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ProEnergy Controls Solutions has formally joined the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork™ Program as a Recognized Commercial Systems Integrator (RcSI). Many years of application success in critical control of turbo-machinery, power plants, and industrial facilities made Rockwell the platform of choice for ProEnergy’s global customer base. As an RcSI business partner, ProEnergy has become part of a worldwide network of engineering specialists and best-in-class suppliers who work collaboratively to solve manufacturing and automation challenges in the most critical and demanding applications.

Rockwell Automation’s Recognized System Integrators like ProEnergy must have extensive experience in delivering customer-preferred solutions which maximize the value of the highly flexible, open-architecture Rockwell Automation products. These market leaders offer expertise in the design, implementation, project management and support of industrial control systems. They understand how products are properly integrated, have deep engineering knowledge, and are specialists who consistently follow industry standards to solve automation challenges. Rockwell’s recognized partners must not only be experts in their field, but must also demonstrate the highest standards, financial stability, and sound processes to minimize risk and maximize customer satisfaction when applying Rockwell Automation technologies.

As a business strategy, ProEnergy is committed to aligning itself with companies like Rockwell who are the best in the industry. ProEnergy provides safe and effective integrated power solutions to the global energy industry. With the capabilities and capacity to serve a client through every phase of a power plant’s life cycle, ProEnergy functions as a single source for power generation, fast track power projects, parts, equipment, turbine repairs and refurbishment. Parts and equipment are provided by ProEnergy’s wholly owned affiliated company, Energy Parts Solutions. ProEnergy’s worldwide headquarters are located in Sedalia, Missouri. The company also has U. S. offices in Houston, Texas and Fort Collins, Colorado; and international offices in Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Venezuela, Pakistan and Angola.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs about 21,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

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ProEnergy Services recently announced the winners of their 2012 Sales Contest at a company celebration. When the contest kicked off last May, members of the sales team were encouraged by CEO Jeff Canon to “Drive Sales and Drive a Car”.

“The goal of the sales contest was to motivate our sales team.” said Canon. “We also wanted to reward them in a big way for their exceptional efforts so we chose the option of a new car or truck as the Grand Prize. I am very proud to say this team worked hard to accomplish that goal.”

Danielle Kennedy, Sales Associate, earned the grand prize in a race that stayed close until the finish line.

Other winners included:
1st runner up, Britt Smith- All-inclusive ocean-front vacation
2nd runner up, Chris Mayfield- Weekend trip to the US city of his choice
3rd runner up, Diego Beithia- Weekend in Branson

ProEnergy Services is an integrated service provider that delivers cost-effective, safe and reliable service to the global energy industry. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; and Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Angola.

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Energy Parts Solutions, a division of ProEnergy Services, recently delivered and installed a 150MVA, 69kV replacement Generator Step-UP transformer in Gillette, Wyoming. Following the failure of the unit, the client set a deadline to be producing power on or before June 30th. EPS shipped the unit via rail, utilizing special train service, and was able to deliver and install ahead of schedule by restoring the 100 MW of power back to service by June 24th.

“Delivery of new transformers is currently running at more than 40 weeks, but we were able to provide this unit out of our inventory and restore power for our client in just 21 days from unit failure,” said Bill Mars, President of Energy Parts Solutions. “Transformers are a critical component in a plant’s power production. We are proud to be perhaps the only non-OEM supplier of an extensive new and used inventory with so many options for our clients, along with an experienced field staff able to do fast track installations like the one just completed in Wyoming.”

Energy Parts Solutions is a global provider of equipment and replacement parts for all major aeroderivative and heavy industrial gas turbine technologies, as well as High Voltage equipment and services. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; and Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Angola.

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Houston-based industrial developer, National Property Holdings (NPH), is pleased to announce that ProEnergy Services has leased 26,000 SF of office/warehouse space at 80 White Road, near FM 521 and the Beltway 8 South. Energy-Parts Solutions, a division of ProEnergy Services, will operate its high voltage equipment sales, service and assembly facility from this new location.

Michael J. Plank, Chairman and CEO of National Property Holdings stated, “We’re pleased to have partnered with a great tenant in ProEnergy Services for this location, which will be included in NPH’s portfolio of South Beltway properties.” National Property Holdings is a Houston-based developer focused on commercial and industrial properties with a specialty in distribution warehouses, in addition to crane and rail-served buildings. Several large-scale projects are currently under development by NPH, including AmeriPort Industrial Park in Baytown, Beltway Business Park on Beltway 8 (South), and Port Crossing Commerce Center in La Porte.

Missouri-based ProEnergy Services is a third-party service provider who offers an array of customized manufacturing, process, and personnel services to refinery, oil and gas, and other power generation customers in the global energy industry.

