Author: Peter Deresch

Gearbox of vessel “Kaunas Seaways”

Diagnosis of gearbox with PTO for ferry “Kaunas Seaways”

MET GmbH has performed an in depth diagnosis and assessment for a summation gearbox of 2 x 2650 kW for propulsion of vessel “Kaunas Seaways”. The owner AB DFDS Seaways ordered the investigation of the current technical condition and reliability after 25 years of operational time.

Vilnius Seaways

Repair of two gear boxes on board of ferry “VILNIUS Seaways” ship owner AB DFDS Seaways

During the short time of docking of the ferry, two large gear boxes (2 x 2650 kW) were repaired. The repair consisted of the renewal of all bearings as well as the alignment and generation of excellent tooth contact pattern to ensure a long lifetime of the gear boxes. The repair performed within this short…
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Repair of an engine block

In early March, the MET GmbH has successfully completed the repair of the engine block of a main engine on the ferry “Vilnius” of AB DFDS Lisco.

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Recovery of exhaust valves

For the past 9 years MET GmbH. has been successfully recovering exhaust valves for large two-stroke marine diesel engines with very short throughput time (10 days).

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Modification of a maritime gear on an Atlantik 488

Presently at MET GmbH. we are running preparations for the fourth modification of a maritime gear unit. The current project deals with an Atlantik 488 series factory vessel built in Volkswerft Stralsund.