His tenure commences on 1 July 2001 and extends through June 2003. Harker is likewise excited about the additional exposure the role will give him for interacting with users and manufacturers of gas turbines. 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. 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. 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.