Eurotex International have successfully completed a major overhaul and carried out routine maintenance in the Falkland Islands on behalf of BAe, the leading support agency for Naval Vessels.

A team of specialist engineers made the regular bi yearly maintenance vist to the Islands to undertake a 14,000 hour major overhaul and load trial on a Caterpillar 3406C main generator along with 1,500 hour routine maintenance on two breathing air compressors.

The team of skilled multi operational engineers completed the scope of detailed work on time and on budget and the vessel was deployed accordingly.

Eurotex International Limited has recently completed a contract placed by a leading UK Government Support Agency for the refurbishment of four Paxman Ventura 12YJCAZ crankcases.

The crankcases were previously considered beyond repair and were delivered to Eurotex for an inspection report and evaluation. After applying the stringent Quality Control protocols of the company, it was decided with the customer that our specialist product knowledge and unique refurbishment skills, would make repairs achievable within the budget and timescale established by the customer.

A comprehensive machining and welding programme was established that identified all previously ‘missed’ cracks and the units were tested and returned to ‘as new’ condition and were introduced into the fleet for continued operations.

The rehabilitation programme revitalised ‘time served’ equipment back to ‘current’ standards at a fraction of the cost of new purchases and will now form the basis of a ‘rotatable pool’ of major items within the customers stock itinerary.

Throughout the repair process stringent controls and checks were carried meeting our Lloyd’s ISO 9001 quality accreditation which included laser alignment, ultrasound crack detection and advanced measurement practices.

A total of 18 major overhaul kits for the mandatory 18000 hour overhaul of the Paxman 16 Cylinder Valenta engine used by the US Coast Guard have been supplied by the Eurotex/Viking Team to the overhaul facility at Curtis Bay.

The consignment consisted of 67000 individual components spread over the eighteen kits that were individually labelled and packed as per the requirements of the USCG. The consignment was shipped on time and weighed almost 4 tons.

All the equipment was inspected and tested to Eurotex International Ltd newly migrated ISO 9001:2008 Quality Accreditation meeting all the new datums required.

Eurotex International Limited has completed a contract placed by a leading UK Government Support Agency to overhaul a Paxman Ventura 12YJCAZ engine.

The company stripped, cleaned and inspected all necessary components, prior to preparation and assembly to ISO 9001 quality assured specifications.

On successful completion of the pre-test, the client was present at the Eurotex facilities in the UK for final test and acceptance trials, after which the engine was preserved and packed for shipment overseas.

The success of this rebuild could lead to a continuous flow of refurbishment work from the customer, ultimately creating a ‘rotable pool’ of equipment and establishing a comprehensive support and aftercare programme for the entire fleet.

Eurotex International Ltd has successfully completed a contract for BAe, a leading UK Support Agency, to supply two reconditioned 6RP200M(E) Paxman Valenta engines.

As part of the comprehensive supply contract, all component parts, sub assemblies and final assemblies were ‘ranged’ to ensure the magnetic properties of the engine were known throughout the assembly procedure. Eurotex International Ltd were also tasked with the job of fitting new ‘degaussing wires’ to the engines prior to dispatch in readiness for final ranging.

Our stringent ISO 9001-2000 control procedures were followed throughout the refurbishment to guarantee both engines met the very high level test procedures set by our client, which included:

• Engine condition report showing measurements taken before and after refurbishment covering all major components
• 56 hour run time covering all engine speeds carried out on our newly installed test facility
• Maximum load, full speed testing for over eight hours
• Exhaust particle testing
• Full vibration analysis
• Our client was present throughout testing which was certified by independent inspection carried out by Lloyds

After successful testing at Eurotex International Ltd and despite adverse weather conditions, both engines were dispatched on time. This allowed for final range testing, where it was stated that the results exceeded expectations.

Eurotex International Ltd has built a generator engine for the INS VIRAAT, the aircraft carrier of the Indian Fleet. The totally rebuilt unit, a Paxman Ventura 16YJCAZ, will now enter service as a zero hour unit and the removed engine will then be rebuilt to 2006 specifications. The object of the exercise is eventually to bring all of the ship’s generators up to date and store one spare unit in India as a strategic stockholding

The plan, now under way and working successfully, will allow extended life expectancy of the vessel and is a major step towards the goal of rehabilitating the active fleet for this esteemed customer.

All the equipment was taken back to bare metal, tested, certified and reassembled using all new moving and consumable components. This has given the unit an ‘AS NEW’ appearance, ready for installation upon arrival

The refit, undertaken within Eurotex International’s ISO9001 – 2000 Quality Accreditation, was carried out to the highest technical level and the final Factory Acceptance Trials were certified by Lloyds and witnessed by Commander Subir Mukherjee, the Technical Advisor to the Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.