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Marine    &    offshore

metalock marine repair

Marine and offshore onsite metalock repairs

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Why is Metalock so important to marine engineering?

ship fracture repair
Metalock has become a most critical partner for marine and offshore, more than for any other industry.

A key characteristic of this industry is that any stoppages cannot be tolerated, due to the high cost of loss of service. It is with this in mind that MIA members are skilled in the use of the Metalock engineering process to repair marine equipmentonsite. Repairs can be challenging on a ship, but this is not the case for Metalock.

✺ Locally situated in major ports around the world.
✺ No heat distortion, or metal structure degradation.
✺ In-situ repairs in restricted environments, sometimes when the ship is sailing.
✺ Repairs in days, rather than a replacement in weeks.
✺ We also do other repair services, like onsite machining.
✺ Repairs accepted by international classification societies.
The Metalock process allows for the immediate diagnosis of the damage, where many of the repairs can be carried out with little or no dismantling. Where the downtime is expected to be weeks, a Metalock onsite repair can bring operations be back in hours or days, especially when using other members technicians to speed up the repair.
The marine and offshore operating environment calls for the most stringent levels of resilience and dependability. Metalock has worked with all the certification agencies, and they accept the Metalock process as a valid repair in the marine and offshore environments. MIA members have access to key material and training procedures that are accepted by certification agencies.
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Some of the repairs our members carry out include:
  ✺ Engine blocks,
  ✺ Cylinder heads,
  ✺ Gearboxes,
  ✺ Crankcases,
  ✺ Liners,
 
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Cylinder covers,
  ✺ Entablatures,
  ✺ Bedplates,
  ✺ Housings,
  ✺ Fly wheels.
Just call your nearest Metalock member for a site visit and advice 
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Examples of rapid repairs, completed in a matter of days

  • Cylinder repair
  • Turbine case
  • Cylinder ring
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Crack repair on the sixth cylinder of a Akasaka-Mitsubishi marine engine, in-situ repair by Metalock Croatia
Crack in sixth cylinder
Detailed crack analysis
Initial Metalock key shape drilled across the fracture
Completed Metalock key slots
Metalock keys inserted
Metalace studs inserted to seal and strengthen
Sealing testing
Completion of repair
Grinding of surface and testing repair sealing
No evidence of crack exists
SULZER turbine case repair, workshop repair by Metalock Croatia
main engine damage - fracture of the bottom of the cylinder ring, in-situ repair by Metalock Colombia

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Case studies from some of our members websites

Bulgaria,
A selection of marine repairs
Australia
Bergen main engine BRM-9 5,400 BHP.
Italy
Wartsila engine repair
marine traffic
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Pressing & forging   
Steel   
Mining   
Heritage   
Marine   
Power generation   
Pulp paper packaging   
Petrochemical & refinery   
Process industry

Contact: enquiries@metalockinternational.org
Tel: +44 (0) 1332 695081  
Fax: +44 (0) 1332 695080
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