Line boring or creating holes in the machines for repair without shifting or moving
the machine or engine is a process that is used often now especially if the installed machine or engine is very large and has been permanently fixed by means of a foundation. Line boring helps in maintaining or repairing the large machine that requires repair at the site where it is installed.
Special portable line boring machines are used to perform tasks of repair and maintenance. Many times these line boring machines are also made by the company that takes up the line boring job along with other on-site machining and grinding work for other machine parts. Even if the line boring equipment is built in-house by the on-site repair company, great care is taken that the equipment performance is up to the mark and accurate. Care is taken that worn-out machine parts and seemingly irreparable bores are also restructured and repaired to bring them back to their original shape and size.
Apart from good and accurate line boring equipment, a team of skilled and experienced engineers is also required to give the desired results. This type of repair work may be required in any part of the world where the machine or engine having the problem is installed is located. Since time is of essence, the workforce has to be ready around the clock to respond immediately to any distress call from anywhere in the world and fly out with the required portable grinding or line boring equipment. The aim of the workforce must be to do the job in the shortest possible time and to achieve the best possible results.
The maintenance company that takes up this difficult job has to guarantee precision of bore dimensions and also strictly adhere to standards that are set by the original equipment manufacturer of the damaged machine. Many times the results of line boring are tested using laser equipment to ensure that quality standards are maintained.
The line boring and other repair work that is undertaken on-site has to be fast and accurate and translate into measurable savings in terms of time, money and effort for the company that needs the repair so that the maintenance company gets repeat orders and expands its client base.