Turbomachinery International: July/August 2025

Turbomachinery International’s July/August issue is live and packed with insights from our spring survey about the industry’s current state.

The cover story, Energy Industry Outlook: Strategies to Tackle Supply Chain Issues, Power Demand, and Decarbonization, provides a detailed look at the survey results and explores various factors influencing the turbomachinery sector. It includes insights, trends, and solutions to ongoing challenges that were identified in the survey, such as persistent supply-chain constraints, rising material costs, skill gaps, and labor shortages. We interviewed OEMs, operators, and industry experts to put our survey findings into context—resulting in a comprehensive market report that highlights how the sector is adapting and innovating amid changing conditions.

"The power landscape is shifting faster than we’ve seen in decades," said Doug Machon, VP of Business Development, IHI Power Services Corp. "Electricity demand is surging, driven in large part by the exponential growth of data centers and AI infrastructure, as well as increased electrification."

Also in this issue ...

Mohammadreza Galeban of the Persian Gulf Bidboland Gas Treating Co. walks readers through whether a rotor requires high-speed balancing. Galeban explains that in high-speed rotating machinery, a common misconception exists: Every rotor that operates above its first critical speed requires high-speed balancing. He says that although this assumption may seem intuitive, it overlooks the dynamic complexities and oversimplifies the matter. Check out the issue to learn more!

Amin Almasi’s Turbo Tips column, Risk Assessments, Safety, and Operational Problems of Turbomachinery, explains that HAZOP reviews are essential for turbomachinery safety and have evolved into a crucial process for identifying potential hazards and ensuring adequate safety measures.

The Myth Busters tackle another turbomachinery myth: Compressor field performance tests are superfluous! Klaus Brun and Rainer Kurz assert that site performance tests for centrifugal compressors verify real-world performance under actual operating conditions, gas compositions, and piping, often offering a more cost-effective and representative assessment than factory tests.

Click here to view the July/August 2025 issue.