Feature 4 | EQUIPMENT
Meeting repair yard demand for flexible machining
Portable machining tools can have a positive impact on the way shiprepairs and conversions are carried out, reducing cost and increasing flexibility.
its range of heavy duty portable machine tools from ship repair and conversion yards worldwide, as well as shipbuilding facilities in locations such as India and China. According to Phil Bauder, vice
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president, international sales: “By making an investment in these precision tools, shiprepair facilities can upgrade their machining operation. Repairs to heavy equipment can be carried out on-site, which is a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to disassembling equipment and sending it to a machine shop.” Mr Bauder further argues that as a result of having access to these tools, repair facilities can significantly improve productivity and streamline their machining processes, enabling them to compete more effectively for new business and become more profitable. To support its marketing offensive in
the ship repair and conversion sector, Climax is continuing to develop new tools which are suitable for use in repair and conversion yards. Tis includes a new range of flange facers which comply with the latest European CE safety standards, and which is available in three different machine types, with facing ranges of 508 to 1270mm; 762 to 1829mm; and 1143 to 3048mm. Features such as large, heavy-duty
construction-grade bearings are claimed to provide a high level of performance throughout the entire machining range, even when machining over bolt hole patterns. According to Climax, the design of the new range can substantially shorten the time needed for repairs to equipment such as flanges on piping systems, heat exchangers, pump housings, hatch seat openings, and bearing mounts. Te machine’s turning arm and tool head rotate a full 360degs,
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SA-based Climax Portable Machine Tools reports that it is receiving increased interest in
The Climax portable flange facer is one of the company’s portable machine tools that is being utilised by repair and conversion yards.
Stern tube boring onboard a vessel using Climax equipment.
creating a variety of chamfers, O-Ring grooves, and other angular surfaces,
while generating phonographic finishes. Modular construction over the entire
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