Fast maritime, industrial and windenergy gearbox repair services

Stork Gears & Services is an independent service company specialising in the maintenance and repair of gearboxes. With over 50 years of experience we offer a complete range of gearbox services making use of innovative technologies, state-of-the-art engineering facilities and extensive gearbox know-how. Over the years, we have established a reputation for combining quality with unparalleled speed. We offer worldwide support for 24 hours a day. How we work »


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News & recent gearbox projects

Dominican Republic June 2010	On-board Inspection of a bow thruster of a tanker vessel A global leader in high quality shipmanagement invited Stork Gears & Services Asia Pte Ltd to carry out an inspection of a bow thruster on board their Singaporean tanker vessel. The bow thruster was already dismounted from its tunnel because of oil leakage noticed by the crew. During dry docking in Dominican Republic Stork Gears & Services visited the tanker vessel for an inspection... Read more »
Taiwan May 2010	On-board gearbox inspection on container vessel sailing from Taiwan to Hong Kong Stork Optimization Services carried out a visual inspection of two Renk-Tacke PTG 16 epicyclic gearboxes on board a container vessel sailing from Taiwan to Hong Kong.The crew discovered  excessive clearance at the low-speed shaft of the gearboxes. In order to determine the condition of the gearboxes, we performed a visual inspection of the gearboxes, including flanks and bearings. Read more »
Holland April 2010	Preventive maintenance of deep suction dredger's gearbox reveals bearing damage Our client – a dredging company – wishes to have a preventive inspection of its equipment carried out, including vibration measurements to minimise equipment standstill. The client has commissioned Stork Optimization Services to carry out vibration measurements of the sand pump’s gearbox with a view to determining its condition. Read more »
South Africa April 2010	South African power plant chooses Stork for the manufacturing of five gearboxes South Africa's national state power supplier contacted Stork Gears & Services with an urgent time request for the supply of five modified gearboxes, type Rademakers Rastar 250/275l. Because of our extensive Rademakers gearbox knowhow and hands-on experience we were able to complete the project in record time. Read more »
Holland April 2010	New Lasercladding head "iClad" repairs critical gearbox components in record time In the maritime industry, in power stations or wind power plants, gearboxes and gearwheels have to operate reliably over long periods of time under the hardest of conditions. Stork Gears & Services is successfully using a brand-new processing head for the preventative maintenance, modification and repair of such heavily stressed drive systems. Read more »
Singapore March 2010	Stork Gears & Services strengthens its position in Asia As a global service provider Stork Gears & Services Asia Pte Ltd is present in Singapore for many years now. In order to offer our Asian customers the fastest gearbox repair we now cooperate with Wärtsilä Singapore... Read more »
Holland January 2010	Advanced wind turbine gearbox upgrade (Metso PLH 1400) Stork Gears & Services was approached by one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers to help them resolve a reoccurring gearbox problem. The company had a large series of Metso gearboxes which were heavily leaking oil after only a few years of operation... Read more »
Turkey December 2009	Onboard inspection and gearbox repair of a Hangzhou propulsion gearbox A German shipping company invited Stork Gears & Services to visit one of their merchant vessels in Turkey because of problems with the Hangzhou propulsion gearbox. Several gearbox components needed a fast replacement in order to set sail in time... Read more »
Holland October 2009	Gearbox repair - Vibration Analysis Measurements on parallel shaft gearbox Stork Optimization Services was invited by Vermilion Oil & Gas Netherlands B.V. to diagnose the root cause of increasing vibration levels on a parallel shaft gearbox. Undesirable vibration alarms requested a thorough analysis... Read more »
Ireland August 2009	Reverse engineering of gear shaft for gasturbine (30.000 rpm) Our customer - an energy company with its headquarter in Ireland - needed to reverse engineer a shaft for an atomizing air compressor driven off the gearbox of their gas turbine. They were looking for a partner with a high degree of expertise in reverse engineering and high speed balancing work... Read more »
Holland August 2009	Stork Gears & Services introduces fast On-site Laser cladding services and repairs Stork Gears & Services now provides a turnkey approach for laser cladding services needed at customer sites. Whether you need quick emergency service for critical parts or routine maintenance of your fixed plants... Read more »
Germany July 2009	Modification of propulsion gearboxes for RoRo Vessel Stork Gears & Services was invited at a RoRo vessel for a complete modification of the starboard and portside gearboxes while re-using as many parts as possible. Read more »
Italy June 2009	Record speed gearbox internals for Italian gas market (37,5000 rpm) Stork Gears & Services made record speed gearbox internals for the Italian Gas market. The gearbox for our customer achieves speeds of up to 37,500 rpm. Read more »
Angola April 2009	Repair of Pivoting gearbox of Angolan cutter suction dredger Stork Gears & Services was invited by an Angolan dredger to resolve the root cause of an abnormal sound of the pivoting gearbox, observed by the technical engineers onboard. Besides gearbox repair, the project involved torque measurements on board of the vessel... Read more & view photo gallery »
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