Backing Flange (Repair)

Sector:

Pump Industry

Scope of work:

Customer had come across an issue when stripping down a Pump Assembly, inspection had highlighted significant signs of wear on a backing flange, during their checks. They contacted the team at Nicol & Andrew (MSPE) hoping there would be a solution that would eliminate the need to buy a new component.

This wasn’t an issue for us, and we came up with a solution in a timely manner, to eliminate anymore downtime the customer faced. Once the part was received at Nicol & Andrew (MSPE) we inspected to see the full extent of work required. A tricky task this time as the job that would require reverse engineering as drawings could not be sourced from the OEM.

Part was then machined oversize to remove any wear and ensure the ID was round and true to the datums. Diatec 1060 (HVOF) was then applied to bring the part undersize from finish dimensions.

Final step was to finish grind the part bringing it back in line with tolerances agreed with the customer.

Results:

Customer has now fully repaired part at a reduced cost and Leadtime. Base material of this component will now be more resilient to corrosion and wear due to the superior properties our Diatec 1060 offer compared to the original material.