In-Situ Electroplating Salvages Worn Equipment Without Disassembly “On Site”

Nicol & Andrew’s In-Situ Electroplating and In-situ Machining is the answer with benefits such as corrosion protection and increased wear resistance.

Let us show you how the Nicol & Andrew in-situ plating and machining process can help prevent costly downtime and shipping headaches.

“If you can’t move it, we’ll plate it where it stands”

Our in-situ electroplating and machining process, goes to the job site and eliminates a lot of equipment downtime. Your technicians are then free to make alternative choices for a variety of repairs. Our plating solutions can be deposited on most conduc­tive substrates, with over 60 standard precious metals, non-precious metals, and a variety of alloys. Our process enables you to build up worn parts, it can increase con­ductivity of bus bars; it even provides corrosion protec­tion and added wear resistance.

We will estimate your repair and send an experienced team of plating & machining engineers to restore your equipment to original specifica­tions...and guarantee the repair.

Here are some typical repair problems that our in-situ plating and machining process can solve:

• AIRCRAFT:
  Repair Cadmium and Chrome surfaces on landing gear to zinc on helicopter prop blades. Provides a solid film lubricant or bearing surface to areas where normal lubrication is impractical.

• BEARINGS:
  Plate ID and/or OD for dimensional correction. Provides fretting and corrosion resistance with Nickel, Cobalt, Chrome, Cadmium or Tin.

• BEARING HOUSINGS:
  Plate in place and to size. Copper, Nickel and Babbitt available.

• BUS BARS:
  Plate in place Aluminium and Copper bus bars. Aluminium and Copper for bus bars, Silver and Tin for electrical switching gear.

• COMMUTATORS AND SLIP RINGS:
  Plate for wear, as well as reduce RF interference, heat build, and current loss. Arcing solutions include Rhodium, Platinum and Gold.

• DIESEL ENGINES:
  Plate block to reduce fretting and worn or damaged main bearing pockets to recover back to standard diameter with Copper and Nickel. Crank shaft repairs with Nickel, Copper or Cobalt.

• ELECTRIC MOTORS:
  Repair journals. Resize end bells with Nickel or Tin.

• END BELLS:
  Repair of worn and fretting bells to original specifications with Nickel or Tin solutions.

• FRETTING CORROSION:
  Plate surfaces to repair fretting corrosion and help prevent recurrences.

• HYDRAULICS:
  Ram and cylinder scores are repaired without disassembly using Nickel, Copper, Cobalt or Chrome.
  O-RING GROOVES: Repair pitted surfaces, or plating, to original surface specifications with Nickel, Copper or Chrome.

• PRINTING PRESSES:
  Resize journals. Repair damages or scores in blanket cylinders. Repair worn Copper on offset inking drums.

• PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT:
  Repair spindles and way beds to dimension and/or corrosion resistance with Nickel, Copper or Tin.

• PUMPS:
  Repair housing or impeller shafts with Copper, Nickel or Cobalt.
  REDUCTION GEARS: Repair worn, grooved or fretted bores restoring original dimensions with Copper or Nickel.

• SHAFTS:
  Repair worn or mismatched journals to original size with Nickel or Cobalt. See Photo below.

• SWITCHES:
  Plate contacts and sliding faces for improved current flow using Silver, Gold or Rhodium.

• TURBINES:
  Restore original shaft dimensions on bearing and seal surfaces. Repair steam cuts on horizontal joint seal surfaces with Silver.

• VALVES (High Pressure):
  Repair steam cuts, correct dimensions, improve corrosion protection. Repair damag¬ed stellite with Nickel, Copper or Cobalt. Silver plate seal rings.