{"id":3686,"date":"2017-02-09T15:22:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T20:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:12:09","slug":"happy-35th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/resources\/happy-35th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 35th Anniversary!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mechanical Dynamics &amp; Analysis began in 1982 as a small engineering firm supporting power generation companies with third party consulting services.\u00a0 It was founded by Jim Lindsey.\u00a0 Since its inception, MD&amp;A has maintained an entrepreneurial culture and has focused on outstanding customer service.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, now in its 35th year, MD&amp;A has evolved from a small firm into a worldwide full-service OEM alternative. Our reputation for fast response with innovative repair options is built on a commitment to excellence and quality.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/35Anniv.jpg\" alt=\"MD&amp;A 35th Anniversary banner\" width=\"660\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/35Anniv.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/35Anniv-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/35Anniv-292x160.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/35Anniv-90x49.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We provide engineering and technical expertise, component repair, parts and supervised craft labor to support the needs of the power generation industry. We employ over 400 employees reaching more than 100 customers each week during outage season.<\/p>\n<p>Qualified, experienced, knowledgeable experts; we employ seasoned professionals.\u00a0 Our teams of project managers, shop personnel, technical directors, and consulting turbine-generator engineers are supported by an established and experienced network of field engineering resources, enabling us to respond quickly and effectively to your outage needs.<\/p>\n<p>Happy 35th Anniversary!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdaturbines.com\/contact\/\">Contact us today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch our company video:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2O4xGQi-kjI?si=Q_EjID-C_5sYcic4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mechanical Dynamics &amp; Analysis began in 1982 as a small engineering firm supporting power generation companies with third party consulting services.\u00a0 It was founded by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[208,210,211],"tags":[92,88],"class_list":["post-3686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gas-turbine","category-generator","category-parts","tag-about","tag-oem-alternative"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Happy 35th Anniversary! &#8211; MDA Turbines<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Happy 35th Anniversary! 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