From Holtwood, PA in 1912 to today's modern automated plant, Kingsbury has been the first choice to provide bearings for the largest and heaviest vertical turbine-generator and pumped-storage hydroelectric plants in the world.

Kingsbury's Repair & Service Division has many years of experience and countless installations in Hydro power plants.

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Kingsbury Expert Services For Hydro

• Evaluation, repair, and rebabbitting of thrust and guide bearings for vertical and horizontal hydroelectric bearing applications
• Field service support including load alignment and re-scraping shoes
• Training for maintenance staff at your facility or at Kingsbury

Performance Upgrades & Retrofits

• High pressure lift systems and bearing modifications for improved maintenance, extended bearing life, and increased load-carrying capacity
• Load cell installation upgrades for improved performance monitoring, load-equalization, and extended life
• Retrofits of jack-screw and other non-equalizing thrust bearings with Kingsbury mechanical leveling-plate or hydraulic equalizing bearings
• Retrofits of spring-plate and other vertical bearing designs with Kingsbury standard VK or KBV designs