Clay Pritchett of NAI Houston represented National Property Holdings while Patty McCraken of RE/MAX Pearland represented ProEnergy Services.

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Corporate Development Investments total more than $11.6 billion; over 34,500 jobs created and retained

Trade & Industry Development, the leading magazine dedicated to site selection, has announced its 7th Annual CiCi (Corporate Investment & Community Impact) Awards.

The 30 recipients of the 2012 CiCi Awards helped create 26,605 new jobs, retain 7,902 jobs, and represent investments in excess of more than $11.6 billion. (This data is provided by respondents and includes estimations of future growth.)

“During a year when the U.S. economy grew only slightly, the 30 companies recognized by our 7th Annual CiCi Awards stand out as gleaming examples of where the growth occurred, said Scott D. Swoger, publisher, Trade & Industry Development magazine, and president, Due North Consulting, Inc. “The sum of the investments made by the CiCi Award recipients coupled with the economic impact they will have on the communities in which they are located will be transformational, Swoger asserted.

Swoger also noted that there is a broad spectrum of U.S. industries represented in the 2012 CiCi Awards, including manufacturing companies in the “green” energy industry, software/IT and a strong showing in the automotive and auto-related industries.

The CiCi Awards are unique in that they are a dual-awards program. The CiCi Awards not only highlight the largest corporate investment projects, but also recognize those projects that may not involve large investments, but make the most notable impact on communities. There are a number of criteria considered for the Impact division, including: number of new jobs created, number of current jobs retained, unemployment figures, income level of the region and plant closings.

According to the magazine’s editors, hundreds of submissions were received, from which only those that were announced and confirmed in 2011 were considered. The submissions were carefully scrutinized in both Corporate Investment and Community Impact categories, and the editors honed the selection to just 30 companies—based solely on verifiable information and without monetary influence.
 

Winners of the 2012 CiCi Corporate Investment division are:

• IM Flash Technologies—Lehi, Utah
• Continental Tire the Americas—Sumter, South Carolina
• Ford Motor Company—Louisville, Kentucky
• Ford Motor Company—Kansas City, Missouri
• M&G Group—Corpus Christi, Texas
• Calisolar—Columbus, Mississippi
• Bridgestone Americas, Inc.—Aiken, South Carolina
• Stion—Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Carpenter Technology Corporation—Athens, Alabama
• General Motors—Wentzville, Missouri
• Mercedes-Benz U.S. International—Vance, Alabama
• Horsehead Corporation—Forest City, North Carolina
• General Motors—Arlington, Texas
• Alcoa—Quad Cities, Iowa
• Severstal Dearborn LLC—Dearborn, Michigan

Winners of the 2012 CiCi Community Impact division are:

• Amazon.com, Inc.—Murfreesboro & Lebanon, Tennessee
• General Motors—Spring Hill, Tennessee
• Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc.—Natchez, Mississippi
• Gentex—Holland, Michigan
• Agro Farma (Chobani Greek Yogurt)—Twin Falls, Idaho
• ITT Exellis—Jordan, Utah
• Semprius, Inc.—Henderson, North Carolina
• Navistar International Corporation—Florence, Alabama
• eBay Inc.—Draper, Utah
• Family Dollar Stores, Inc.—Ashley, Indiana
• CenturyLink, Inc.—Monroe, Louisiana
• ProEnergy Services—Sedalia, Missouri
• Quaprotek—Ripley, Tennessee
• MANN+HUMMEL USA—Dunlap, Tennessee
• Changan, US Research Development Center—Plymouth, Michigan

Swoger concluded that in addition to the immediate impact these projects will have on the companies receiving the Award—and their new or retained employees—all of the 2012 CiCi Award projects announced here are contributing to an improved U.S. economy and putting a positive drive and improved morale back into the communities in which they are located.

Energy Parts Solutions, a division of ProEnergy Services, was recently awarded a rental project to deliver and install a new 138kV 100MVA GE Prolec Transformer for Trinity Power Limited. The rental Transformer was installed on a fast track basis to restore a GE Frame 7EA to service. The entire project from order to when the unit was ready for service in Trinidad and Tobago took only 16 days, including 9 days of ocean transit time. The order was received on January 12th. EPS’ High Voltage Solutions team timed their mobilization to the project site to coincide with the Transformer’s arrival on January 22nd. Upon arrival, EPS disassembled the customer’s failed unit in 24 hours to ensure that the rental unit could be immediately set in place. The new unit arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on January 24th, at which time EPS assembled, vacuum filled and tested the unit in accordance with the manufacturer’s requirements. The Transformer was completed and ready to be connected to the site by January 28th.

