Press Releases

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On-Site Machining:

Steel and Aluminium:

• Alcan  Rogerstone, mill housing window m/cing
• Corus 1   roughing mill Llanwern, stand m/cing
• Corus 2   roughing mill Lanwern, stand m/cing
• Corus Port Talbot  teeming ladle orbital turning
• Corus Beam Mill   beam straightener orbital turning
• Corus Port Talbot   reverse/roughing mill stand m/cing
• Metalock's Global Steel Reputation  
• Finspong Sweden   mill window m/cing
• Aceralia Spain   m/cing for new screwdown capsules
• Dofasco Canadamachining for blast furnace tuyere cooler holders 
• Corus Scunthorpe  BOS plant trunnion keyway m/cing

Marine:

• BAE Systems  Marine,Scotstoun, 'A' frame boring
• Vosper Thornycroft  Southampton, stern tube boring 
• Pielstick engine   engine block repairs
• Veritas winch brake drums   regrinding to remove scores
• Elefsis Greece   m/cing weapons seatings for fast attack vessel
• HMS Endurance  stern tube seal retrofit
• Type 45 Destroyers major In-Situ machining contracts awarded
• Aberthaw Fisher main bearing transplants 
• Allen Gears bearing pocket transplants in aluminium casing
• Offshore propshaft metal spray recovery 

Power generation:

• Large Boring Bar 12m bar for big casings
• ESB Turbine  casing rebore for reblading
• Thames Water   diesel/gas engine uppper liner landings refurb.
• Czech Turbine   machine, weld, remachine blade slots
• SE Asian Generator  orbitally machine rotor shaft journal
• Hydro Stations various in-situ machining operations
• Culligran Hydro complex runner chamber profile machining
• LP Turbine Casings in-situ machining for retrofit upgrades

Pressings and Forgings:

• Minster Press   bolster regrind, Carnaud Metal Box
• Somers Forge   3000t press crosshead casting repair

Heritage:

• Bascule Bridge   Birkenhead, rolling track m/cing

Petro Chemical:

• Marathon   FSO, West Coast of Africa, pump repair
• Shell Expro   gearbox "rescue", North Cormorant
• Basell Polyolefins grinding double barrel extruder bores

Process:

• Lafarge Cement   Dunbar Raw mill table repair
• Imerys Minerals  rotary kiln tyre regrinding
• Forth Ports Cement Unloader   Slew ring/ lifting rams
• Rugby Cement  ball mill  drive shaft recovery
• Bean Processor   rotary sterilizer shaft recovery
• Lafarge Cement cement mill shaft restorations

Paper:

• Curtis Fine Papers   in-situ drying cylinder regrinding

Combined Metalocking & Machining

Marine:

Power Generation:

• Cottam Power Station  4.5m girth ring gearwheel tooth recovery

Casting Repairs:

Heritage:

• Albert Memorial   London
• Chetwynd Bridge   River Thame, Alrewas, Staffs CC
• Ha'penny Bridge   Dublin
• Old West Bridge   Leicester
• Codsall Bridge   Wolverhampton
• Newcastle High Level Bridge Extensive long term repairs

Water Industry:

• Thames Water Pipe   mains water pipe repair 

Process:

• Elementis Chromium   6.5m dia girth ring repair

Automotive:

• Toyota UK   body panel die repair

Machine Shop:

Process:

• JRD Mouldings  

Pump Refurb:

• Anglian Water   12" pump overhaul

Railway:

• Thomas the Tank Engine   main drive cylinder block

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