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CASE STUDIES
Balance weight stud removal on generator engine crankshaft Balance weight stud removal on generator engine crankshaft
A leading power supply company that uses V16 engines powering generators producing about 1200KVA had a repeating problem with the studs that hold the balance weight onto the crankshaft.


 oman - gas turbine

OMAN - Gas Turbine Turnaround
This regular multi million dollar maintenance turnaround on a frame 6 and 7 turbine was attended by Foretract Engineering Ltd. The brief was to remove quickly and safely any cover flange studs, that may break due to seizure of the threads while opening up the turbines.
Seacat Main Engine Cylinder head stud High Speed Caramaran, Main Engine Cylinder Head Stud
Speed ferries, who operate a high speed, regular service between Dover and Boulogne, required a broken stud to be removed from the main engine.


Milkyway Motor Tanker MV Milkyway
Foretract received a call on a Thursday that the VLCC Milkyway had snapped a cylinder head stud on her main engine.
Trawler STORM VOGEL Cylinder Head Stud Removal Trawler “STORM VOGEL” Cylinder Head Stud Removal
Foretract Engineering received an urgent call out from a Belgian trawler, “Storm Vogel”, which had called into Haverford West for repairs to a badly leaking cylinder head seal on it’s main engine.

Foretract Engineering received a call on a Saturday afternoon from the Chief Engineer of Dart 3, a roro ship bound for the River Thames. Its arrival time was 0830hrs on the Monday morning. A cylinder head stud had snapped in the main engine and required removal during the ships cargo turnaround period. Dart 3 Cylinder Head Stud Removal
Foretract Engineering received a call on a Saturday afternoon, a roro ship bound for the River Thames. A cylinder head stud had snapped in the main engine and required removal during the ships cargo turnaround period.
Contact was made with Foretract Engineering by a major chemical company based near Manchester at 0830hrs. Removing Seized Studs from Main Body of Plastic Extrusion Pump
Contact was made with Foretract Engineering by a major chemical company based near Manchester at 0830hrs. They had an emergency unplanned shut down taking place.		 This timber harvesting machine was suffering from a worn spherical bearing in the lower end of a hydraulic cylinder which controls the levelling system for the cab and crane. Forestry Machine Cab Mounting Cylinder Pin Removal
This timber harvesting machine was suffering from a worn spherical bearing in the lower end of a hydraulic cylinder which controls the levelling system for the cab and crane.


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