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American company may salvage Costa Concordia
cbsnews.com
"With enough time and money you can do any job."
... The crippled cruise ship could become the most complicated marine salvage operation in history and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Industry News
Structured Failure Analysis Strategies Solve Pump Problems
machinerylubrication.com
Repeat pump failures are clear indications that the root causes of problems were not found.
Mining Boom Sees New Equipment Delays - Reconditioning Becomes A More Viable Option
Azomining
...more and more companies are looking to reconditioning workshops to extend the life of their equipment.
Repair Technology:
Areva demonstrates ultrasonic drill
Newsadvance
A new technology that Areva demonstrated Thursday in Lynchburg could make waves in manufacturing - or any application that uses a drill.
Technology pushes military innovation
Lookoutnewspaper
...technology can be used to repair and restore parts, a process called laser cladding. For example, applied to expensive turbine engine components (valves, pumps, impellers), laser cladding can...
Service Center Announcements:
P&H Mining Equipment building a new equipment repair and service facility in Virginia
Duluth News Tribune
The facility will include a fabrication shop, machine shop and warehouse, separate paint/sandblast shops and a two-story office section.
Siemens Energy to build turbine service center in Oklahoma
Biz Journals
Siemens Energy plans to build a $3 million 64,000-square-foot wind turbine distribution and service center in Woodward, Okla.
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Featured Articles
Shaft Straightening Tips
Bent shafting can sometimes be salvaged by the proper use of straightening techniques.
Thread Repair Tips
This in-depth, illustrated article provides detailed thread repair procedures including welding, epoxy repair, thread inserts. Decision flowchart to help determine the best technique.
Cavitation Causes and Effects
This is an overview of cavitation failures in industrial machinery. It includes links to related repair news articles, video, and animation illustrating the cavitation process.