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Metalock® Repair

Metalock® Repair is the high-tech, cold repair to iron and steel castings that are cracked and/or broken.

 

This procedure originated in the 1930s in the Texan oil fields with the objective of avoiding the fire hazard of using welding techniques.

 

The Metalock® repair involves a critical analysis of the damaged material to identify the cause of the damage.

1 – Draft and establish measurements of the repair.

2 – Open apertures for the reinforcements.

3 – Adjust the reinforcements in the apertures.

4 – Fasten the reinforcements.

5 – Peen the reinforcements.

6 – Necessary finishing (Machining, grinding, painting)

 

Advantages of the process : 

1 – No introduction of new stresses in the base material.

2 – Restores mechanical ridgidity to the equipment.

3 – Can be done on site, reducing down time.

4 – Maintains surface alignment.

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structural repair solution

At the forefront of structural engineering, SPS Technology introduces a revolutionary solution - the Sandwich Plate System (SPS). This proprietarie structural composite material, compresed of two metal plates bonded by ElastocoreT, become a hallmark of safed, speed, durability, and strength in construction.

MARITIME

When it comes to strength, quality and permanence for vessel and asset repairs in the maritime industry, nothing compares to SPS.

OFFSHORE

SPS Technology and our Network Partners deliver the world’s leading Class-approved structural composite Cold Work solution for offshore repair and new builds.

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SPS – the sustainable solution for Maritime and Offshore.

Structural composites such as SPS®, Sandwich Plate System, for structural reinstatements and reinforcements are forward-looking, progressive and genuinely reinforce environmental sustainability. Conventional 'crop & renew' creates a lot of waste: the corroded surface is completely removed and scrapped. Pipe runs and tanks beneath the corroded area may need to be removed or cleaned to commence a repair. Crop and renew is almost always undertaken in drydock or requires complex arrangements that add travel, expense and downtime costs. With SPS, the corroded surface can stay in place and be used to form one side of the structural composite repair.

TRADITIONAL CROP AND RENEW:

  • Requires up to 90% more labor
  • Is up to 11 more expensive than SPS
  • Projects are 3x slower compared with SPS
  • Might need dive boats and underwater cofferdams
  • Does not allow work in adjacent areas to continue in parallel
  • Lengthens project schedules if services need dismantling

ALL OF WHICH ADDS UP TO A LOT OF CARBON EMISSIONS.

For cost-effective maritime repairs and modifications, the clear choice is SPS.

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