Repair & process development
In the Aerospace and Heavy Industrial Gas Turbine Industry, repairs and performance improvements through better repair technologies, better materials and/or modifications, have existed for many years.
Over the past 30 years, Leypex has developed many of those repairs from scratch, on either a single part, to full blown repair lines with multimillion dollars annual revenue.
These developments include:
- Data collection for dimensional and tolerance analysis (if necessary)
- Creation of 3D model for tooling and repair development (if necessary)
- Development of Repair Procedures and Repair Processes (including all required inspections)
- Creation of shop routers and inspection sheets / reports
- Design, drawing, and manufacturing of tooling and fixtures
- Advise, consultancy or Procurement of required equipment / processes (if requested)
- Training of operators and support staff
- Setup of repair lines and/or shopfloor layout i.a.w. lean manufacturing principles (if requested)
Below are just a few examples of components that have been repaired / improved.
Hydroplant Runner Before repair After repair
New part price of a Hydro Powerplant Runner was approximately 2 million USD, though, new Runners were no longer available.
Repair costof the completely worn Runner: <USD 500K.
Savings >1,5 million USD
If the Runner had not been repaired, the Hydro plant would have been shut down. Cost for dismanteling the plant, and loss of revenue, would have been millions of USD.
Heavy Industrial Gas Turbine Vane After repair and Thermal Barrier Coating
Annual savings for the operator (powerplant) when repaired instead of replaced: >USD 600.000 per year per set
Risk is minimized by obtaining buy-in (repair process approval) from the Original Equipment Manufacturer.
Heavy Industrial Gas Turbine Nozzle Segments
Annual savings for the powerplant when repaired instead of replaced: > several million USD/year per Nozzle
Risk is minimized by obtaining buy-in (repair process approval) from the Original Equipment Manufacturer.
Similar repair processes and/or technical and performance improvements, could also be developed for your mechanical components.
Potential industries are:
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Heavy industries
- Diesel engines
- Ship building
- Machine / Equipment manufacturing
- Construction
- Etc.
Are you considering to have repairs or repair procedures developed for your machine/equipment components?
Please contact me. CONTACT
Also when you’re interested to learn more about repair opportunities, please call or email me for consult.