Who We Serve
Our Customers
We are helping our customers develop machines that are disruptive in their market. We take confidentiality very seriously.
Design and Test for conventional and oil-free turbomachinery
Our Customers
We are helping our customers develop machines that are disruptive in their market. We take confidentiality very seriously. So this is only a high level list of the kinds of customers we work with.
Our customers trust us with their most sensitive technology programs. That trust is the foundation of every relationship we build.
Disruptive Machines in Every Market
From fuel cell blowers enabling cleaner energy to aerospace turbines pushing performance boundaries, our customers are building the next generation of rotating machinery.
Oil-free technology is a key enabler for many of these applications — removing oil seals, reducing maintenance, and enabling operation in environments where conventional lubrication is impossible.
Industries We Serve
A high-level overview of the types of customers and applications we support.
Microturbine Companies
Several microturbine companies rely on OFM for high temperature, aggressive environments — sometimes used in vehicles as well as industrial applications. This requires several trade secret technologies and practices to enable operation over 500°C with a robust operating range.
Fuel Cell Blower Manufacturers
Essential to increasing output of a fuel cell is a blower to move more air through the fuel cell. However, that air must be free of oil to protect the fuel cell. High volume manufacturing and automotive environments make this a challenging application.
Industrial Blowers
Modern high speed motors with state of the art centrifugal compressor design can be made more efficient with foil bearings. Seen in water treatment applications and other high energy usage applications where efficiency is critical.
Compressors for HVAC/Data Center/Chiller
This is the big growth market where oil-free turbo compressors are providing long life, high efficiency, and a much lower price point than classic screw or even magnetic bearing turbo compressors.
Turbochargers
Foil bearings are a natural fit for turbochargers, permitting low maintenance, removing oil seals, and making more flexible installation requirements.
Turboexpanders
High speed and typically continuous running, foil bearings permit greater performance with reduced maintenance in turboexpander applications.
Super-Critical CO₂ Power Generation
A review of this new technology shows that foil bearings are part of the major efforts in this area — a growing market for oil-free rotating machinery.
Aerospace Turbines
APU's and ACM's
Rotordynamics Modeling Clients
Add your new customer type or application area Rotordynamics modeling for all high speed and industrial turbomachinery, regardless of using oil-free or conventional bearings. This includes pumps, compressors, integrally geared machines, and gas turbines.
Rotordynamics Modeling
Is Your Application a Fit?
Contact us for a free project risk assessment. We'll tell you honestly whether foil bearings are the right solution for your application.
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