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Profile
We are a company specialized in the manufacturing of forged blades for steam turbine and forged compressor blades for gas turbine, for the power generation market. We can produce a wide range of blades in terms of size, weight and finishing grade, from the envelope forged blades to those ready to fit. We are one of the few companies in the world able to produce machined blade forgings with overall length up to 1.500mm (59inch) and initial weight amounting up to 180kg (400lb). We have been working in this field since 1963 always looking for improvement and completion of the manufacturing process. The major equipments for the production are our drop forging hammers with respectively 50.000 kgm, 35.000 kgm and 12.500 kgm of power and our several high speed machining workstations. The products are manufactured in Maniago (Italy) and sold worldwide with Europe and Asia as the key markets. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES: * Power Generation market presence for over 45 years. * Consolidated expertise in the forging of turbine blades with overall length up to 1.500mm (59inch) and initial weight amounting up to 180kg (400lb). * Complete range of stainless steel blades. * Ready to fit products. * Integration with key-customers in the product definition.

History
C*Blade S.p.a. was born from the merger by acquisition of two companies: Campolin & Beltrame S.p.a. and ISTAL S.r.l. both situated in Maniago (Pordenone) Italy. Our activity started in 1963 with the forging of steel products. A few years later the company entered the power generation market with the production of forged turbine blades. At that time machine tools with specific technologies didnt exist. The blades were manufactured through precision forging with difficult manual preforming and hot forging phases and with a great manual work of control, straightening and grinding between the production phases. Turbine blades are nowadays manufactured through preforming in a 4-axis automatic preforming line and envelope forging in our powerful hammers. The forged pieces are then heat treated/straightened and then machined in our CNC workcenters. The finishing is carried out with automatic grinding on the airfoils and manual grinding for the root platforms and tip. Numerous quality controls follow all the process to ensure a uniform blade production quality. After more than 45 years of experience, C*Blade is recognized as a leader in the production of forged turbine blades and supplies all the major OEMs, worldwide.

Know How
From the drawing to the finished blade, each step is carried out inside our company thanks to the knowledge of our technicians and a high qualified process. We are able to design the die and produce any kind of turbine blade starting from the 3D model or the drawings. In order to do so, we also use a FEM system for the simulation of hot plastic deformation of materials in closed die forging. We are able to provide simulation of material flow and precise prediction of all kinds of flow induced defects. The defects and grain-flow as well as temperature, strain and fracture factor can be tracked in order to optimize the forging process. We also produce by ourselves the CAM programs required for the milling of the blade in our CNC machines and design any fixing and checking tool required for the manufacturing of the blade, including control programs used in our CMMs.

Equipment
MAIN EQUIPMENT * Hot preforming hydraulic press with 4 axis control * Hammers: 50.000 kgm, 35.000 kgm, 12.500 kgm * Water jet robotized cutting system * Heat treatment furnaces * CNC machines with 3, 4, 5 and 6 axis (20 spindles) * Metabo CNC polishing machines * Coordinate Measuring Machines - CMMs * Vibration and momentum measurement stations Efficient equipment is the key for performance. Continuous investments demonstrate our commitment for good quality and delivery performance. Accurate planning and respect of maintenance schedule are firm points to guarantee an high level of productivity.

Our company is specialized in the supply of all blades from the bigger stages, forged and machined, up to the small ones machined from bar. Our expertise and equipment allow us to manufacture complex shapes for the big stages of blades and vanes with excellent quality and competitive cost. MATERIALS Martensitic and precipitation hardening stainless steel.

REFERENCE LIST ALSTOM technology ANSALDO technology MITSUBISHI technology SIEMENS technology WESTINGHOUSE technology

We produce machined blade forgings with lengths up to 1.500mm (59inch) and initial weights amounting up to 150kg (330lb). Our expertise and equipment allow us to manufacture big low pressure blades with excellent quality and competitive cost. MATERIALS Martensitic and precipitation hardening stainless steel.

REFERENCE LIST ALSTOM/ABB technology ANSALDO technology GE technology HITACHI technology MAN technology PARSONS technology SIEMENS technology WESTINGHOUSE technology

Quality controls
Highly qualified technicians are able to perform a wide range of controls in compliance with the most rigorous international standards. The mechanical properties are investigated through tensile tests, Charpy impact tests and Brinell hardness tests. Complete metallographic examinations are performed in order to determine grain size, non-metallic inclusions content and delta ferrite content. Vickers micro-hardness tests are used for surface decarburation inspection. The final product can be subjected to non-destructive tests such as magnetic particle, ultrasonic and dye penetrant examinations. C*Blade is able to deliver ready to fit blades on which are performed vibration tests and weight moment balancing.

Certifications
PROCESS C*Blade pursues customer satisfaction. For this reason, we have built a quality management system according to ISO 9001:2008 standard. Manufacture of steam turbine blades and gas compressor blades HEALTH & SAFETY We comply with or exceed the requirements of current legislation and codes of practice. We are currently planning the certification according to ISO 14001 standard. ENVIRONMENT We comply with or exceed the requirements of current legislation and codes of practice. We are currently planning the certification according to OHSAS 18001 standard.

Materials
We are specialized in the forging and manufacturing of stainless steel turbine blades. Our materials are bought only from certified suppliers working in the power generation sector and in compliance with the customer specifications and the most rigorous international standards.
Nr. Martensitic Stainless Steel X12CRNIMOV12-3 1.4938 X12CR13 1.4006 X20CR13 1.4021 X22CRMOV12-2 1.4923. X4CRNIMO16-5-1 1.4418 Precipitation Hardening Stainless Steel X5CRNICUNB16-4 1.4542 X5CRNIMOCUNB14-5 1.4594 X4CRNIMOCUNB15-3 UNS AISI JIS References UNI EN 10269 UNI EN 10088-3 UNI EN 10088-3 UNI EN 10269 UNI EN 10088-3 UNI EN 10088-3 UNI EN 10088-3

S41000 S42000

410 420

SUS410 SUS420J1

S17400 S45000

630 XM-25

SUS630

The table summarizes only the most common steel types we use.

Customers
Thanks to our consolidated experience made in over 45 years of presence in the power generation market and our complete range of products, we are recognized as a leader in the production of forged turbine blades and we supply all the major OEMs, worldwide, with Europe and Asia as the key markets. Thanks to our customers, our steam turbine blades and gas compressor blades are installed in in several hundreds of power plants all over the world and help to generate thousands of megawatts of electricity every day.

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Locations
C*Blade facilities are located in Maniago. Maniago is a part of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region in north-east Italy. The small city founded in 981 AD by Romans, has over 550 years of history in blacksmith industry and in particular in the forging of blades. We are easily reachable from Venice Marco Polo Airport.

Plant A - Offices, forging, warehouse Via DAronco, 34 - 33085 Maniago (PN) - ITALY Phone +39 0427 735411 - Fax. +39 0427 700141 Plant B - Heat treatments, machining, inspections Via Genova, 1 - 33085 Maniago (PN) - ITALY Phone +39 0427 735411 - Fax. +39 0427 733509 info@cblade.it - www.cblade.it

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