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Kochendörfer is awarded the contract for the general overhaul of the 4 machine sets in the Siebnen power plant; machine set 1 is successfully back on the grid after the overhaul in 2016. Machine sets 2-4 will be overhauled in the years 2017 to 2019. Vertical Francis turbines 12 MW...

In December 2017, the new Kochendörfer turbine was put into operation after a very short delivery time of 6 months, resulting in a significant increase in the plant's output. Kaplan spiral turbineOutput 420 kW, drop height 13.20 m Pirk Dam power station, Germany Kaplan spiral turbine Production of impeller blades...

At the Odertalsperre power plant, the complete mechanical and electrical engineering was supplied as part of the overall modernization. Horizontal Francis spiral turbineOutput 4.70 MWImpeller diameter 1300 mm Oder Dam power station Delivery of the spiral for assembly Impeller and guide vane during assembly Power plant in operation

Kochendörfer manufactures, supplies and installs the new machine set 3 for the existing Windisch power plant as a direct-coupled Kaplan turbine with a permanently excited generator (PMG). Kaplan turbinePower 830 kWImpeller diameter 2350 mm Windisch power station Factory acceptance of guide apparatus Lifting the impeller in the power plant Turbine...

Kochendörfer manufactures and supplies the hydraulic turbine governors for the 3 pump-turbine sets at the Mapragg power plant. Turbine output 93 MWPump capacity 53 MW Mapragg pumped storage power plant Turbine regulator Factory test setup Hydraulic turbine governor in the power plant Ceremonial inauguration of the Mapragg & Sarelli power...

Francis spiral turbineOutput 412 kW, drop height 32.3 m Twengbach power plant, Austria Francis spiral turbine horizontal shaft Guide apparatus Power plant in operation

Kochendörfer manufactures and supplies two vertical-axis 4-nozzle Pelton turbines and the entire mechanical and electrical power plant equipment for the Gurtnellen power plant in Switzerland. Two vertical Pelton turbines, 4-nozzleOutput 2 x 5.19 MW, drop height 577.90 m Gurtnellen power station 3D installation planning Pelton impeller Gurtnellen Assembly at the...

All three machine sets at the Meitingen power plant were completely overhauled and modernized. The impellers of all three machines (six in total) were redesigned by Kochendörfer and manufactured from stainless steel. The power plant achieves a double-digit increase in generation thanks to the new impeller design. 3 Francis twin...

Kochendörfer Germany and HPWE Austria support the design and manufacture of the machines. The turbine parts were manufactured in Ankara (Turkey) in order to obtain local subsidies. 2 Francis spiral turbinesOutput 5.30 MW and 2.60 MW Melikom power plant, Turkey CNC milling of the impeller Built-in impeller Melikom power plant,...

Kochendörfer manufactures and supplies the new horizontal Francis spiral turbine for the Grimel Nollen power plant in Switzerland. Commissioning was successfully completed in November 2017 with the efficiency tests. Francis spiral turbineOutput 1092 kW, drop height 47.50 m KWO Grimselstrom, Grimsel Nollen power plant, Switzerland Machining of the spiral on...

The turbine was completely renewed and Kochendörfer installed a newly designed impeller with a significant increase in efficiency and performance. The impeller is completely stainless and oil-free. Kaplan turbinePower 1.7 MWImpeller diameter 3,000 mm SÜWAG lime kiln power plant Lifting the Kaplan impeller in the power plant, Ø 3,000 mm...

Kochendörfer manufactures and supplies the complete machine technology for the Gries power plant in Austria with 2 vertical direct-coupled Kaplan turbines of 4.65 MW each. Successfully put into operation in March 2019. 2 vertical Kaplan turbinesOutput 4.65 MW each, drop height 8.90 m Verbund & Salzburg AG, Gries power plant,...

The Dausenau power plant (SÜWAG AG) in Germany was completely overhauled and modernized by Kochendörfer. Complete machine overhaul incl. Gearbox, generator and renewal of the turbine governor and switchgear. Successful commissioning in 2018. Kaplan geared bulb turbineOutput 1.4 MW, drop height 3.80 m Commissioning New hydraulic regulator Dismantling

Kochendörfer manufactures and supplies the completely mobile hydraulic screen cleaning machine for Verbund & Salzburg AG, Gries power plant, Austria. Mobile screen cleaning machineCleaning depth 9.00 m Driver's cab for manual operation Rake with hydraulic grab Fully hydraulic screen cleaning machine