The Brazil Service Center was built to help GE meet the needs of its growing aeroderivative gas turbine customer base in Latin America. GE’s
gas turbines help businesses and communities benefit from the ability of natural gas to deliver clean, efficient distributed energy.
GE’s, US$10 million facility in Petropolis is dedicated to providing localized service for the aeroderivative and oil and gas sectors in Latin
America. Within the region, Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing economies, havin an increased demand for power generation. GE’s new
Brazil Service Center will help ensure that GE’s customers in the region have reliable power generation equipment for industrial, municipal and
mechanical applications.
GE’s Brazil Service Center opening is another example of how GE is broadening its global customer support capabilities—continuing
GE’s 90 years of growth in Brazil. It follows on the heels of a recent announcement that GE is enhancing its global business presence
with the opening of a multimillion Euro expansion of its aeroderivative gas turbine service center in Rheden, Netherlands.
As the first dedicated facility for servicing the aeroderivative fleet in Brazil, GE’s Brazil Service Center is located in the city of Petropolis,
in the state of Rio de Janeiro, on 1.9 acres of land, and it services natural gas, liquid fuel, biofuels and sugarcane-based ethanol-fired
machines. The 2,044 square-meter building provides the following benefits:
Services and logistics processes
In-country shop and component repair capabilities as applicable (LM2500/LM6000)
Complex assembly support
100+ unit capability in five years
Addresses customer localization requirements—engine and component repairs and future localized equipment content
The new facility provides “Level 4” service1
, including full module and component repair, for the power
generation industry, as well as for the country’s growing oil and gas sector.
GE’s on-condition maintenance philosophy allows the
condition of your engine to dictate maintenance activities. Our
aeroderivative packages are designed with a high degree of
accessibility for easy maintenance including:
Modular construction permits component inspection/
replacement without total disassembly
Approximately 40 different ports for conclusive on-site
borescope inspections
High pressure compressor split case designIndividually replaceable compressor blades, stator vanes, and
HPT rotor blades
Horizontally split casings allow detailed inspection and partial
blade replacement on-site
Externally replaceable gearbox and seals
Externally mounted accessories for easy replacement
Lightweight aeroderivative design allows fast, on-site engine
exchange
Pre-installed cranes to handle the lightweight aeroderivative
gas turbines, allowing for fast engine exchanges
Engine Repair Capability
Our world-class and worldwide network of Service Centers
provides our customers with quick turnarounds and
convenience. Our Centers of Excellence have the capability to overhaul and repair GE units with quick turnarounds. We are the only LM service centers globally certified to the Aerospace
Quality Standard AS9100.
Re-energize Your Plant with
GE’s Repower Program
GE’s Repower program provides the option of replacing older
gas and steam turbine equipment with new LM gas turbine
technology as an alternative to purchasing a completely new
gas turbine package and balance of plant equipment.Repowering existing gas turbine equipment allows retention
of existing plant infrastructure to reduce costs while achieving
substantial improvements in thermal efficiency, power output,
availability, emissions, fuel efficiency and capital cost savings.
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