Utilizing Metrology For On-Site Precision Machining
If you need on-site machining for industrial applications, plant services or heavy equipment repair, we have you covered. We can address any of your on-site machining problems to keep downtime to a minimum and avoid business continuity risks.
Our Key Capabilities
Since 1979, our company has been proudly serving industrial clients and government agencies in our large service area, including the Greater Pittsburgh Region, surrounding states, and most of the eastern seaboard. Imagine the time and cost savings of having us travel to your location and perform what needs done right on site. You can turn to us for the following:
Introducing Climax LM6200 & LM5200
Linear Milling also available in the gantry mode. This configuration allows the mills to fit many applications and areas. Many different sized rams are available for each machine.
Metrology How it can work for you!
Laser alignment, measuring flatness of surfaces, straightness of journals, bore accuracy, and many more applications.
Accurate on-site large volume measurement and alignment with the Faro Vantage Laser Tracker along with the Faro QuatumMax Arm, for scanning and probing stand-alone or for measuring outside the line of sight of the Tracker but stay within the Tracker's coordinate system.
FARO® Laser Tracker
We employ the latest technology in large volume measurement and alignment by using an accurate coordinate-measuring machine called FARO® Laser Tracker. This shows the ''as found" and "as left" measurements of a flange inside of a titanium plant. When it's critical for exact measurements, you can rely on our work.
FARO® Laser Tracker
Critical measurements for an exact fit. This is a mounting plate inside of a cement plant in Baltimore, MD. Using the FARO Laser Tracker and the Climax LM6200, the mounting plate was measured and machined to tolerance of +.003 to -.003.
FARO® Laser Tracker with Tracker Arm
Bower RTG RG275 Foundation Drill. Measuring the features, align to datums, along with GD&T controls checking for parallelism, cylindricity, and perpendicularity. This drill was damaged on a job site and needed to be checked for repair. Reports of the as-found condition starting with the main house of the drill rig out through the boom control links and triangular transition. Also reported on the straightness of the connecting cylinders and main boom.
FARO® Laser Tracker
Shown here is a pump housing and cam shaft used in the gas well drilling industry. The bores in the housing were suspected of being out of align, however using the laser tracker and probe arm we found that it was the cam shaft the was out of alignment. Modern technology to find the problem, superior machining techniques to fix the problem.
FARO® Laser Tracker and 4 Meter Arm
Lake Lynn Hydro Generation Plant. The #3 turbine to generator shaft and bearings were measured to figure out a fix. Here are some pictures and reports showing the problems. The fix is on the way.
FARO® Laser Tracker
Horizonal milling machine at Crile Industrial. Measurement and alignment work. 1st Report, preliminary measurement taking a dynamic XZ plane reading. 2nd Report shows the as-found condition of the bed ways. 3rd Report shows the flatness of the bed ways and the perpendicularity to earth ground level along with the dynamic reading of the X travel in the as-left condition.
FARO® Laser Tracker and 4 Meter Arm
Veneer manufacturing in Fairfield Ohio. The bearing housings were worn and out of alignment on the veneer cutter. Using the FARO laser tracker and FARO track arm to check the alignment between the head stock and tail stock. The boring equipment was set in place, successfully aligned, and machined to SKF bearing specification.
FARO® Quantom Max Arm
When alignment and precision are critical, you can trust the Quantum Max Arm and the Climax PL4000 to complete the job. This is a shaft used to move the cold drawn bars through the process. We weld built up the shaft and machined the shaft to the specified diameter. When something can not be removed, we can repair in place.
Featured Work
Measuring the alignment of the rear journal of a ball mill
Measuring the alignment from both front and rear sides of the ball mill
Machining the rear journal to align with the front journal
The finished journal on the rear side
FARO report showing the alignment of the journals
When alignments are Critical
SkyTrak Telehandler alignment work using the FARO arm
Drawing of Specifications
Report showing the as-left dimentions
Weld build up of the cylinder mount bore
Machining bore to size
Metrology and Machining Working Together
ATI Steel Facility in Washington, PA - Entry Pinch Rollers - Oversizing the bores
Machining bore to size
Using the FARO 4 Meter Arm for alignment of the boring equipment
Fabricated mounts used for using the boring equipment
Featured Work
Measurement file on a Linkbelt 348 Crawler Crane car-body flange, Carver Company shipyard in Coeymans, NY
Climax FF8200 set up and aligned using the FARO Laser Tracker
Milling of the car-body flange to manufacturer specs
Featured Work
This shaft was totally worn and unusable. The shaft could not be removed, so the solution was to repair it in place.
