for GE Equipment or Gas Turbines?
No. Avanti Power Components works across more equipment types than GE-only specialists, and across more than steam and gas turbines alone. A part doesn't need to carry a specific badge for this capability to apply.
If a part for your equipment is discontinued, the question worth asking Avanti Power Components directly is whether it can be reverse-engineered, not whether it happens to be GE. Request Parts is the fastest way to get a straight answer on a specific part.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if the part I need is obsolete or no longer manufactured?
This is a core capability, not an edge case. Avanti Power Components reverse-engineers parts when no source exists: either from original drawings when they're available, or measured and machined to factory-exact spec when they aren't.
Do you only work with GE equipment, or only gas turbines?
No. Avanti Power Components works across more equipment types than GE-only competitors, and across more than just gas turbines.
Do you have published case studies?
Two projects are documented: the National Grid fuel nozzle project, named, and the MOOG hydraulic actuator rebuild, where the capability is described but the end customer isn't named. More case study content is planned.
What types of control components can you supply or repair?
Avanti Power Components specializes in GE controls across all Mark (Mk) series and provides full control board repair services. We also source hard-to-find European and international/non-domestic control components for legacy systems.