Feature 2 | BOILER REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE Aalborg fits burner upgrade kits
As part of its aſter sales service, Aalborg has developed an upgrade for operators switching to marine gas oil (MGO) fuels, which has proved successful in installations carried out recently.
this needs to be considered. In particular, low sulphur gas oil has lower lubrication characteristics when compared with the fuels the plants were originally designed for. In response Aalborg Industries has developed an upgrade kit
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for its burner brands and these kits have already been installed on several vessels. According to Aalborg, this upgrade has yielded positive results, achieving enhanced operational safety and technical compliance while remaining in adherence with classification society requirements. Te installation process will continue with more than 600 upgrade systems on order at the moment, mainly for tankers. In another initiative, relating to Aalborg Industries’ Mission range of boiler products, the company has developed a spare
An Aalborg service team boarding a vessel to carry out maintenance work on its boilers.
parts ‘E-catalogue’ based on an internet platform provided by ShipServ. Te catalogue contains full documentation, images and other information and is designed to facilitate spare parts procurement for these boilers Aalborg Industries Global After Sales is the market
leading service and spare parts supplier, with facilities in 14 countries. Services include the repair, conversion and upgrading of steam and hot-water boilers, thermal fluid heaters, combustion and automation systems, as well as the servicing and upgrade of all types of burners and boiler combustion control systems. Aalborg Industries carries out service and repairs on both
its own brands and third party equipment. For scheduled or emergency repairs or an upgrade/retrofit, the company can supply supply readymade components so plant can be professionally serviced with minimal downtime. According to an Aalborg spokesman: “Experience and
production capacity count when time is of the essence, and we have the manpower, engineering and production capacity to cope with any request; be it emergency repairs or a well planned upgrading. We always have time to plan a job, and our customers can count on us to stick to the schedule promised.” The company can also plan and execute boiler
plant conversions for offshore installations including FPSOs and FSOs, through its offices in Singapore and Dubai. SRCT
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s current boiler and burner plants are designed mainly for Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) operation, the change in fuels could constitute a higher operational safety risk and
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