Hydro-electric power machining

At IPM we pride ourselves on providing our Hydro-Electric Power customers the highest quality, most responsive, and uniquely innovative on-site field machining services in the industry.

In-Situ Machining for Hydro Turbine & Generator Repair

Whether you have a small repair or a multi-unit modernization project, In-Place Machining Company will work with you to minimize downtime and stretch your budget dollars. Next time a problem threatens your production, In-Place Machining Company can help get you back on-line, In-Place… Any Place in the World.

Serving The Hydro-Power Industry

Our Work In Action

On-Site Machining Hydro Shaft Keyways

Machining Housing Bores On-Site

Machine Bottom Ring Mounting Surface

Wicket Gate Line Boring On-Site

Machine Stay Ring & Facing Plates

Quality Work Done Safely… It’s In Everything We Do

Working safely protects employees, equipment, customers, customer assets, and vendors

Our Extensive Capabilities

The following examples represent only a few of the many types of in-situ machining, welding, alignment & measurement services that In-Place Machining Company offers to our hydropower customers.

  • Stationary Wear Ring, Stay Ring, Seal Ring, and Facing Plate Machining, In-Situ
  • Wicket Gate Line Boring
  • Runner and Headcover Machining (Stationary or Rotating)
  • Cavitation Weld Repair with or w/o the Runner Installed
  • Gate & Ball Valve Machining and Lapping
  • Metalstitch® Cold Cast Iron Repair
  • Optical, Laser, and Laser Tracker Measurement & Alignment
  • R-Stamp Certified Welding, Including Weld Buildup of Damaged Components
  • In-Situ Vertical or Horizontal Guide Bearing Journal and Shaft Seal Machining
  • Planetary (Rotating Orbital) In-Situ Machining Without Rotating the Shaft
  • Portable Lathes for Turbine and Generator Shaft Machining
  • In-Situ Machining, Grinding, Honing & Polishing
  • Bearing Journals, Seal Areas, and Thrust Runners
  • Manufacture, Install, and Machine Bearing Journal Sleeves
Job Stories

Projects completed over our 40 years of operation include on-site repair at Hoover Dam; Hydro Tasmania; the San Francisco Bay Bridge; and Milwaukee’s Miller Park—just to name a few.

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Mactaquac Dam

Power Generation

Evidence of distress in a concrete dam at a Canadian generating station called for swift action to maintain safe working operations.

Red Rock

Power Generation

This new hydroelectric facility is being completed at the existing Red Rock Dam on the river about two and a half miles southwest of Pella, Iowa.

Contact IPM Today to See How We Can Help You

Discover the advantage of working with an industry partner with over 40 years of machining experience.

Related Services

IPM offers a wide range of services for the Hydro Power Industry including On-Site Field Machining, R-Stamp Certified Welding, Metalstitch® Cold Cast Iron Repair, and complete Laser, Optical, and Mechanical alignment. High precision and custom engineered solutions are central to all of our services.