Benno Lötscher

Consulting and Services in Hydro-Business: - Independent expertise, technical assessments - Measurements, inspections and assessments in the power plant - Runner repairs and on-site services (incl. optimization) - Acceptance tests and evaluation of components at the supplier - Planning, development and sale of IoT and monitoring solutions Management, Administration, project acquisition

Head of an Engineering Department with Experts and Specialist in the following fields: - Site Inspections and Measurements (Dynamic behaviour, Stresses, Vibration, etc.) - Runner Engineering incl. Repair Concepts (Pelton, Francis, Pumps) - Mechanical Analyis (FEA, Residual Life Analysis, Fracture Mechancis, Design Optimizations, etc.)

Head of the Runner Engineering department which fullfills the following tasks: - Design and engineering of Runners (Pelton, Francis, Pump, Kaplan) - Execution of Runner projects (new and refurbishments) - 3D measurements (laser tracker, laser scanner) and reverse engineering - Inspections and troubleshooting at site (worldwide) - On-site repair of runners - Technical sales activities and development of new projects

Teamleader of a group of 7 mechanical engineers that do designs for pelton runners, execute engineering and manufacturing projects and do troubleshootings and inspections worldwide

Development of hydraulic layouts and design for Pelton turbines including upgrade and improvement studies.

Project manager for the design and manufacturing of Pelton, Francis and Pump runners

Leading Research Engineer on the industry founded (Andritz, Sulzer Pumps, Wilo Pumps) research program "Integral Runner Simulation by means of CFD". The project had the focus on the simulation of the entire turbine including rotor sides-spaces, labyrinths and all other components of the turbine.

- General Management - Strategic Planning & Management - Innovation & Change Management

Mechanical Engineering with focus on process engineering and energy systems