OREANDA-NEWS. November 10, 2010. OMZ-Spetsstal, a part of OMZ Group, has won a contract for the delivery of two hydraulic turbine shafts to Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro power plant, ordered by OJSC  Power Machines Company.

It is not the first order placed by OJSC  Power Machines Company at OMZ-Spetsstal. Currently OMZ’s metallurgical division is finishing work on two more hydraulic turbine billets. The first one will be shipped before the end of the month. Firm adherence to deadlines and high product quality, ensured by the DSP-120 automated steel-making facility, became the key factor in the decision.

The hydraulic shaft billet is manufactured from a 360 ton slab. The finished piece is over 9 m in length and about 3 m in diameter.

Power Machines Company and OMZ Group have been partners for a long time. This year, Izhorskiye Zavody have supplied three stator casings for the reconstruction of Sayano-Shushenskaya power plant; rotor frames are also in production. OMZ-Casting has shipped three rotor and center plate hubs.

OMZ Group is one of the leading heavy industry companies specializing in engineering, production, sales and service support of equipment for nuclear, oil and gas, mining industries, as well as special steel production and industrial services. OMZ Group’s facilities are located in Russia and Czech Republic. The Group is controlled by Gazprombank.