RA Power Solutions is acknowledged all over the world as a leader for grinding of crankshafts onsite without removing them from the engine block. We have been extending services for onsite grinding of crankshaft for over forty-four years. The crankpin diameter up to 700 mm can be ground. We are the only company in the world that can undertake grinding of all make & models of engine crankshaft even while sailing the vessel.
We have recently undertaken grinding of Sulzer 6ZAL 40S engine crankshaft having a standard diameter of crankpin 350 mm on board a vessel at Lagos Port, Nigeria. The one-number of crankpin has been undersized by 3.0 mm, and all the tolerances have been maintained as per the manufacturer’s recommendation.
| Damage of crankpin of Sulzer Engine 6ZAL 40S | Damage Crankpin before Repair of Sulzer Engine 6ZAL 40S crankshaft |
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The advantage of RA Power Solutions:
- Use of a specially designed compact onsite grinding machine capable of undertaking crankshaft grinding without involving the dismantling of the shaft from the entablature.
- Crankshaft grinding machines are manufactured in-house and can be designed & modified as per the site requirements. This is of great advantage to our clients from shipping companies, power plants, etc.
- In-house trained engineers and mechanics skilled in the art of in situ crankshaft grinding.
- It is possible to repair the crankshaft even while sailing the vessel, with the ready availability of tools, technical data, and technicians.
- All technicians have seaman books and some of them have US visas. They can sail from one port to another.
| Repair of Sulzer Engine 6ZAL 40S crankshaft | Crack detection test of Sulzer 6ZAL 40S Crankshaft before grinding |
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Crankshaft grinding on vessel is a critical maintenance procedure, and when entrusted to experts like RA Power Solutions, it ensures the smooth and efficient operation of marine engines.
RA Power Solutions is ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System) & ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System) certified approved company. We have been regularly executing on-site crankshaft repairs and crankshaft grinding in Dubai, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, and Fujairah, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Bahrain, Jamaica, Turkmenistan, Saint Lucia, Indonesia and the Grenadines, Trinidad, Kazakhstan, and Tobago, etc.
For more details on the repair of engine or crankshaft grinding on vessel please email us at rajshahani@rapowersolutions.com, or info@rapowersolutions.com, or call us at +91 9582647131 or +91 9810012383.
| Crankpin Sulzer 6ZAL 40S after Repair |
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