1   Complete refurbishment repairs and upgrades on:

• Valves (Up to 3M diameter)

• Pumps (Up to 8MW, 3 500 Iiters / second)

The workshop facility is equipped with cranes (15 ton capacity), drills, lapping machines, lathes and pressure testing equipment. The floor space is 1232, 2 m²

The workforce is highly skilled and is capable of handling most known makes of pumps and valves in the water industry (Pumps e.g. Sulzer, APE, KSB, etc — Valves e.g. Right, Ainsworth, Premier, Vosa, etc.)

1.1.             Complete refurbishment, repairs and upgrades

PUMPS

• All internal components i.e. shafts, bearings, sleeves, impellors, necking and also casings and couplings
• Efficiency enhancement.
• Corrosion protection according to client standards.
• Auxiliary equipment i.e. pipe work and instrumentation.

VALVES

• All internal components i.e. seats, blades, shafts, bushes and seals.
• Auxiliary equipment i.e. actuators, gearboxes, etc
   

 2  Site Services

2.1.       Pump Site Services (8 MW, 3500 liters I second Pump sets)

• The removal, repair, installation, coupling and alignment, commissioning and maintenance of all water related pumps and auxiliaries, such as pipe work, cooling water I oil plant and instrumentation.
• Condition monitoring of pumps after installation.
• Enhancement of pump efficiencies via optimizing of plant performance parameters, reverse engineering techniques, as well as application of efficiency inducing internal coatings to pumps.

2.3.       Motor Site Services (Up to 8 MW)

• The removal, repair, installation, commissioning and maintenance of all water related pump set motors and auxiliaries, such as cooling water/oil pumps, water coolers, instrumentation, etc

2.4    Switchgear Site Services

• The cleaning, removal, repair, installation, commissioning and maintenance of all water related plant switchgear and auxiliary equipment i.e. D.C. systems, UPS, etc

2.5    General Mechanical Plant

• The removal, repair, installation, commissioning and maintenance of mechanical plant in general.
• Condition monitoring of mechanical plant in general.
• Enhancement of efficiencies via reverse engineering and other techniques on mechanical plant in general.

General Plant Includes

• Sump pumps, dewatering pumps, pipes, cranes, mechanical structures I supports, dam equipment (sluice gates, hydraulic systems, generators, grating, stop blocks, penstocks radial gates, etc.).

2.6        General Electrical Plant

• The removal, repair, installation, commissioning and maintenance of electrical plant in general.
• General plant includes cabling, transformers, console panels, telemetry and instrumentation, switchgear protection equipment, etc
   

 3  Engineering Services

The following engineering services on Bulk Water related plant can be offered:

• Efficiency tests on up to 8MW pump sets with the issue of the appropriate test reports.
• Condition monitoring of up to 8MW pump sets with the issue of appropriate quality test reports.
• Reports associated with condition of plant, review of modifications and reports I manuals.
• Endoscope inspections on pump, valve, pipeline internals with the issue of appropriate test reports.
• Rebuilding of pumps to an alternative specification.
• Balancing of rotating elements: up to 5 tons.
• Remetalling of white metal bearings: up to sizes in 8 MW pumpsets.
• Vibration monitoring on rotating elements of up to 8 MW systems.
• Non destructive testing using ultra sonic, magnetic particle inspections, dye penetrate testing, hardness testing and radiography methods.
• Capacitor bank investigations with regard to PCB coolant contamination.
• Machining facilities: light, medium and heavy machining facilities, fabrication and on site in-situ machining.
• Corrosion protection coatings as specified (blasting and coating).
• Water flow meter and pressure I temperature transducer testing and calibration services and general instrumentation.
• Mechanical, electrical and technical investigation expertise.
• Finite element analysis techniques in the maintenance engineering field.
• Mechanical manufacturing in accordance with drawing, of small as well as large structures such as sluice gates.
• Reverse mechanical engineering techniques.
• Oil testing and purification facilities (Karl Fischer tests included).
• Tan Delta tests on electrical motors up to 11 Ky, 8 MW.
• Underground cable fault location
• Radio and telemetry equipment.
• Instruments and computer controlled equipment.
• Air conditioners.
• Other engineering services as the engineer may specify from time to time.
• Small and medium water purification plants I systems.
• Small sewerage plants I systems.
• All types of pipelines with diameters up to 5 meters i.e. steel pipes, bitumen wrapped I capon bitumen or mortar lined, mortar pipes, fiberglass, glass reinforced polyester, PVC, etc
   

 4  Additional Services

The following additional services can also be provided;

• Project management.
• Preventative maintenance plans on large installations with regard to auxiliary and main equipment.
• Liaison with original engineering manufacturers.
• Implementation of statutory safety standards.
• Working procedures on all relevant equipment.
• Power consumption versus flow calculations.
• Value I cost analysis.
• Material testing I identification capabilities and facilities.
• Safety: All maintenance services comply to the Occupational and Health Safety Act 85 of 1993
• Quality: Procedures for services and products are ISO 9002 quality listed.
• Test Reports: On all tests performed as requested by the engineer.
• Emergency breakdown service.
• Provision of contractual supervision services.
• The removal, repair, installation, commissioning and maintenance of mechanical plant in general.
• Condition monitoring of mechanical plant in general.
• Enhancement of efficiencies via reverse engineering and other techniques on mechanical plant in general.