Business Review Australia - March 2016_

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of a rotor, they need to send that

to Europe or the U.S., but that

increases the risk profile for their

business significantly. If something

happens during the entry period,

they are going to be out of

production for a long time.

“But if that work can be done in

Australia, it certainly reduces that

risk profile to the customer, and

therefore has significant added

value to them as a business. That’s

the next logical step forward for us.”

“The thing that makes it
achievable for us is our OEM
partnerships. They will support it,
they will utilise it and there is a lot of
interest in the market for it.
“It creates a lot of added value
to the customer,” said Yeoman.
“Often what customers do these
days is instead of having a stand-
by machine, they hold critical spare
parts, and the rotating elements are
always amongst that.
“If they need to do refurbishment

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