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ACTOM Turbo Machines

Turbomachinery and High-speed Rotating Equipment Specialists

ACTOM Turbo Machines (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of ACTOM (Pty) Ltd, is a leading turbomachinery and high-speed rotating equipment specialist company based in Sasolburg, South Africa, which provides site services and workshops for the maintenance, overhaul, repair, erection, engineering and mechanical servicing of gas and steam turbines, alternators and motors (mechanical), gearboxes, pumps, compressors, blowers, fans, centrifuges including all mechanical auxiliaries.

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We SPECIALIZE

  • Expert maintenance and overhauls of steam and gas turbines, compressors, pumps, gearboxes, and associated mechanical peripherals
  • Turnkey installation and commissioning of new machinery with comprehensive on-site support
  • Advanced workshop services including refurbishment, reverse-engineering, and precision machining
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We SERVICE

  • Steam and gas turbines, gas expanders
  • Alternators and motors
  • Centrifugal, axial, and integrally-geared compressors
  • Reciprocating, screw, and lobe compressors
  • Multi-stage, single-stage, high-pressure pumps
  • Blowers and fans, including ID/FD fans for gas and acid environments
  • Gearboxes, high-speed and mill gearboxes
  • Centrifuges and separators
  • Steam, gas, and oil piping, plus general machining and fabrication
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We DELIVER

  • Proven reliability with a track record of successful projects across various industries
  • Quality assurance through rigorous standards and client-focused solutions
  • Comprehensive support from initial consultation to project completion and beyond

WE YOUR TRUSTED TURBOMACHINERY PARTNER

  • Committed to excellence and dedicated to serving the petrochemical, mining, steel, and power generation industries
  • Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and experienced professionals to handle any project
  • Focused on innovation and efficiency to meet and exceed your operational needs

AWARD HIGHLIGHTS

We are honoured to announce that ACTOM Turbo Machines has won the Golden Triangle Chambers of Companies (Worldingsbeeld) Award. This is a prestigious recognition by the Golden Triangle Chamber of Commerce (GTCOC) in the Vaal Triangle region. This award is more than a trophy, it’s an acknowledgment of our commitment to excellence, innovation, and positive impact in our community.

From delivering world-class turbomachinery services to driving socio-economic growth and creating sustainable solutions, our team continues to live our values every day.

A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated employees, loyal clients, and supportive partners – this achievement is as much yours as it is ours.

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Erection Projects and Services

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Comprehensive site maintenance services by experienced technicians, fitters, project managers and engineers, such as:

  • 15+ Senior Turbine Technicians and 30+ Mechanical Fitters, complete with tooling and service vehicles
  • General overhauls and maintenance of steam and gas turbines, alternators, compressors, gearboxes, pumps, blowers and fans, and all auxiliary systems
  • Turnkey installation of turbomachinery
  • Bearing, seal and rotor inspections
  • Laser alignment and coupling inspections
  • Machine inspection and troubleshooting
  • Vibration analysis and fault finding
  • Control and emergency-stop valves, oil systems, cooling systems, condensers, and steam and vacuum systems
  • Pre-commissioning inspection and commissioning
  • Site fabrication, steam and oil piping
  • Turnkey overhauls and new machine installations
  • Relocations and refurbishments of complete machines
  • Project planning and management
  • Health, safety, environmental, and quality management
Rack and pinion gear system

Maintenance and general overhauls of 14 x 30MW steam turbine and compressor trains in petrochemical air separation plant, consisting of:

  • Equipment: GHH steam turbines and compressors are the primary focus of maintenance and operations
  • On-Site Operations: Up to 35 personnel, including a turbine and compressor engineer, site manager, foremen, and HSE managers and officers, ensuring safety and quality standards

General maintenance and general overhauls of six 60MW steam turbines in power station, consisting of:

  • Turbine-Generator Trains: Includes four GEC turbine-generator trains and two Escher Wyss turbine-generator trains, along with HP and LP turbines, and generators
  • On-Site Operations: Up to 15 personnel, including a site manager and HSE officers, supported by a site office, vehicles, equipment, and tooling
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Comprehensive site maintenance services by experienced technicians, fitters, project managers and engineers, such as:

  • Machining, fabrication, and assembly workshops
  • 3D measuring, dimensional and visual inspections
  • Run-out inspections
  • Weld repair and re-machining of rotor shafts, casings, impellers, peripherals and auxiliaries
  • Casing line boring
  • Re-machining and grinding of rotor shaft journals
  • Re-metaling and machining white metal bearings
  • Labyrinth seals replacement, strip material and wire, re-caulking and machining
  • Wear ring welding or coating and re-machining
  • Turbine rotor and stator re-blading
  • Radial compressor rotor and stator re-blading
  • Final assembly with verification of all specifications, dimensions and tolerances as per assembly procedures
  • Sandblast / glass-bead / aluminium oxide blasting facility / wash bays / non-destructive testing bay / spray booth
Technicians inspecting a turbo machine

Workshop Capacities

  • Four overhead cranes, 2x 20 ton, 9 ton and 5 ton
  • Vertical CNC Lathe 2-Axis 3.6m x 2.1m x 50 tons
  • Horizontal CNC Boring Mill 4-Axis 2m x 1.5m x 20 tons
  • 10 CNC / conventional lathes up to Ø3m x 10m x 40 tons
  • CNC milling / boring mills up to 8 tons
  • Low-speed dynamic balancing up to 32 tons and up to 3300 RPM
  • In-house transport up to 12 tons
Large scale turbo machine

