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Worldwide, power grids are more fragile than ever. In many areas, unexpected outages happen often enough that they are taken for granted, and whole industries have sprung up to assure continuous power in emergencies. It's not an enviable position: power as well as other utilities such as gas and water, responsible to entire populations, must remain operational.
Many such utilities utilize hydro and gas-powered turbines, composed of hundreds of small parts. Often, the reliability of those small parts can mean the difference between operational and non-operational. So that these parts remain reliable, utility companies plan periodic turbine shutdowns so that they can be disassembled and inspected, and parts can either be thoroughly cleaned or, where needed, replaced. Many utility companies are turning to Omegasonics ultrasonic tanks to get those parts quickly and thoroughly cleaned....
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