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PRESS RELEASE

June 30th, 2010

Large Boring Bar – 12m bar for big casings As industrial plant and equipment becomes more sophisticated to cope with modern technology so manage-ments’ determination to minimise operational downtime increases, as it is becoming a very expensive commod-ity. Metalock understands the importance of getting the job done within the constraints of time and budget andits expertise is generating significant savings in both time and cost over a broad spectrum of industries includingpower generation, steel and aluminium, marine, pulp and paper, petrochemical and offshore.

Metalock Engineering has been serving industry with mechanical equipment repairs for nearly 60 years andduring that time has accumulated a wealth of experience in the art of in-situ machining. The technology savesmoney in that no longer is it necessary to dismantle and uproot machinery for transportation to a workshop forrepair. Instead, Metalock move in and effect the repairs on site.

The range of services offered by Metalock extends from milling, boring, drilling & tapping to orbital turning andfacing. It also carries out Metalock repairs – metal stitching — to a whole gamut of cracked and broken compo-nents and housings, and restores them to as good as new condition.

The company operates in a broad range of industries world-wide and over the years has designed and built anextensive array of specialist machines for on-site working, latest of which is a 12-metre long boring bar for in-situturbine machining applications. The unit has been developed to fulfil a demand for precision machining on largecylinders, turbine and compressor casings and is capable of performing a comprehensive range of in-situ machiningoperations on units up to 500MW.

The boring bar has been designed complete with an integral gearbox and a universal plate to facilitate align-ment. Being modular, the bar can be extended from 2 metres up to 12 metres long and has a machining capacityup to 5 metres diameter. These parameters make it eminently suitable for the larger applications found in thepower generation industries around the world.

Metalock’s new modular boring bar can beextended from 2 metres to 12 metres long and iscapable of machining up to 5 metres diameter.

Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 29th, 2010

Hydro Stations – various in-situ machining operations Metalock Engineering’s in-situ machining skills have been in great demand by Weir Engineering Services recently as part of an overall refurbishment programme of

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Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 28th, 2010

ESB Turbine – casing rebore for reblading By replacing internal corroded areas of a Parsons steam turbine with improved materials the unit has beengiven a new lease of life at

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Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 27th, 2010

Drax PS – intricate on-site machining Metalock Engineering UK has recently carried out intricate on-site machining on two LP turbines at Drax power station to enable Siemens retrofits and upgrades

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Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 26th, 2010

Czech Turbine – machine, weld, remachine blade slots To extend the life of the compressor discharge casing of a 160MW gas turbine in the Czech Republic – about100km north of

Read more about Czech Turbine – machine, weld, remachine blade slots

Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 24th, 2010

Culligran Hydro – Complejo mecanizado de perfil de cámara de rodete Utilizando un solo dispositivo de barra mandrinadora Metalock Engineering UK ha finalizado recientemente varias operaciones de mecanizado in situ,

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Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 24th, 2010

Culligran Hydro – complex runner chamber profile machining Using a single boring bar set up Metalock Engineering UK has recently completed several in-situ machining operations, including a complex new runner

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Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190

PRESS RELEASE

June 23rd, 2010

Cottam Power Station – 4.5m girth ring gearwheel tooth recovery In what is claimed as a world first, Metalock Engineering UK saved Powergen’s Cottam Power Station, Retforda substantial amount of

Read more about Cottam Power Station – 4.5m girth ring gearwheel tooth recovery

Contact:
Metalock Engineering UK Ltd.
Unit H5 Pilgrims Walk, Prologis Park, Coventry CV6 4QG ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 338205
Fax: +44 (0) 2476 360190