In the Marine/Offshore industry our customers require the removal of broken or seized studs from a wide range of equipment without further damage to the threaded hole. Foretract is very aware of the lost time costs incurred by ship/offshore installation operators. For this reason our equipment is designed to be operated by our experienced technicians in a fast, accurate and safe manner.

EXAMPLES OF STUD REMOVAL APPLICATIONS IN THE MARINE/OFFSHORE INDUSTRY

• Broken cylinder head studs removed from deep in the engine entablature on marine 4 and 2 stroke engines. This is our most common service of which we have vast experience. Our method of removal now involves the use of our “remote kit” that makes it unnecessary to remove any parts from the engine i.e. cylinder head or piston/liner
• Seized stainless steel studs holding VP propeller blades to the blade carrier
• Broken balance weight studs or seized nuts on engine crankshafts inside the crankcase
• Seized/broken main bearing studs on main engines and generators
• Heavily corroded studs on winches
• Broken stabilizer control cylinder mounting studs inside the trunion
• Seized pins, hydraulic cylinders on cranes, crane pivot pins, lifeboat davit pivot pins, RoRo ramp/hatch hinge pins
• Snapped/seized crane ring gear holding down studs