Catastrophic failures on compressors can cause Unplanned, Extended Outages. Vane Pinning is a technique to eliminate the risk associated with loose shims & vanes that are liabilities to your power generation asset.

Unplanned Outages can cost Hundreds of Thousands of dollars per day. And no doubt a corn cobbed compressor costs as much to repair, but there is an unexpected gain. Eliminating tip rock can improve performance as much as 0.3% offering significant fuel savings annually.