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In Situ Machining

In Situ Machining is a process to repair or reconstruct paper machines, steam turbines, compressors, pumps, presses, petrochemical process reactors, marine and industrial diesel engines, welded or flanged piping systems on site. Complementary services to in situ machining include non-destructive testing techniques, optical and laser alignment and heat treatment.

 

The expression and the technique “In Situ Machining” is used generically and can be anything between a simple 1” tube chamfer that takes five minutes to the rectifying of a three meters diameter sealing surface of a reactor that takes days.

 

Machining on site is to mill, turn, cut, drill, grind, rectify, bore, lap or ream at the equipment location.

 

Process advantages:

 

  • Minimum downtime
  • Equipment transport and logistics not necessary
  • Specialized trained labour for these procedures
  • Significant financial economy
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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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