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provides total pump repair, machining services, turbine repair & rebuild, field machining field services, new pumps and parts for industrial companies predominantly located in the Midwestern United States, but we work across the entire United States.
Our Story

What we do

The Progress Group Inc., formally known as Progress Pump & Machine & Progress Pump & Turbine Services was founded in 1973 in Whiting, Indiana by Aleksandar Desancic and moved to Schererville, Indiana in 1979, where we reside today.

The new name change reflects our desire to continually add new services to better serve our customers, we have added mobile equipment service and industrial rentals to our list in 2017. In the spring 2016 we added a 35,000 square foot extension to our plant with new support equipment to accommodate our customer’s needs, bringing our main building to 88,000 square feet.

Turbines

We repair steam turbines and offer a range of turbine related services.

Balancing

The Progress Group provides dynamic balancing up to 200,000 lbs. and 12’ diameter on-site or in-house.

Pumps

Progress’ approach to repairing any component is to analyze each unit, re-engineer when necessary and upgrade equipment to maximize reliability.

Field Machining

We offer technical support of removal, repair and installation of equipment including a full range of on-site machining, coupling and shaft alignment.

Mobile Equipment Repair

The Progress Group offers 24 hour response services with a fleet of vehicles to satisfy most transportation needs.

Fans/Blowers

Progress’ approach to repairing any component is to analyze each unit, re-engineer when necessary and upgrade equipment to maximize reliability.

Gear Boxes

We repair steam turbines and offer a range of turbine related services.

Engineering

We offer failure analysis, reverse engineering, fluid system design and modification and more.

How We Can Help

An exceptional experience

We have also added a 75 ton crane with a 20 ton auxiliary hoist to our collection of 20 ton cranes. The 75 ton crane with 20 ton aux has full access to all 35,000 square feet of our new addition. The new addition is 70 foot tall and has 44 feet of head space below the crane rails, this allows us to take on the largest of projects.


While industrial pumps and rotating equipment has been our lifeblood, we have continued to grow our turbine repair business, by adding numerous turbine specialists to our family, bringing years of experience and project planning to our facility. We offer turnkey packages, as well as tear down and inspect only.

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If at any time, you would like to schedule a tour of our plant, feel free to reach out to us, also please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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    Contact.

    Phone:
    (219) 322-3700

     

    Northwest Indiana

    918 Kennedy Ave,
    Schererville, IN 46375

    Emergency Contacts

    Alek Desancic, CEO
    (219) 712-8020 mobile

    Stevan M. Desancic, President
    (219) 808-4808 mobile

    Bryan Klassen, Vice President
    (219) 712-7748 mobile

    Scott Hivley, Planner
    (219) 869-3483 mobile

    Gene Corle, Estimator/Planner
    (219) 313-6098 mobile

    Glen Hendrickson, Senior Engineer
    (219) 718-4258 mobile

    George Ribikawskis, Turbine Repair Specialist
    (219) 576-3093 mobile

    Doug Belt, Plant Manager
    (219) 688-4770 mobile

    Stephen Cantrell, Day Foreman
    219-576-3884 mobile

    Bruce May, Day Foreman
    (219) 313-8707 mobile

    Ivan Dostal, Day Foreman
    (219) 808-2844 mobile

    Dennis Piske, Mechanic Foreman
    219-680-7809 mobile

    Mash Ghaus, Business Development
    (219) 689-1386 mobile