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Metalock Engineering
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11 Paragon Way
Bayton Road, Exhall
Coventry
CV7 9QS
UK
Telephone: (UK) +44 24 7636 0084
http://www.metalock.co.uk
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Listing of all 24 news releases from Metalock Engineering:
Metal sprayers cut time to repair
User application article A combination of orbital machining and thermal spraying have been used to avoid the need to replace the drive shaft on a key piece of food-processing equipment.
News from Metalock Engineering (25 August 2006)
Drilling expertise enables naval repairs
User application article Metalock Engineering UK's expertise in deep hole drilling in-situ is not frequently called for but recently it has been put to the test on a Royal Navy ice patrol and research vessel.
News from Metalock Engineering (28 April 2005)
Cast iron repair technology safeguards rail bridge
User application article Broken cast iron lips that hold parapet panels in place on a Grade II listed railway bridge at Codsall in South Staffordshire have been repaired by Metalock Engineering.
News from Metalock Engineering (10 July 2003)
Die repairs put Toyota bodies back online
User application article By responding quickly to a request from Toyota UK to repair a fractured body panel die, Metalock Engineering enabled the pressing line to get back into operation with minimum downtime.
News from Metalock Engineering (18 March 2003)
Refurbishment beats replacement for Anglian Water
User application article Metalock Engineering has recently overhauled a 25 year old 12in Allen Gwynne mixed flow bowl pump that Anglian Water Supplies used for surface water drainage.
News from Metalock Engineering (13 January 2003)
Stitching saves listed bridge
User application article Metalock Engineering has been using its cast iron metal stitching expertise to repair and refurbish the Old West Bridge that carries three lanes of traffic out of the centre of Leicester.
News from Metalock Engineering (24 December 2002)
In situ regrinding reduces downtime for Curtis
User application article Metalock Engineering has enabled Curtis Fine Papers to put its machines back into production in quick-time and resume production of high quality uncoated printing, writing and security papers.
News from Metalock Engineering ( 3 September 2002)
In-situ machining extends turbine compressor life
User application article Metalock Engineering has recently remachined two rows of stator blade dovetail slots of a 160MW gas turbine to restore the design dimensions enabling the blades to be properly secured.
News from Metalock Engineering ( 1 August 2002)
In-situ machining keeps china clay kiln running
User application article To eliminate the risk of a cracked casing on one of its china clay drying kilns, Imerys Minerals called on Metalock Engineering to in-situ machine one of the tyres on a 41 year old kiln.
News from Metalock Engineering ( 2 July 2002)
Machining aids steel production
User application article In-situ machining as part of a plant refurbishment has helped a Spanish steel producer to substantially improve product quality and thickness tolerance.
News from Metalock Engineering (23 May 2002)
Boring work on new naval trimaran
User application article RV Triton, the research vessel conceived, designed and owned by QinetiQ is currently undergoing extensive sea trials.
News from Metalock Engineering (22 April 2002)
Big Bertha moves in to repair in situ
Metalock has designed and built an extensive array of specialist machines for on-site working, latest of which is a 12m-long boring bar for in-situ turbine machining applications, dubbed Big Bertha.
News from Metalock Engineering (18 February 2002)
Metal stitching helps to restore bridge in Dublin
User application article As part of the restoration of the Ha'Penny Bridge (the Liffey Bridge) across the River Liffey in Dublin, metal stitching techniques were used to repaired the damaged parts
News from Metalock Engineering ( 1 February 2002)
In-situ machining resores mill for Corus
User application article Metalock Engineering carried out extensive in-situ machining work at Corus, Port Talbot, to restore the reversing roughing mill to its original manufacturing tolerance
News from Metalock Engineering (27 November 2001)
Metal stitching repairs cracks in giant kiln
User application article Problems with a series of cracks on one of Elementis Chromium's kilns have been overcome by Metalock Engineering using its metal stitching process to secure infill plates into the windows
News from Metalock Engineering (17 October 2001)
Rolling larger slabs in Sweden
User application article Upgrades by Metalock Engineering to a 1500mm Swedish hot mill has allowed it to roll 10-tonne slabs instead of 6-tonners, giving a significant rise in output
News from Metalock Engineering (20 September 2001)
Metal stitching used to repair historic bridge
User application article When a Grade II Star listed cast iron bridge developed fractures, Metalock Engineering was asked to investigate and decide if its Metalock metal stitching repair would be a viable proposition
News from Metalock Engineering (20 August 2001)
Cold repair of cracks at London memorial
User application article Metalock Engineering was called in early in the restoration programme of London's Albert memorial to assess whether the Metalock process could be successfully used to repair the damaged castings
News from Metalock Engineering ( 4 June 2001)
New MD for Metalock Industrial Services
Metalock Industrial Services, which specialises in the repair of cracked and broken castings and precision on-site machining, has appointed Dave Sexton as Managing Director.
News from Metalock Engineering (23 May 2001)
Vertical pump on FSO restored to working condition
User application article Metalock Engineering has recently restored a vertical pump, used for the transfer of sweet crude on a Marathon Oil floating storage and offloading vessel operating off the West Coast of Africa
News from Metalock Engineering (14 May 2001)
In-situ machining finished ahead of schedule
Tenth prop shaft bracket line bore for frigates
Bar quality improvements follow refurbishment
Girth ring repair for pulverised fuel mill
