History

MTSI (Mendenhall Technical Services)

The MTSI corporate experience began in January of 1980 at the company’s founding. Preceding this, however, the total applicable experience for the company’s founder and some of the employees of MTSI, include 10 years at the General Electric Aircraft Engine Division (1960-1970) and 10 years at Turbine Power Systems Co., later sold to become Rolls Royce Energy Systems.

Below is a chronological listing of MTSI’s total project experience that also includes project involvement before MTSI’s founding with some of our senior engineering staff members:

  • 1960 – Entered marine and industrial gas turbine business w/General Electric.
  • 1960-1963 – Marketing and product development assignments. LM100, LM350 etc.
    • LM1500 Engineering sub section manager
      • Pipeline gas compression projects
      • Dicks Creek 100 MW – Cinergy (10 x LM1500 G/G + 1P/T)
      • Repowering of steam turbine generators at
        • Louisville Gas & Electric (4 x LM1500P)
        • Pennsylvania Power and Light/Scranton (3 x LM1500P)
        • Emergency Generator – Millstone Point Nuclear (1)
    • LM1500 Marinazation Program for U.S. Navy
    • LM2500 Task force representative re GE Investment in LM2500 development from TF39 program.
  • 1970-1980 – Founded Turbine Power Systems Co. (Later U.S. Turbine, Rolls Royce Energy Systems).
    • Numerous Allison 501KB generator set packaging projects for customers:
      • Egyptian Electricity Authority – Mobile Generator Sets (14)
      • Iraq – Mobile Generator Sets (4)
      • Saudi Arabia – 2 x 501KB – Industrial Park
      • CADAFE Venezuela – Mobile Generator Sets (10)
      • Waste Water Treatment Plant – Standby Power Installation (2)
      • Puerto Rico Pharmaceutical Plant – Emergency Power (1)
      • Municipal Utility Peaking, Emergency (1)
      • Northern Canada Power Commission (1)
      • Offshore Oil Tanker Unloading Terminal (2)
      • IBM – Mobile Generator Sets (21)
      • LM2500 Mobile Generator Sets – ARAMCO/Saudi Arabia (2)
      • 570 KA Generator Sets for Egyptian Ministry of Development (7)
      • Allison 570KA Generator sets for EEA ( Egypt ) (7)
  • 1980 – Founded MTSI
    • LM2500 Mech. Drives for PEMEX Compressors (6)
    • Packaging subcontractor for DDA Distributor
      • 501KB for AMOCO, offshore, Red Sea (2)
      • Chevron/Gaviota, California Cogen Plant (5)
      • GM Romulus , Michigan Cogen Plant – Combined Cycle (2)
    • Other Projects to present
      • GE – Design LM500 Marine Propulsion Packages for Danish Navy
      • GE – Design LM1600 Marine Propulsion Package for Yacht, Eco
      • Texaco – Redesign Allison 501K compressor drives for offshore Platform (3)
      • LFC Power Systems (Now Calpine) LM5000 STIG Cogen Plant at Yuba City , CA (Sunsweet)
      • Allison/GM SSGTG’s for DDG51 Ships (150)
      • GE – T700 Test Cell for Israeli Air Force
      • GE – Package three (3) PGT5 Steam Injected D/F Yale University Cogen Plant
      • Vericor/Honeywell/MTU
        • VPS3 Generator sets for Cogeneration Plants (3)
        • VPS4 Generator sets for Cogeneration Plants (3)
      • Kawasaki – GPB-15X Generator Sets for Cogeneration Plant (3)
      • U.S. Navy – LM2500 starting power modules for the NASSCO Strategic Sealift Ships (8)
      • Northrop Grumman LHD8 Hydraulic Starting Power Modules (2)
      • Man Turbo USA THM1304-11 Generator Set for CUC, Grand Cayman Island (Diesel Fuel)
      • Man Turbo USA THM1304-11 Generator Set for Trinidad (Methanol Fuel)
      • GE – Marine Propulsion Modules for Naval Patrol Ships