Bearing Engineering Design Services

Thrust Bearing Manufacturing & Repairs

Guide Bearing Manufacturing & Repairs

Technical Services, Training & Consulting

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A Sampling of Our Recent Case HistoryAs of August 2013

In alliance with

A Member of the Rolls-Royce Group

Licensee of

Repairs and Technical ServicesThough our primary heritage is manufactur-

ing new bearings and seals for OEMs both

to our customers designs and those of our

own, Pioneer operates the longest running

independent bearing repair service in the

U.S., dating back to our founding in 1920.

During outage seasons, we constantly moni-

tor our current production loading in order to

provide accurate delivery commitments. That

way, the delivery we promise is the delivery

youll get. And you wont lose time sending

bearings back for re-work, because our track

record speaks for itself: theyll be right the

first time out. And now more than ever before,

we check your bearings and components with

more accuracy and clearer documentation

with our portable computer-linked coordinate

measuring instrument.

Beyond ordinary repairs, we perform a wide

variety of on-site technical services, including

guidance with installation and alignment, visual

and UT inspection of damaged bearings to

determine necessity of repairs and re-scraping

of shoes. To improve operations over the

long term, we train maintenance personnel,

using a syllabus we created, to help identify

a variety of bearing damage mechanisms.

Wood Group Field Services: LADWP: Castaic Plant; NYPA: St. Lawrence Dam

Wood Group Generator ServiceU.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Parker Dam

Major Service Companies

Alstom Hydro Canada & U.S.A.Chelan County PUD: Lake Chelan Hydro ProjectGrand River Dam Authority Robert S. Kerr DamNYPA: St. Lawrence DamU.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Glen Canyon

American HydroDuke Energy: 99 Island Dam

Andritz HydroPend Oreille County PUD: Box Canyon Hydroelectric ProjectUSACE: OzarkUSACE: Webbers Falls

Toshiba Hydro PowerWells Hydroelectric Project

Voith Hydro U.S.A.Alcoa: Santeetlah CheoahChelan County PUD: Rock IslandDominion Power: Bath County Pumped Storage StationExelon Power: ConowingoGrant County PUD: WanapumLos Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP): Castaic Power PlantLouisville Gas & Electric: Ohio Falls Hydroelectric ProjectLower Colorado River Authority: Starcke Dam Wirtz Dam NarrowsWPS/New England: Caribou Plant

OEM, Owner & Facility

Avista UtilitiesNoxon Rapids

Consumers EnergyLudington Pumped Storage Plant

Duke EnergyMountain Island StationGreat Falls Station

Gay and RobinsonUnit HYD2 (Hawaii)

Haw River HydroHaw Plant

New York Power Authority (NYPA)Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project

Oglethorpe PowerRocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant

Pacific Gas & ElectricBeldon PowerhouseButt Valley Power HouseHamilton Branch Power HousePit 5 Power House No. 5

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)Oahe Project

End User & Facility

Engineering, Sales & Manufacturing 129 Battleground Rd.Kings Mountain, NC 28086

T (704) 937-7000T (888) 813-9001F (704) 937-9429

Administration & Western Sales 15 N. Ellsworth Ave.Suite 205, San Mateo, CA 94401

T (650) 347-0029T (888) 812-9001F (650) 347-0043

www.pioneer1.comsales@pioneer1.com engineering@pioneer1.com

GENMAT is a trade name of Bearing Sciences, Inc.2008 EigenTechnologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fluid Film Bearing Services for Hydro Plants

EngineeringWhether you are designing a new machine or trying to

extend the service life of an existing one, were ready

to assist you. Our engineering department is one of

the things that separates us from a babbitt bearing

repair shop.

We start with a solid grounding in tribology. Our

engineers have a thorough understanding of friction,

lubrication and wear. Their knowledge of and experi-

ence with radial and thrust bearing theory, operations

and maintenance is unsurpassed in our industry.

For example, consider Fred Wiesinger, B.S.M.E. (with

Honors), our Technical Services Manager. Freds experi-

ence covers the entire range of

hydrodynamic tilting pad radial

and thrust bearing designs in

fossil, nuclear and hydroelec-

tric power plants. Hes solved

technical bearing problems for

a wide range of customers that

have required his on-site techni-

cal expertise on board a U.S.

nuclear submarine, on a North

Sea oil platform and at power plants throughout the

U.S. and abroad, from Europe to Southeast Asia.

