Case Studies

The work we do
for real utilities.

Documented projects from both sides of the operation — machine shop fabrication jobs and field services deployments. Named utilities, real scope, actual outcomes. No stock photos.

Field Services — Emergency Response
230 kV Autotransformer Emergency — TECO

TECO 230 kV autotransformer failed at peak load. Southern Switch mobilized next day — crane, removal, spare from Polk Plant, installation, and apparatus testing.

Field Services — Breaker Replacement
OCB-to-SF6 Replacement — Tampa Substation

TECO downtown Tampa OCB replaced with SF6. Southern Switch handled removal, installation, and P&C cabling. Partner Sigma C performed protection relay testing.

Field Services — Transformer Work
Transformer Elevation — MacDill AFB

Four TECO transformers elevated onto flood-hardened platforms at MacDill AFB. Southern Switch handled crane coordination, platform setting, and apparatus testing.

Machine Shop — High-Voltage Fabrication
500 kV Pantograph Switch Rebuild — Duke Energy

Duke Energy 500 kV pantograph jaw burned through on lightning. Southern Switch machined a new jaw from billet, fabricated contacts, and rebuilt all three phases.

Machine Shop — Bus Bar & Plating
Generator Bus Bar Replating — Duke Anclote Plant

2,500 ft of Duke Anclote generator bus stripped, silver-replated on aluminum, and re-insulated with Raychem. Completed in a two-week plant outage.

Machine Shop — Switch Refurbishment
ConEd Switch Rebuild — Arthur Ashe Stadium

ConEd disconnect switch feeding Arthur Ashe Stadium — solder repairs had failed repeatedly. Southern Switch refurbished with silver inserts in under 24 hours.

Machine Shop — Switch Component Fabrication
Southern States EV1 Arm Fabrication — BG&E

BG&E’s Southern States EV1 had a sheared operating shaft. Southern Switch machined a new arm from billet aluminum and refurbished the full switch set.

Machine Shop — Breaker Mechanism
ABB 550 kV Hydraulic Breaker Rebuild

Full teardown, inspection, manifold fabrication, and reseal of an ABB 550 kV hydraulic operating mechanism. Discontinued parts machined from billet in-house.

Machine Shop — Reverse Engineering
Siemens SF6 Breaker Part Re-Engineered

A cast operating-mechanism part on a Siemens SF6 breaker failed in service. We reverse-engineered it from a sample, machined a stronger billet replacement, and returned the unit to service.

Machine Shop — Bearing Rebuild
Southern States EV2 Bearing Refurbishment

Seized Southern States EV2 rotating switch bearings rebuilt with stainless shafts, brass lock nuts, and Viton seals — a field-proven upgrade over the original design.

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