Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

Plant inspections 2009: 15 completed orders for
inspections during major shutdowns, 5 new orders
In the beginning of 2009 we carried out an order for the condition
assessment of the supporting structure components of the
Bleilochtalsperre (a dam) for VATTENFALL. For the VATTENFALLpower
plants Reuter/Berlin and Schwarze Pumpe, Stadtwerke
Chemnitz, the refi neries PCK Schwedt and MiRO Karlsruhe as
well as the chemical plants DOW Chemical Böhlen and SKW
Piesteritz we completed inspection orders for boiler units, pipes,
turbine components, drums, and fi ttings. Since we have carried
out work for these plants for many years, we plan the test
program for the recurring inspections with the operator ahead
of time. We are also responsible for the lifetime monitoring
measures in these facilities and can make recommendations for
the continued operation from our test results. For the fi rst time
we received orders from E.ON (Thermal Power Station Jena) and
EVONIK (Wood-fi red Power Station Dresden-Niedersedlitz).
Within the Siempelkamp Group we provided competent support
for production and quality control tasks (e.g., for Siempelkamp’s
machinery and plant unit during the open-die forging press
project for Hunan Goldsky/China and Malyn Paper Mill/Ukraine).
With damage examinations on power plant components we
were commissioned 15 times in 2009 (e.g., by VATTENFALL KW
Boxberg, VEM Austria and TÜV Süd Industrie Service).
For 2010 we have already been presented with inquiries for plant
inspections and lifetime monitoring tasks during the major shutdowns
of MiRO Karlsruhe, DOW Chemical Böhlen, E.ON Kraftwerk
Jena and MIBRAG-Kraftwerk Mumsdorf.
Siempelkamp Nuclear technology
The group specializing in plant inspections also contributes to our services. This group’s core competences
include: in-service inspections of power plants and their components according to legal requirements
and guidelines for the lifetime monitoring from proven guidelines such as VGB 509L including a con-
cluding degree of fatigue assessment. We offer our customers from the area of power engineering and
the chemical and petrochemical industries comprehensive services during plant downtimes. These include
the coordination of different subsections such as scaffolding, grinding operations, testing and insulating
as well as the expertise in regard to long-term stability of the used heat-resistant materials and their
welded connections as well as potential damage mechanisms under operational stresses. These types of
services are only possible due to the close interaction of the business activities in the groups specializing
in material and component testing and plant inspection and represent a clear competitive advantage!
Our creep rupture test lab has more than 50 years of experience. With 145 creep rupture test machines,
our lab has the largest testing capacity in the area of non-university research institutions in Germany.
Services
Strength calculation for reactor
pressure vessel head lifting equipment
Temperature layering in the area
of a pipe fi tting
Strength calculation for the retaining wall of the Bleilochtalsperre (dam)
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