Or, weigh the credentials of our Engineering Manager,

Lyle A. Branagan, B.S.M.E. (with Honors), M.S., Ph.D.

While earning his doctorate, Lyle performed advanced

research on temperature gradients in fixed geom-

etry and tilting pad bearings. Lyle served PG&E for a

decade as a rotordynamics engineer, gaining substantial

design and operations experience with bearings and

vibration in large turbomachinery. He was a member

of the start-up team for PG&Es Helms Pump Storage

Generating Station and the Diablo Canyon Nuclear

Power Plant. Lyle is a frequent lead lecturer on bear-

ings at conferences sponsored by the Electric Power

Research Institute and has led EPRI courses in the U.S.,

Australia and Europe.

In addition to their academic grounding and experience,

our engineers are armed with a full set of intricate diag-

nostic tools, including the DyRoBeS codes, to help you

solve your problems with guide and thrust bearings and

runners. They can perform an analysis of rotordynamics,

critical speeds, thrust bearings, oil cooling systems and

root causes of bearing damage.

For instance, we use GENMAT, the only

program that thoroughly analyzes the

performance of spring-bed supported

thrust bearings. Developed over two

decades by Emeritus Professor Dr. Chris

Ettles, GENMAT enables us to offer you

the less expensive option to salvage and

upgrade an existing spring-bed design,

rather than replacing it with a more costly

tilting pad thrust bearing. You could save money

and benefit from the inherent advantages of spring bed

and other existing designs.

With codes like GENMAT and the expertise to use them,

we can help you improve your machines performance

and reliability.

SINCE 1920With over 90 years of experience under the same

family ownership and management, Pioneer Motor

Bearing Company is a leading U.S. firm providing

professional engineering, manufacturing, repair and

technical support services related to fluid film

babbitt (whitemetal) bearings and seals for OEMs

and end users.

Our full spectrum of bearing services includes:

Analysis of rotor dynamics and performance

of existing journal and thrust bearings to

trouble-shoot operational problems

Custom engineering new designs or upgrades

of existing bearings

Design development for OEMs

Technical engineering & inspection services

on site at power plants in North and South

America and Europe, assisting OEM and power

plant maintenance personnel

Repair and upgrade of existing bearings standard

or emergency service

Damage mechanism analysis

We are the exclusive bearing repair

licensee of Alstom Power and the senior

licensee of Siemens Energy, making us

an authorized service organization

for the repair of bearings designed

by Alstom, ABB, ASEA, GEC, BBC,

Siemens and Westinghouse for

fossil fuel and nuclear power plants.

Pioneer is the U.S. alliance partner

of Michell Bearings, a member of

the Rolls-Royce Group.

6 ft.

Design Solution: Were presently manufacturing to our design three large turbine guide bearings. They are completely self-contained and self-lubricating adjustable shoe tilting pad bearing assemblies for an OEM. The bearings will replace existing parts made to older plans at a large dam in the U.S. Our retrofit design provides sufficient oil to allow start up of the unit without ancillary equipment and will simplify operation and maintenance chores. It eliminates an external oil circulation system and minimizes the risk of oil leakage into the river.

Serving Hydro Plants for More Than 60 YearsPioneer can satisfy most of the fluid film bearing

requirements of hydroelectric plants. After all, weve

served the hydro industry since the 1940s, beginning

with PG&Es plants in California.

Now, more than 60 years later,

our experience spans the whole

continent. Weve designed, manu-

factured and repaired radial and

thrust bearing assemblies to help

OEMs and end users maintain

and upgrade hydro turbines and

generators in every region.

We design, build and repair thrust

bearing assemblies that support

loads up to 2,000,000 pounds.

Our customers include virtually

all the major hydroelectric OEMs in North America

and end users throughout the continent.

Our principal customers are OEMs and end-users in

the electric utility industrys three primary sectors:

hydro, fossil and nuclear.

EngineeringWhether you are designing a new machine or trying to

extend the service life of an existing one, were ready

to assist you. Our engineering department is one of

the things that separates us from a babbitt bearing

repair shop.

