# Hardide first production order for power generation turbine blades delivered

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/hardide-first-production-order-for-power-generation-turbine-blades-delivered/4121055098
- Published: 2022-03-01T07:21:24+00:00
- Author: Giles

**Hardide plc** (LON:HDD), the developer and provider of advanced surface coating
technology, has announced that it has delivered the first production set of coated
turbine blades for Ansaldo Energia S.p.A, a major European manufacturer of steam
and gas turbines and energy solutions transitions leader. These blades are to be
installed in advanced gas turbine engines with high operational flexibility that
cut CO_(2) emissions and operational costs in a very demanding market. More orders
for this application are expected to be placed during 2022.

The Hardide-A coating is proven to reduce wear, corrosion and erosion of the turbine
blades, maintaining high efficiency for longer and reducing significant on-going
maintenance costs. The Group was granted a patent in November 2019 by the UK Intellectual
Property Office for an erosion resistant coating for turbine blades, vanes and other
components. Equivalent registration of this patent is underway in ten leading industrial
countries. The Group believes there is significant potential for further business
from the gas and steam turbine sector, and has active developments with five power
generation companies in the UK and Europe.

The ability to coat these components is only possible because of the investment 
made in the new Longlands Road site, in particular the larger coating reactor and
pre-treatment line that are large enough to process blades of this size.

> **Philip Kirkham, Hardide plc CEO, commented:** “This is our first production 
> order for power generation turbine blades and we are delighted to be contributing
> to a new generation of technology which offers clear environmental and operational
> cost advantages in the power generation market. This, and similar applications
> in the future, would not have been possible without the investment made at the
> new UK site. The high level of current and forecast utilisation of this large 
> reactor supports the decision to invest ahead of demand. Hardide is looking forward
> to continuing to work with Ansaldo Energia and others, including EDF Energy, and
> expects to receive further contracts for the coating of turbine blades this year.”

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