
DESIGN CAPABILITY
CREATED TO PERFORM
ENGINEERED TO LAST

OUR DEPARTMENT OF EXPERIENCED, WELL-ROUNDED ENGINEERS HOLDS OVER 900 MAN-YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
We have world class design tools, extensive experience in the heavy engineering sector and can offer a full range of engineering services including design, diagnostics, FMEA, project management, owners engineer, expert witness, manufacturing support, condition monitoring and site services.
Our skilled team can assist in providing everything from CAD designs and FE-modelling to design reviews, in-depth failure analysis and re-design of components.

PPI HAS THE CAPABILITY TO DESIGN THE FOLLOWING

Air-Cooled Turbogenerators
Designed for high-performance power generation applications
up to 140MW.

Permanent Magnet Machines
Efficient permanent magnet motors and generators tailored to specific applications.

Hazardous Area
Machines
Specialised machine variants designed for operation in hazardous environments.

Synchronous
Machines
Salient pole motors and
generators designed
up to 60MW and 1800rpm.

Frequency
Changers
Rotary frequency changers engineered to meet specialised power conversion requirements.

Drive & Starting
Systems
Motor and generator solutions
for various drives and
starting methods.

Induction
Machines
Bespoke induction motors and generators engineered for demanding applications.

Excitation
Systems
Reliable excitation and control solutions for synchronous rotating machines.

Custom & Replacement Machines
Bespoke and reverse-engineered designs for replacement, retrofit and upgrade applications.
Through reverse engineering we can also design replacement components, re-engineer existing machines, as well as produce complete replacements for obsoletes while ensuring compatibility in productivity and purpose.
EXAMPLES FROM PPI ENGINEERING’S DESIGN PORTFOLIO
We engineer and build our rotating machines to our customers’ demanding specifications and produce a product that is economical and operates at its optimum efficiency. Combining experienced personnel, proven design software, manufacturing and technology, our motors and generators are designed to operate efficiently and reliably under arduous conditions.
We service customers across a broad spectrum of industries including offshore and onshore oil and gas, renewables, marine, manufacturing, mining and many more. PPI have completed projects of all scales across each industry, whatever your problem or requirement is – we will provide a solution.


OUR DESIGN TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES:
We utilise a range of programmes to ensure and prove the productivity and effectiveness of our designs.
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Solidworks
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ARMD
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Design X
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Comsol
We have also developed the following software to support the development of our designs:
• Cylindrical rotor end cap design
• Rotor weight, inertia and torsional stress
• Cylindrical, salient, PMG & armature thermal analysis
• Air, water, hydrogen cooling system design
• Water, air and TEFC heat exchange design
• Bearing selection
• Stress and fatigue analysis
• Foundation load design
• Field coil, coil clamp and coil clamp bolt design