We start with a solid grounding in tribology. Our

engineers have a thorough understanding of friction,

lubrication and wear. Their knowledge of and experi-

ence with radial and thrust bearing theory, operations

and maintenance is unsurpassed in our industry.

For example, consider Fred Wiesinger, B.S.M.E. (with

Honors), our Technical Services Manager. Freds experi-

ence covers the entire range of

hydrodynamic tilting pad radial

and thrust bearing designs in

fossil, nuclear and hydroelec-

tric power plants. Hes solved

technical bearing problems for

a wide range of customers that

have required his on-site techni-

cal expertise on board a U.S.

nuclear submarine, on a North

Sea oil platform and at power plants throughout the

U.S. and abroad, from Europe to Southeast Asia.

Or, weigh the credentials of our Engineering Manager,

Lyle A. Branagan, B.S.M.E. (with Honors), M.S., Ph.D.

While earning his doctorate, Lyle performed advanced

research on temperature gradients in fixed geom-

etry and tilting pad bearings. Lyle served PG&E for a

decade as a rotordynamics engineer, gaining substantial

design and operations experience with bearings and

vibration in large turbomachinery. He was a member

of the start-up team for PG&Es Helms Pump Storage

Generating Station and the Diablo Canyon Nuclear

Power Plant. Lyle is a frequent lead lecturer on bear-

ings at conferences sponsored by the Electric Power

Research Institute and has led EPRI courses in the U.S.,

Australia and Europe.

In addition to their academic grounding and experience,

our engineers are armed with a full set of intricate diag-

nostic tools, including the DyRoBeS codes, to help you

solve your problems with guide and thrust bearings and

runners. They can perform an analysis of rotordynamics,

critical speeds, thrust bearings, oil cooling systems and

root causes of bearing damage.

For instance, we use GENMAT, the only

program that thoroughly analyzes the

performance of spring-bed supported

thrust bearings. Developed over two

decades by Emeritus Professor Dr. Chris

Ettles, GENMAT enables us to offer you

the less expensive option to salvage and

upgrade an existing spring-bed design,

rather than replacing it with a more costly

tilting pad thrust bearing. You could save money

and benefit from the inherent advantages of spring bed

and other existing designs.

With codes like GENMAT and the expertise to use them,

we can help you improve your machines performance

and reliability.

SINCE 1920With over 90 years of experience under the same

family ownership and management, Pioneer Motor

Bearing Company is a leading U.S. firm providing

professional engineering, manufacturing, repair and

technical support services related to fluid film

babbitt (whitemetal) bearings and seals for OEMs

and end users.

Our full spectrum of bearing services includes:

Analysis of rotor dynamics and performance

of existing journal and thrust bearings to

trouble-shoot operational problems

Custom engineering new designs or upgrades

of existing bearings

Design development for OEMs

Technical engineering & inspection services

on site at power plants in North and South

America and Europe, assisting OEM and power

plant maintenance personnel

Repair and upgrade of existing bearings standard

or emergency service

Damage mechanism analysis

We are the exclusive bearing repair

licensee of Alstom Power and the senior

licensee of Siemens Energy, making us

an authorized service organization

for the repair of bearings designed

by Alstom, ABB, ASEA, GEC, BBC,

Siemens and Westinghouse for

fossil fuel and nuclear power plants.

Pioneer is the U.S. alliance partner

of Michell Bearings, a member of

the Rolls-Royce Group.

6 ft.

Design Solution: Were presently manufacturing to our design three large turbine guide bearings. They are completely self-contained and self-lubricating adjustable shoe tilting pad bearing assemblies for an OEM. The bearings will replace existing parts made to older plans at a large dam in the U.S. Our retrofit design provides sufficient oil to allow start up of the unit without ancillary equipment and will simplify operation and maintenance chores. It eliminates an external oil circulation system and minimizes the risk of oil leakage into the river.

Serving Hydro Plants for More Than 60 YearsPioneer can satisfy most of the fluid film bearing

requirements of hydroelectric plants. After all, weve

served the hydro industry since the 1940s, beginning

with PG&Es plants in California.

