American Hydro
Edward Kahlbaugh is an experienced professional in the fields of quality assurance and manufacturing management, currently serving as the Quality Assurance Manager at American Hydro since October 2018. Prior to this role, Edward held positions at Voith Hydro as Director of Manufacturing and at Metso, where responsibilities included Plant Manager, Manager of the Materials Group, and Manager of Contract Sales from 2003 to 2017, along with earlier experience as a Quality Assurance Technician at Metso Minerals from 1997 to 2003. Edward Kahlbaugh combines a strong background in quality engineering with significant leadership roles in manufacturing operations.
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American Hydro
End-to-end Equipment and Services From new bearing materials to improved wicket gate linkage to modernizing electrical control systems, our turbine upgrade and rehabilitation programs will extend the life of your equipment and create more capacity and efficiency within the layout of your hydro plant. We take a knowledgeable approach to every turbine upgrade and installation with the goal of giving your plant a second life. Engineering Our focus is to create designs that maximize turbine capacity and efficiency while eliminating cavitation to meet our customers’ needs. The complete machine is analyzed for each design to ensure the full operating range is optimized. While optimizing unit performance is paramount, our engineers are ever mindful of the need to balance the structural integrity of the unit with the hydraulic performance. Turbines American Hydro specializes in the upgrading and refurbishing of Francis, Kaplan, propeller, large pumps, pump-turbines, and Kaplan conversions. Each of our designs is customized to meet specific project requirements including life extension, increased capacity and peak efficiency, elimination of cavitation, and environmentally-friendly technology. Field Service American Hydro Field Service Representatives have decades of experience working on all types of hydro equipment. This experience is backed by our team of engineers, which supports our customers through every phase of their project. From mobilization to commissioning, our hydro team is ready to support your needs.