The original solution was contracted on a rental basis, so the customer still had to formulate a long-term solution for the original Transformer failure. EPS was able to assist again by providing a new, customized 119MVA 138kV Transformer on a turnkey basis which will serve as the client’s permanent solution. EPS will have the Transformer delivered and installed by August 15th, 2012.

“This type of fast track project is a perfect example of why we maintain a very large inventory of new and surplus transformers,” said Company President Bill Mars. “Our access to this type of inventory, along with our flexibility and experience allows us execute projects with very fast turnarounds.”

Energy Parts Solutions is a global provider of equipment and replacement parts for all major aeroderivative and heavy industrial gas turbine technologies, as well as High Voltage equipment and services. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; and Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Angola.

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ProEnergy Services recently completed the dismantling and relocation of two GE Frame 9E gas turbines and balance of plant, from Europe to Africa.

ProEnergy managed and coordinated all activities involved in getting the power plant dismantled, tagged, crated and on board a ship, which headed to its destination in record time. The equipment has since arrived in Africa where the engineering, procurement and construction of the new site is set to begin.

“We take pride in our willingness and ability to take on unique projects. Our team was able to execute this seamlessly by working closely with our Client to ensure every goal was achieved,” said ProEnergy President Jeff Canon.

ProEnergy Services is an integrated service provider that delivers cost-effective, safe and reliable services to the global energy industry. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; and Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Angola.

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ProEnergy Services recently had the honor of serving as corporate sponsor of the Show-Me BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) BUGS! competition. The event took place October 22 at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. Thirteen Missouri and Illinois teams made up of middle school and high school students competed.

Partnering with SFCC and other area businesses, ProEnergy’s sponsorship helped provide funds for the kits that students used to build their robots. With guidance from Engineers and technical professionals from local industries, students gained hands-on experience designing, building and marketing their robots. The experience taught students to work as a team while expanding skills in math, engineering and problem-solving.

BEST Robotics, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer based organization that sponsors the nationwide robotics. BEST strives to help students become competent and confident in skills that will help them conquer real world challenges now and in the future. State Fair Community College is Missouri’s only hub site for the sports-like science and engineering-based robotics competition.

ProEnergy Services is an integrated service provider that delivers cost-effective, safe and reliable services to the global energy industry. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Venezuela.

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ProEnergy Turbine Services recently completed the repair of three sets of V94.2 blades with full stripping and coating in only six weeks. Applying Turbine Services’ rigorous inspection process it was discovered that the blades would require major repairs.

Through the chemical stripping process, extra care was taken to prevent damaging the platinum pins located in the airfoil. The parts were then evaluated by the Turbine Services’ engineering team to design the repair scheme. This fast track project included weld repairs of foreign object damages as well as a tip build up using a specialized proprietary welding procedure designed by ProEnergy’s Turbine Services engineering team. The application of HVOF coatings using multicoat equipment allowed for higher yields and performance comparable to new blades.

“We pride ourselves on our ability to use state-of-the-art technology processes to complete projects in much shorter lead times,” said Marcial Trujillo, ProEnergy’s Vice President of Heavy Industrial Turbine Products. “We work very closely with our customers, and have found that those relationships also contribute to the quick turnaround times we are able to provide.”

ProEnergy Services is an integrated service provider that delivers cost-effective, safe and reliable services to the global energy industry. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; and Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Ghana.

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ProEnergy Services was recently contracted to install six Frame 7EA DLN1.0 Dual Units in Venezuela. ProEnergy Turbine Services, a division of ProEnergy Services, assisted in the procurement of the fuel nozzle components. After determining the lead time to supply all of the required sets would not meet schedule demands, it was decided to convert the fuel nozzles removed from a gas only unit, to a dual fuel configuration.

The complete re-engineering portion of the project was performed in only three weeks. Utilizing 3D models, the parts were virtually reassembled to ensure proper fit prior to being manufactured. These models were then utilized to create detailed part drawings, facilitating the procurement of the necessary details. All fuel system components were manufactured, inspected and delivered within six weeks of the project start date. In addition, the process provided a 25% cost savings over the traditional method of replacing the parts.

“We are excited to offer the conversion of single fuel units to dual fuel,” said Marcial Trujillo, VP of ProEnergy Turbine Services. “We have been successful performing this conversion on multiple turbine types. This flexibility and cost savings will benefit our customers significantly.”

ProEnergy Services is an integrated service provider that delivers cost-effective, safe and reliable services to the global energy industry. The company has U.S. offices in Sedalia, MO; Houston, TX; and Fort Collins, CO; and international locations in Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Pakistan and Ghana.

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