Now, more than 60 years later,

our experience spans the whole

continent. Weve designed, manu-

factured and repaired radial and

thrust bearing assemblies to help

OEMs and end users maintain

and upgrade hydro turbines and

generators in every region.

We design, build and repair thrust

bearing assemblies that support

loads up to 2,000,000 pounds.

Our customers include virtually

all the major hydroelectric OEMs in North America

and end users throughout the continent.

Our principal customers are OEMs and end-users in

the electric utility industrys three primary sectors:

hydro, fossil and nuclear.

Bearing Engineering Design Services

Thrust Bearing Manufacturing & Repairs

Guide Bearing Manufacturing & Repairs

Technical Services, Training & Consulting

on-si

te ins

pecti

on

thrus

t bea

ring r

epair

s

guide

beari

ng re

pairs

engin

eerin

g serv

ices

mfg n

ew be

aring

s to

our o

r the c

ustom

ers

desig

n

A Sampling of Our Recent Case HistoryAs of August 2013

In alliance with

A Member of the Rolls-Royce Group

Licensee of

Repairs and Technical ServicesThough our primary heritage is manufactur-

ing new bearings and seals for OEMs both

to our customers designs and those of our

own, Pioneer operates the longest running

independent bearing repair service in the

U.S., dating back to our founding in 1920.

During outage seasons, we constantly moni-

tor our current production loading in order to

provide accurate delivery commitments. That

way, the delivery we promise is the delivery

youll get. And you wont lose time sending

bearings back for re-work, because our track

record speaks for itself: theyll be right the

first time out. And now more than ever before,

we check your bearings and components with

more accuracy and clearer documentation

with our portable computer-linked coordinate

measuring instrument.

Beyond ordinary repairs, we perform a wide

variety of on-site technical services, including

guidance with installation and alignment, visual

and UT inspection of damaged bearings to

determine necessity of repairs and re-scraping

of shoes. To improve operations over the

long term, we train maintenance personnel,

using a syllabus we created, to help identify

a variety of bearing damage mechanisms.

Wood Group Field Services: LADWP: Castaic Plant; NYPA: St. Lawrence Dam

Wood Group Generator ServiceU.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Parker Dam

Major Service Companies

Alstom Hydro Canada & U.S.A.Chelan County PUD: Lake Chelan Hydro ProjectGrand River Dam Authority Robert S. Kerr DamNYPA: St. Lawrence DamU.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Glen Canyon

American HydroDuke Energy: 99 Island Dam

Andritz HydroPend Oreille County PUD: Box Canyon Hydroelectric ProjectUSACE: OzarkUSACE: Webbers Falls

Toshiba Hydro PowerWells Hydroelectric Project

Voith Hydro U.S.A.Alcoa: Santeetlah CheoahChelan County PUD: Rock IslandDominion Power: Bath County Pumped Storage StationExelon Power: ConowingoGrant County PUD: WanapumLos Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP): Castaic Power PlantLouisville Gas & Electric: Ohio Falls Hydroelectric ProjectLower Colorado River Authority: Starcke Dam Wirtz Dam NarrowsWPS/New England: Caribou Plant

OEM, Owner & Facility

Avista UtilitiesNoxon Rapids

Consumers EnergyLudington Pumped Storage Plant

Duke EnergyMountain Island StationGreat Falls Station

Gay and RobinsonUnit HYD2 (Hawaii)

Haw River HydroHaw Plant

New York Power Authority (NYPA)Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Project

Oglethorpe PowerRocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant

Pacific Gas & ElectricBeldon PowerhouseButt Valley Power HouseHamilton Branch Power HousePit 5 Power House No. 5

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)Oahe Project

End User & Facility

Engineering, Sales & Manufacturing 129 Battleground Rd.Kings Mountain, NC 28086

T (704) 937-7000T (888) 813-9001F (704) 937-9429

Administration & Western Sales 15 N. Ellsworth Ave.Suite 205, San Mateo, CA 94401

T (650) 347-0029T (888) 812-9001F (650) 347-0043

www.pioneer1.comsales@pioneer1.com engineering@pioneer1.com

GENMAT is a trade name of Bearing Sciences, Inc.2008 EigenTechnologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Fluid Film Bearing Services for Hydro Plants