7EA Users Group

Sharing Knowledge

Discussing and analyzing best practices of combined-cycle, simple-cycle, and cogeneration plants:

• Operations
• Maintenance
• Engineering
• Constructions

Types of topics covered include:

• Discussion of failures and problems (R-1/S-1 Clashing reports continue)
• Repair facility successes and challenges
• Things you can do to reduce cost
  • extend outage interval
  • improve performance
  • increase reliability
• Controls and Auxiliaries--problems and upgrades
• Open forum discussion of the 7EA units covering from starting motor to and including the exciter
• Meet the people you have interfaced with or read about on the 7EA Users Group Message board
• Important networking with other users to improve your operation--help in emergencies
• Much, much, more

(subjects to change without notice)

Owner and operators can recognize the following assets from User Group involvement:

• major financial savings
• regulatory and compliance improvement
• safety improvement
• professional development
• supply chain improvement
• peer recognition
• strong business development ties