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Wow—Now That’s a Big Pump - On Site Machining a 96" Pump Bore

  
  
  
  
  
  

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Eight Foot Diameter Pump Bore--That's a Nice Pump Bore

River Water Cooling Pump Machining Power Plant Portable Machining

One of our faithful Wisconsin Utility Power Plant customers recently hired us to machine a 2” wide, 96” diameter pump sealing face, which we handled with our typical pose and grace.  We are readily equipped to handle large diameter on-site machining pump faces, stay rings, head covers and other enormous ID machining projects to 37 foot swing—now that’s some swing—444” inches of pure swinging.  The photos show the damaged pump face, the Mapping Before Final On Site Machining 96 Inch Pump Sealing Face resized 600setup and machining of the pump bore sealing face. 

Setting the Spiders on the Boring Bar On Site Machining Pump Sealing face resized 600

Below is what the face looked like before we machined it.

Severe Pitting in Sealing Face   Field System Machining On Site Machining resized 600

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