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LAI's advanced manufacturing services on display at Power-Gen International Expo
International event features LAI's advanced capabilities for making turbine subassemblies
LAI International will return to the Power-Gen International exhibition in booth 1020 in
Orlando, Fla., Dec. 14-16, 2010.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 4, 2010 — LAI International, Inc. will showcase its advanced manufacturing services of turbine components at Power-Gen International exposition, Orlando, Fla., Dec. 14-16.
LAI International’s exhibit will be located at booth 1020 at Power-Gen International, the world’s largest event for the power generation industry. The event is expected to attract more than 1,200 companies and 18,000 industry professionals from 27 countries. The exposition will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
LAI, a strategic supplier of precision-machined parts for original equipment manufacturers, provides turnkey manufacturing and overhaul services for many components and subassemblies found in both gas and steam turbine units for power generation plants and in jet engines used around the world.
“LAI utilizes a wide range of precision manufacturing processes to provide make-complete components and subassemblies for the most innovative companies in the power generation sector,” Darcy Dodge, Vice President of Strategic Markets and Products for LAI, said. Dodge is also a representative on the Conference Program Committee for Power-Gen International.
LAI’s exhibit will feature examples of its precision-manufactured turbine components, along with presentations of its precision manufacturing processes.
“Power-Gen International is our most important event targeted in our strategic market of power generation,” Matt Kalina, Director of Strategic Marketing, LAI International, said. “The event allows us a premier venue to show what LAI does best — provide turnkey manufacturing services and collaboration to help bring our customers’ products to market.”
LAI will feature displays of its advanced manufacturing technologies, including its advanced waterjet, laser, electrical-discharge machining or EDM, five-axis machining and other machining methods used to process precision components and make-complete subassemblies for industrial and aerospace turbines. LAI's specialized operations excel at near-net cutting, drilling, machining and welding difficult-to-machine materials, including stainless steel, Inconel and titanium.
LAI has pioneered and advanced the processes for creating shaped cooling holes in turbine components. The company’s proprietary processes for hole drilling maximize flow characteristics and extend the life cycle of parts.
One of those advanced processes use an enhanced abrasive waterjet milling technology that eliminates thermal distortion, re-cast layers and the need for secondary operations. LAI’s Drill-to-Flow Abrasive Waterjet ProcessTM allows drilling of precision shaped holes to diameters as small as 0.018 inches. The innovative precision drilling process provides a number of advantages over non-traditional machining methods, including superior hole quality, greater design freedom, tighter flow control, improved hole profiles and lower processing costs.
LAI manufactures components for wind, solar and nuclear power, maritime gas turbine engines, steam turbines, hydrogen fuel cells, auxiliary power units, as well as air-based turbine engines. LAI provides manufacturing services for precision turbine components, including hot-gas components, blades, buckets, impingement plates, inserts, nozzles, partitions, seals, shrouds, spacer bands and vanes.
About LAI International, Inc.
LAI International, Inc. is a leading contract manufacturer of make-complete precision-engineered components and assemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense, medical and other advanced technology industries. The company’s technology, engineering and manufacturing solutions are used to build components for airframes, aircraft engines, power generators, defense systems, medical devices and other industrial applications.
LAI has developed strategic relationships with leading global OEMs and operates five U.S. manufacturing facilities, with locations in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine – all of which are IS0 9001:2008 and AS9100 certified. The company also offers Nadcap-certified conventional and non-conventional machining processes.
LAI has developed innovative applications in advanced machining processes, including waterjet cutting and drilling, laser cutting, drilling, welding and heat-treating, EDM drilling, CNC EDM, high-speed EDM, conventional CNC machining, five-axis CNC machining and precision five-axis grinding. The company also provides gage calibration, tooling production, air-flow inspection and additional manufacturing services.
For more information, see www.LAIco.com.
Quick Facts about LAI International
- Five U.S. manufacturing facilities: Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine
- Corporate headquarters located in Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Founded in 1979
- ISO 9001 | AS9100 | Nadcap certified
- GE Customer Impact of the Year Award winner
- Lockheed Martin Corporate STAR Supplier
- Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Preferred Supplier
- ACE Corporate Excellence Award winner, 2008-10
- Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private U.S. company, four-time award winner, 2007-10
