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RMS Metrology Solutions
BY: Marc Rubino - Director of Metrology Services & Garrett Lewis - Principal Technologist RMS’s Metrology team was recently at a customer site to scan their centrifugal compressor as part of an upcoming rerate project. This on-site scanning required abbreviated...
Expedited Overhaul of AC 165S4UUA Oil Free Screw Compressor Gets Customer’s Site Back Online
John Korevec, Senior Project Manger • Russ Aerts, Product Director - OFS, Oil Free Screw• Bill Egan, Technical Director - OFS, Engineering RMS was recently contacted by a Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel off the coast of Africa for support...
RMS Acquires Breaux Machine Works
BETHLEHEM, PA — July, 2022 — Rotating Machinery Services, Inc. (RMS) today announced the acquisition of Breaux Machine Works. This acquisition brings the people, skills, and infrastructure of Breaux Machine Works’ industry-leading machining capabilities into the RMS...
RMS Sales Team Welcomes Keith Glenn and Tim Schaper
RMS is pleased to welcome Keith Glenn and Tim Schaper to the RMS sales team. Keith Glenn is RMS’s new West Coast sales representative with over 25 years of rotating machinery experience. Tim Schaper joins RMS’s Houston Sales Team with more than 30 years of experience....
Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis Of An Axial Compressor Blade Failure Investigation
By Structural Analyst James Cardillo, CFPHS, EIT and Senior Aerodynamicist Ryan Montero Fluid-Structure interaction (referred to herein as FSI) is a method that requires calculating a flow field using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and coupling fluid flow results...
Innovative Engineering to Reduce Harmful Waste Products
In the face of growing environmental challenges, many industries continue to evolve and search for new ways to reduce the expulsion of harmful waste products into the atmosphere. Applications and opportunities involving the harvesting and recycling of waste gases...
RMS Acquires Axis Technical Services LLC
BETHLEHEM, PA — October 18, 2021 — Rotating Machinery Services, Inc. (RMS) today announced the acquisition of Axis Technical Services (ATS). This acquisition brings the skills, expert personnel and longstanding customer relationships of ATS into the RMS portfolio of...
Rotating Machinery Services Completes ISO 9001:2015 Certification Under TUV SUD America Inc.
September 2021 - Rotating Machinery Services (RMS) is pleased to announce its completion of ISO 9001:2015 Certification at its Bethlehem, PA, Appleton, WI, and Houston, TX locations. The Certification Body of TUV SUD America Inc. Auditors presented the certificate to...
Exhaust Diffuser Structural Analysis and Design Enhancement Against High Cycle Fatigue
By: Farzam Motazavi, Senior Engineer • James Cardillo, Structural Analyst Exhaust diffusers are a critical component of turbomachinery, especially for axial machines. The diffuser takes hot gas at the tail of the low pressure turbine and directs the flow to the...
Engineering Analysis and Structural Tuning of a Centrifugal Compressor Impeller
The analysis and “fine-tuning” of centrifugal compressor impellers is often an iterative process. It involves balancing the aerodynamic performance requirements with the structural integrity and vibration characteristics of the impeller. The process is involved, but...
RMS - Locations
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Bethlehem Shop and
Engineering Office
2760 Baglyos Circle
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Tel: 484-821-0702
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Pearland Works
14887 Hooper Street
Pearland, TX 77047
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Northchase Business Office
16676 Northchase Dr., Ste 400
Houston, TX 77060
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MEPCO
11410 Dumas Street
Houston, TX 77034
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Breaux Machine Works
13842 Hirschfield Rd.
Tomball, TX 77377
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Appleton Engineering Office
400 Ahnaip St., Suite 200
Menasha, WI 54952
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Sales: 920-460-3811
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Plant Process Machine Works
3301 Sherman St.
Houston, TX 77003
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Blading Services
40 Madison Blvd
Canastota, NY 13032
Tel: 315-875-5313
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Olean Office
130 South Union Street
Suite #2
Olean, NY 14760
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