Metalock Brasil performs emergency field machining job for the automotive industry
Metalock Brasil was engaged to provide an emergency in-situ machining job for a 75 year old traditional Sao Paulo company that produces side rails, frames and structural components for vehicle frames. The upper shaft housing of a 1600 ton press was uneven. A suitable portable boring machine was prepared, set up, aligned, secured and the […]
Electrical and mechanical repairs by Metalock Brasil to a Flooded Tanker
A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker suffered an engine room flood and contacted Metalock Brasil for electrical and mechanical repairs. The vessel was alongside in a north-eastern port when the flood happened, affecting the engine room propulsion and auxiliary machinery, ancillary equipment and pipework. Metalock Brasil, which has a technical division specialized in flooded engine […]
Metalock Brasil called in for Power Generator Engine Repair
A thermo-electric power plant from Ceará state contacted Metalock Brasil to inspect damage of a Wärtsilä engine block, model W20 V46, and evaluate the possibility of repair. The damage was in the region of cylinder number 5, as a result of the engine having seized, consisting of cracks, clean breaks and deformations in seven different […]
Exclusive Metalock® Process is used on Industrial Part weighing over 13 Tons
Metalock Brasil was called in to repair a vertical lathe cross-member belonging to a heavy industrial steel mill. To better identify the damage, Metalock Brasil’s technicians carried out a dye-penetrant liquid test. This technique allowed the identification of a crack measuring 2,100mm at one end of the crosspiece. Because this involved a large cast iron […]
