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Roger Harker to Serve on Gas Turbine Association Board of Directors | |
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For more information: Steve Sabin Corporate Marketing Manager Bently Nevada Corporation 1631 Bently Parkway South Minden, NV 89423 Phone: (775) 782-3611 Fax: (775) 782-9337 E-mail: steve.sabin@bently.com  Roger Harker President and COO Bently Nevada Corporation |
MINDEN, NEVADA, 24 January 2001 - Roger Harker, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bently Nevada Corporation, has formally accepted an invitation to serve as a Member at Large on the Board of Directors of the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI). IGTI is a division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). His tenure commences on 1 July 2001 and extends through June 2003. Harker, who has been associated with IGTI for more than 30 years, notes that this role is a "considerable honor." He explains his responsibilities as "helping ensure that IGTI services, expositions, and conferences are meeting the changing needs of the gas turbine community." Harker is likewise excited about the additional exposure the role will give him for interacting with users and manufacturers of gas turbines. "Gas turbines are emerging as the machines of choice due to their highly efficient, low-emissions capability to meet the world’s growing demand for electricity," explains Harker. "It is vital that we at Bently Nevada Corporation continue to improve our understanding of how our monitoring systems, bearings, and engineering services can better address our customers’ needs with these critical machines." Gas turbines are one type of internal combustion engine. Although used in many applications, they are probably most familiar as the jet engines used on commercial aircraft. Industrial versions of gas turbines are used to drive pumps, compressors, generators, and other machines. Bently Nevada’s long relationship with gas turbines stems from the use of the Company’s monitoring systems to assess mechanical and thermodynamic condition. Harker estimates that fully one-third of Bently Nevada’s business can be directly traced to gas turbines - even more if the machines driven by gas turbines are included. He elaborates on the growing popularity of gas turbines in the power generation industry: "In the past, they were used primarily for peak-power production and emergency standby power because they could be started and brought online much faster than other machine types. Thermal efficiencies for combined-cycle gas turbine plants are now around 55%, making them very attractive for base-load rather than just peak-load conditions." Harker goes on to note that states such as California, with their recent power shortages, "will find gas turbine power plants fueled by natural gas an efficient, lower-emission solution when compared to other fossil-fuel generation technologies." Bently Nevada is the world’s leading supplier of machinery protection and management solutions, and maintains over 80 sales and service offices in the principal industrial centers of 40 countries around the globe. It provides a comprehensive scope of products encompassing instrumentation, software, advanced bearing designs, engineering services, and fundamental rotor dynamic research - all with a common objective: helping customers protect and manage all their machinery. IGTI is a technical institute of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International, a non-profit organization with 125,000 members in 134 countries. Additionally, ASME hosts major conferences and events, such as their upcoming Turbo Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, designed to raise funds for supporting activities related to engineering. IGTI’s specific mission is "dedicated to supporting the international exchange and development of information to improve the design, application, manufacture, operation and maintenance, and environmental impact of all types of gas turbines and related equipment." |
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