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FurmaniteLeak Sealing

Pioneering leak-sealing technology. Unrivalled on-site service.

It’s this unique combination that gives Furmanite the edge.

From our first on-line leak sealing patent in1927, we’ve continually delivered ground-breaking solutions. And since the launch of our on-site service in 1967 we’vecontinually provided the highest standardsof service to customers across the globe.

In the UK alone we have nearly 2 millionman-hours of leak sealing experience.What’s more, with extensive engineeringfield support facilities and writtenprocedures that conform to all national andinternational quality standards we have thestrength in-depth to succeed.

Keep producing the goods 

The priority for every industrial plant isto stay on-line. At Furmanite we helpmaximise up-time by sealing leaks underpressure. This means you keep producingthe goods while we deliver solutions toleak based problems.

You save time, you save energy and yousave money. And with reduced noiselevels and erosion levels and increasedplant safety, it pays to contact Furmanite.

Serving every sector  Fossil, hydro and nuclear power

generation

Refineries and petrochemical plants

Iron and steelworks

Marine and offshore

Pulp and paper plants

Food Industry

Space Industry

Under pressure leak 

sealing technology 

geared to maximise 

asset uptime 

Furmanite Produces£Multi-million Savingsfor Esso 

Here’s the scenario faced by Furmanite technicians. Esso’s Unit 1 boiler at Fawleywas shut down for repair. The Unit 2 boilerhad developed a superheater tube leak.The challenge was to carry out a repair;

 the alternative was a shutdown of themajor processing units.

Full Steam Ahead 

There was more bad news for SteveFenwick and his team. The primarysuperheater tube leak was directed in theworst possible place - in dead space 102ftabove ground level. Plus it was directing1690psi of steam onto an adjoining tube.

The Perfect Result 

The solution was an erosion shieldinstalled by Furmanite’s Clive Peat whocrawled into this lethal confined space in

an air-cooled suit. After three days ofplanning and just two hours the processwas complete. The result?

The world’s first repair of this type to anon-line boiler. And a multi-million poundsaving for Esso.

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United Kingdom LA9 6RU

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E-mail: sales@furmanite.co.uk

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Furmanite Innovation Adds Strength at ICI Billingham.

A routine de-lagging of the ICI MM8 plantat Billingham created yet another newchallenge for Furmanite. Severe internalerosion caused by sulphuric acid hadholed the outer shell and thinned thesurrounding area. The solution? Theinjection of a compound of PotassiumSilicate that solidified on contact withsulphuric acid.

Off line. On target.

The Furmanite team, working closely withICI, drilled, filled and tapped a series ofholes before seam welding a patch onto

 the damaged area. Finally morecompound was injected into the voidbetween the shell and the patch to createa successful seal

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Furmanite logo, Maximising Asset Uptime is a registeredservice mark of Furmanite, Inc. All other trademarks, servicemarks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks

mentioned in this document are the property of t heirrespective owners.

A Xsanser company

Fitting a ring clamp 

Hydraulically operated repair clamp 

Peened wire repair 

 Working for a better environment At Furmanite, we take practical

action to protect the environment.

Our solutions maintain the integrityof your process systems

Our goal is to extend the life of yourplant components

Keeping systems on-line reduce theeffects of potentially harmful andpolluting fugitive emissions on theatmosphere

Repair rather than replace avoidsunnecessary re-manufacturing andreplacement

Developing new techniques.Creating benefits.

Whether it’s steam, hydro-carbons or gas -including over 300 types of chemical - attemperatures ranging from sub-zero to600ºC and at pressures up to 350 bar gFurmanite offers leak-sealing solutions.

From low cost banding or peened wire fornarrow gap flanges and bonnets to

solutions based on ring clamps or boxenclosures, we’ll advise you on thealternatives. And If there isn’t a solution,we’ll create one. In fact, almost every leaksealing technique used today was firstdeveloped by Furmanite.

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