Last week, our dedicated team had the opportunity to attend to a significant task involving the bed plate of a large compressor that was in the process of being manufactured. This task arose from an urgent enquiry regarding the removal of a broken M20 tap, which had snapped during the manufacturing of a compressor unit….
Foretract was proudly selected from a competitive field of 38 companies to participate in an innovation exhibit at HM Naval Base Clyde. This prestigious event provided us with a valuable opportunity to showcase our method for seized stud removal through spark erosion technology. Our innovative approach caught the attention of key players in the industry,…
Foretract is thrilled to highlight the pivotal role we have played in refitting Type 23 Frigates at Devonport Dockyard over the years. We collaborated closely with the Babcock Marine sector and the MBDA projects teams. Together, we successfully completed all the machining elements necessary for installing the advanced Sea Ceptor missile system on the last…
Recently, we received a call to attend a ferry in Le Havre to address a critical issue: several cap screws securing the air cooler to the engine had sheared, leading to air leakage. Our skilled engineers were promptly dispatched to carry out the broken bolt removal and replace them with new ones. Despite the challenging…
Foretract proudly took part in restoring the historic Victorian fountain in Brighton, built in 1846 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s 27th birthday. The project called for our expertise in on-site machining of the bowl flanges, helping the fountain regain its former glory. Over the years, the fountain had experienced significant settling. This has lead to uneven…
A mining pump manufacturer required holes to be cut in a pump casing flange, with the material being an extremely hard steel that made drilling very difficult. We decided to spark erode the 16mm round clearance holes. The bottom of the hole was made using a custom made hexagonal electrode in order to locate the…
We recently completed the removal of a tap from an aluminium extrusion press. The M64 Tap had snapped halfway down the hole during a major breakdown. Our Foretract engineers were able to respond on a next day emergency basis using our specialist metal disintegration equipment to remove the core of the tap and collapse it…
We were called by North Link Ferries to their vessel in drydock in Rosyth to carry out some emergency machining. When fitting the rudder back onto the shaft the large nut had picked up on the threads, therefore making the threads unusable. Due to the tight dry docking schedule, we mobilized to arrive on Saturday…
Foretract have recently completed a project to thermal spray a hard coating onto a wearing surface of a 7m long roller. This was carried out with a spray nozzle mounted on a purpose-built, hydraulically powered feed rail. A consistent spray pattern along the length of the roller was achieved by controlling the longitudinal spray feed…
New equipment developed by Foretract Engineering enables transport costs to vessels worldwide to be drastically reduced. The entire kit is transported as hold baggage, traveling with the technician on commercial flights. It is contained in 3 tool boxes with a total weight of 70KG. This equipment is designed to remove broken cylinder head studs from…