The shaft was built up with weld and then machined to size right on site.
Using the Climax PL2000, the shaft was brought to specification.
Latest Featured Work
Altec factory in VA, 65 ton mobile crane outrigger pivot surface.
Machining of the outer surface using a FF6300 single point flange facer modified with a milling option.
Alignment and measurement for the machining was done with the Faro Laser Tracker and 4 meter Faro arm.
More Featured Work
Custom fixture designed to hold the portable milling machine
Cutting a 12" keyway in a 13" journal at Arch Resources, WV
Finished keyway
Featured Work
Binns & Berry Lathe - Aligning and over sizing of the head stock bore
FARO report of the alignment of the head stock to the spindle
Machining to oversize the worn bore to fit the new bearing size
More Featured Work
Worn fan journal inside of a power plant, weld build up and machined to size.
Top view of the In Line Turning machine working on the fan journal.
Special mounting and adaptors are made for each job so the work progresses smoothly and accurately.
What We Do
Shaft on an air handler inside a plant manufacturing electrical connectors for the aerospace industry.
The process of weld build up on the shaft, and using the Climax PL2000 to machine the shaft.
Near the finish of machining the shaft to size.
More of What We Do
Portable Lathe refurbishing a journal at a shredding plant
Portable Milling inside a metal processing facility
FF5000 machining a flange on the bottom of a vacumn furnace at Penn United
In Line Turning
Automatic Bore Welding
Rebuilding the ear and line boring a loader frame
Climax FF6300 Machining underneath a Komatsu PC300
Climax FF6300 Machining the car body frame
FARO Laser Tracker checking flatness of the car body bearing
Faro Tracker checking the flatness of the slewing bearing in relation to the rotation drive on a PLM Crane
Weld build up of the OD on a shaft inside a candy factory in VT
PL2000 machining a shaft inside a candy factory in Vermont
Repair a journal and keyway inside a carpet factory
Rotational Gear Box Mount, swing drive flanges machined on a CAT345 Excavator
Loader Frame Mount Bored and Faced on the job site
Repair of multiple journals in a pipe manufacturing plant
Machining of the stern shaft tubes on a tug boat
Refinishing a bearing housing for a shredder plant
Saving time by welding and machining all at once
Double line boring with a 16 foot bar
Precision machining of an amusement park ride
Flange facing inside the factory
Bore repair of an overhead crane bridge in a steel facility
Refacing the rotational gear under the car body
Weld build up and bore out a mud drill for the drilling industry
Before picture of a worn journal
After weld build up and using the In Line Turning Machine
Climax PL2000 portable lathe machining the journal inside a auto parts factory
Climax PM6000 portable milling the faces of a press to be level and square with the bottom platens
Climax PL4000 portable lathe used for machining larger diameter journals
Introducing the Climax CM6200
This machine is used for machining large flanges 73.5–199 inches (1866.9–5054.6 mm) in diameter. With a center machine clearance designed to fit over 24 inches (609.6 mm) diameter kingpins, this circular mill can be configured for the following operations:
New Equipment for Gantry and Linear Milling
This is the Climax LM6200 that can be used in both the linear and gantry configurations. Modular bed sections allow the length to be expanded from 48 to 192 inches, It has a linear setup for cutting keyways right in the plant.
Also available is the Climax LM5200 for smaller and tighter areas. It can also be set up in linear and gantry configurations. Modular bed sections allow the length to be expanded from 48 to 96 inches.
Both of these machine are available for rent.
Newest Acquistion York In Line Turning Lathe 1600
This in line turning lathe is the perfect tool for onsite resurfacing of large shafts, stub shafts and bearing journals/seats, requiring little disassembly or costly relocation of equipment. The ILT1000 has the range of 4" to 10" diameter and the ILT1600 range is 8" to 16" diameter.
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