Every day, around the world, someone in an industry like yours relies on our specialist cold repair techniques for cracked or broken components made of cast iron, steel or aluminium.
Why? When you need to get a business-critical plant working again as soon as possible, and only a cold repair will do, you can count on the proven Metalock process.
Our unique Cold Repair Process, developed in the early 1930s is based on sound engineering principles. It avoids stress problems associated with welding and maintains original alignment, which reduces the need for costly re-machining after repairs.
Metalock customers value the advantages of our proven cold repair method. These include the following:
Metalock Engineering have for many years held the Lloyds Register Certificate for the repair of specified components by metal stitching using the "Metalock" and "Masterlock" processes.
Metal stitching or metalocking is a method of repairing cracks in cast metals without the need of welding.
From cracked gearboxes to fractures in press frames or a cracked bridge parapet and structure repairs, damaged castings mean inconvenience, cost, and delay. That’s when our cold casting repairs prove their worth:
Onsite diesel engine repair can be carried out by Metalock at sea, alongside or in a drydock or a power generation plant. Anywhere, anytime.
The Metalock process is based on sound engineering principles which have been accepted for over 70 years.