SPS perform an amazing onsite or in-situ electroplating service for damaged hydraulic rams and cylinders. Our techniques and development are a unique and world leading solution for preventing downtime to large machinery and equipment. This process is a cold process (no heat involved) so metallurgy is unaffected and stress cracking is not an issue.
The onsite or in-situ plating repairs provide huge savings in labour and downtime expenses for many industries such as:
Construction industry:
Mobile cranes and excavators and forklifts
Boom extension cylinders, luffing cylinders, outriggers
Dipper rams, bucket rams, spool valves, and rotary couplings
Steering rams and lift cylinders
Manufacturing industry:
Large hydraulic presses and other hydraulic machinery
Agricultural Industry:
Large farming machinery
Baler rams
Waste Industry:
Compaction rams and telescopic cylinders
Grab cylinders
Marine industry:
Dredges and crane rams and cylinders
Three Service Methods
1. In-situ repairs:
This service is performed with the hydraulic ram or cylinder ‘still attached to the machinery’
Ideal solution to prevent seal failures
Maximum benefits for downtime prevention
Usually completed in 1 day
2. Onsite repairs:
This service is performed ‘on premises’
This service is for large rams that are removed from machinery
No road transportation issues.
Provides a convenient and rapid turnaround minimising downtime for critical equipment
Usually completed in 1-2 days
Note: For smaller rods with minimal damage we also offer a very fast mobile repair performed in our mobile unit (mobile vehicle) - this service is usually completed in 1-4 hours
3. Factory repairs:
We also have a factory operation based in Sunbury Victoria with pickup and delivery options for rams that are easier to handle and where downtime is less critical.