Whitemetal Bearing Repair Service
Whitemetal lined bearings are sacrificial parts, so their “failure” is part of their function in order to protect the more valuable rotating elements of a machine. At a fraction of the time and cost, bearings can be repaired and put into service on critical plant with confidence.
Decades of Experience.
Oiltech Bearings has decades of combined experience in repairing whitemetal lined bearings and seals.
Rapid response for emergency breakdowns
Urgent requests are part of our business to meet clients' needs when unplanned outages occur.
Re-Engineering during repair
Re-engineering part during the repair process allows Oiltech Bearings to provide new parts for strategic spares or future orders.
Quality Assured
Repairing bearings follows a robust process with the same ultrasonic and dye penentrant requirement used for manufacturing new parts.
Repair Process
Oiltech Bearings has robust, quality assured process for repair of bearings. If a bearing is deemed un-repairable during inspection, we can re-engineer and manufacture new parts.
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Detailed inwards inspection and re-engineering if requested
Run-off old whitemetal alloy by melting
Grit blasting the bearing shell
Submerged tinning
Proof machining
Ultrasonic Inspection to ISO 4386-1
Re-sizing of journal bearing shells
Final Machining
Dye Penetrant Inspection to ISO 4386-3
Final Dimension Inspection
Preservation and Packaging
Types of Bearings To Repair
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Gas Turbine Bearings and Liners
Steam Turbine Bearings
Generator Bearing Liners
Load Gearbox Bearings
Compressor Tilt Pad Journal Bearings
Pump Bearings/Sleeve Bearings
Ball Mill Bearing Pads
Active and In-active (Loaded or Unloaded) Thrust Bearings
Equalising Thrust Bearings
Combined Journal and Thrust Bearings
Floating Whitemetal lined Seals
Balance Piston Seals (Abrasion Seals)
Pinion Shafts
Crossheads
Copper-Chrome-Zirconium Journal and Thrust Pad Bearings