Turnkey erection of turbomachinery plants by experienced erection engineers, technicians, fitters and project managers, such as:

  • Mechanical Erection and Commissioning: Involves the setup and commissioning of steam and gas turbines, alternators, compressors, gearboxes, pumps, blowers, fans, and mechanical auxiliaries
  • Fabrication and Erection: Includes shop and site fabrication of piping, steel structures, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and general plant erection
  • Project Execution: Comprehensive project planning, management, and commissioning (cold and hot) are handled by skilled engineers, technicians, and artisans, alongside health, safety, and quality management
  • Collaborative Services: Complementary boiler engineering by John Thompson and electro-mechanical services by ACTOM Group divisions

ACTOM Turbo Machines erected two 150MW Doosan-Skoda steam turbine and Siemens generators

  • The two trains each consisting of a HP/IP turbine casing, a LP turbine casing, a generator, as well as gearboxes, pumps, exciters, and all other mechanical oil and control system piping and auxiliaries
  • ACTOM Turbo supplied all specialized erection personnel, such as the chief erector, turbine engineer, technicians, artisans and semi-skilled assistants
  • ACTOM Turbo also supplied all of the specialised tooling and equipment, such as high-precision laser levelling equipment for the 30m long train
  • ACTOM Turbo completed the erection on time and within budget

Comprehensive site maintenance services by experienced technicians, fitters, project managers and engineers, such as:

  • 15+ Senior Turbine Technicians and 30+ Mechanical Fitters, complete with tooling and service vehicles
  • General overhauls and maintenance of steam and gas turbines, alternators, compressors, gearboxes, pumps, blowers and fans, and all auxiliary systems
  • Turnkey installation of turbomachinery
  • Bearing, seal and rotor inspections
  • Laser alignment and coupling inspections
  • Machine inspection and troubleshooting
  • Vibration analysis and fault finding
  • Control and emergency-stop valves, oil systems, cooling systems, condensers, and steam and vacuum systems
  • Pre-commissioning inspection and commissioning
  • Site fabrication, steam and oil piping
  • Turnkey overhauls and new machine installations
  • Relocations and refurbishments of complete machines
  • Project planning and management
  • Health, safety, environmental, and quality management

Maintenance and general overhauls of 14 x 30MW steam turbine and compressor trains in petrochemical air separation plant, consisting of:

  • Equipment: GHH steam turbines and compressors are the primary focus of maintenance and operations
  • On-Site Operations: Up to 35 personnel, including a turbine and compressor engineer, site manager, foremen, and HSE managers and officers, ensuring safety and quality standards

General maintenance and general overhauls of six 60MW steam turbines in power station, consisting of:

  • Turbine-Generator Trains: Includes four GEC turbine-generator trains and two Escher Wyss turbine-generator trains, along with HP and LP turbines, and generators
  • On-Site Operations: Up to 15 personnel, including a site manager and HSE officers, supported by a site office, vehicles, equipment, and tooling

Comprehensive site maintenance services by experienced technicians, fitters, project managers and engineers, such as:

  • Machining, fabrication, and assembly workshops
  • 3D measuring, dimensional and visual inspections
  • Run-out inspections
  • Weld repair and re-machining of rotor shafts, casings, impellers, peripherals and auxiliaries
  • Casing line boring
  • Re-machining and grinding of rotor shaft journals
  • Re-metaling and machining white metal bearings
  • Labyrinth seals replacement, strip material and wire, re-caulking and machining
  • Wear ring welding or coating and re-machining
  • Turbine rotor and stator re-blading
  • Radial compressor rotor and stator re-blading
  • Final assembly with verification of all specifications, dimensions and tolerances as per assembly procedures
  • Sandblast / glass-bead / aluminium oxide blasting facility / wash bays / non-destructive testing bay / spray booth

Workshop Capacities

  • Four overhead cranes, 2x 20 ton, 9 ton and 5 ton
  • Vertical CNC Lathe 2-Axis 3.6m x 2.1m x 50 tons
  • Horizontal CNC Boring Mill 4-Axis 2m x 1.5m x 20 tons
  • 10 CNC / conventional lathes up to Ø3m x 10m x 40 tons
  • CNC milling / boring mills up to 8 tons
  • Low-speed dynamic balancing up to 32 tons and up to 3300 RPM
  • In-house transport up to 12 tons

Turnkey erection of turbomachinery plants by experienced erection engineers, technicians, fitters and project managers, such as:

  • Mechanical Erection and Commissioning: Involves the setup and commissioning of steam and gas turbines, alternators, compressors, gearboxes, pumps, blowers, fans, and mechanical auxiliaries
  • Fabrication and Erection: Includes shop and site fabrication of piping, steel structures, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and general plant erection
  • Project Execution: Comprehensive project planning, management, and commissioning (cold and hot) are handled by skilled engineers, technicians, and artisans, alongside health, safety, and quality management
  • Collaborative Services: Complementary boiler engineering by John Thompson and electro-mechanical services by ACTOM Group divisions

ACTOM Turbo Machines erected two 150MW Doosan-Skoda steam turbine and Siemens generators

  • The two trains each consisting of a HP/IP turbine casing, a LP turbine casing, a generator, as well as gearboxes, pumps, exciters, and all other mechanical oil and control system piping and auxiliaries
  • ACTOM Turbo supplied all specialized erection personnel, such as the chief erector, turbine engineer, technicians, artisans and semi-skilled assistants
  • ACTOM Turbo also supplied all of the specialised tooling and equipment, such as high-precision laser levelling equipment for the 30m long train
  • ACTOM Turbo completed the erection on time and within budget

Past Project

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