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Profile:
ATTALA
GENERATING
Attala Generating is an electrical co-generating company located
in the very small community of Sallis, MS (pop 139). With 24 employees
in the entire company, Attala Generating was looking to restart
their plant after being dormant for over a year.
Situation:
In order to successfully restart their operations, Attala Generating
needed training in the Mark VI control systems that handle gas turbines.
In conjunction with MEP of Mississippi partner Holmes Community
College, the company determined that training would need to focus
on the following areas:
• System Overview
• Troubleshooting
• Set-up
• Part configuration
and layout
In addition to the Mark VI control systems, basic training and troubleshooting
was also required on the GE EX2000 Excitation System and an LCI
system.
In addition to the issue of training in such specific hardware and
systems, Attala Generating needed a location that would allow for
this type of training for a group of 13 employees. The location
is key because GE’s trainers would need to reconfigure a computer
to act as a control system interface in order to properly train
the employees..
Solution:
In conjunction with MEP of Mississippi partner Holmes Community
College, the company located a trainer from Arizona who could conduct
the training and Holmes Community College used $11,000 of their
own funds to help reconfigure a classroom to accommodate the training.
The course covered the basics of looking around in the system and
troubleshooting problems that arise. It also provided trainees with
the basic background of how the Mark IV system is set up, and what
each piece of hardware does and provided troubleshooting training
on the hardware itself. On the EX2000 system and LCI System, a day
was spent covering how this system works as well as basic troubleshooting.
In addition to the contribution to the classroom, Holmes Community
College MEP center was able to secure $2500 of state workforce development
funds to assist Attala Generating.
Results:
Thirteen employees were trained in the use of the systems and are
now prepared for start-up of plant operations.
“I just wanted to take a minute and thank the staff at Holmes
for all the work they did in preparation for our class. I have spoken
with my team members that attended the training, and everyone had
only good things to say about the training room and helpfulness
of the staff there. Please give everyone my thanks for a job well
done.”
Ray Burrell
Plant Manager
Attala Generating Plant
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