Onsite machining services is often required by the marine, power, petrochemical, process and other heavy industries. These industries often have components in operation such as engines, pumps or generators that are critical to their operation. If a part on one of these components breaks or requires repair it is often advantageous to call a company that specializes in onsite machining for a variety of reasons. One may want to request onsite machining is the part is too large to ship, the part needs to be machined in place without disassembling the unit or it is deemed faster to have to machining crew come to the part.

Metalock Centroamericana S.A. on site machining division has built up an extensive range of precision portable machining equipment (Large and Small). Our machining team, comprising of highly skilled engineers and technicians all of whom have many years experience in global mechanical equipment repairs have succeeded where many others have failed. If the component cannot be removed we will take the machine to the component where ever it is! 

• Crankpin Machining (without removing the crankshaft from the engine)
• Shaft Recovery - Orbital Machining/Welding for Bearing Journals
• Milling (large and small)
• In Line Boring (compressors, turbines, diesel engines)
• Keyway Machining
• Flange Facing (large and small)
• Large Fabrication Machining (FPSO)
• Drilling & Tapping
• Returning holes to standard using Threaded Inserts.
• Steel Rolling Mill Stand machining

Onsite machining eliminates the need to transport large items of plant to a machine shop for repair and can provide significant savings both in time and cost. Contracting us to bring precision machines to the job site will help to keep plant running and in first class condition.  Metalock Centroamericana S.A. can produce new parts for overhauls and retrofits, so that emergency repairs are not burdened by long lead times.  

With experience of many years in the above industries and others not mentioned, we are one of the most experienced and talented teams in Central America. We are a mechanical engineering service company supplying a range of specialist services worldwide.

We are on call 24 hours daily 7 days a week. With technicians strategically located throughout the world, we are organized to provide a rapid response service to deal with emergency breakdowns 365 days of the year.

If you would like to find out how we can help you to minimize disruption and cost when essential repair work has to be carried out please contact us.