NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION
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PORTABLE WELD PREP MACHINE TOOLS POWER GENERATION ONSITE MACHINING PRODUCTS

E.H. WACHS® A Division of it \flff Superior Equipment. Complete Support!" E.H. Wachs experience in nuclear power dates back to the dawn of the nuclear age. Following our defense work for the U.S. Navy in the 1940's, we became known as a reliable supplier of specialized equipment. When the Navy made history in 1954 with the launch of the first nuclear powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, Wachs was there. We machined the Nautilus' reactor seal, marking the beginning of our long history of achievements in the nuclear field. The lessons learned from early nuclear propulsion systems were carried...

nuclear industry. When you choose E.H. Wachs you're partnering with the industry leader in onsite machining for the nuclear power industry. When choosing a partner the support after the sale is critical, meaning the availability of parts, service, tooling, training, and technical support. We call it Complete Support, and it includes our worldwide dealer network and strategically located Sales and Service Support includes Centers. Most importantly, it gQ years Of includes the engineering talent and manufacturing capability to modify standard products working with the or custom design a...

SPLIT FRAMES The split frame is a rotating ring machine tool designed to cut, bevel, single point and counterbore pipe, splitting in half for external mounting to inline pipe, or slipping intact over an open end. Shown above is the optional bridge slide for single pointing and flange facing. The platform is the foundation for the industry's most complete weld prep machining system. SOCKET WELD REMOVAL Precision socket weld removal is easily accomplished with Wachs Socket Weld Removal kits. Designed for minimal sacrifice of the base material, pneumatic kits are available in both axial and...

Nuclear Applications While cutting and beveling pipe and tubes for weld preparation is the most common task of our standard machine tools, E.H. Wachs and Orbitalum products find many usages throughout nuclear power plant component systems, both inside and outside of containment. The chart below matches nuclear plant component systems to product applications. FLANGE FACERS FF series flange facers are based on the powerful and versatile SDB series of bevelers. Easy to setup and operate by a single user, the FF series feature a quick change mandrel system for fast installation. This system...

Nuclear Projects E.H. Wachs machine tools find many uses in nuclear power plants for construction, maintenance, power uprates or decommissioning. Shown here are a few examples of our products at work, giving an indication of their versatility. Wachs machine tools deliver precision results onsite previously only available off site, saving valuable time and money on maintenance and outages. BELLOWS EXPANSION JOINT REPLACEMENT Condenser bellows are subject to corrosion and fatigue, and during replacement are often upgraded to stainless steel. Replacement may be complicated by location or...

Engineered Products E.H. Wachs Engineered Products division designs and manufactures semi-customized and fully customized machines and products built for a specific application or project. Partnering with many of the industry's leading firms we've created products ranging from simple adaptations of standard tooling and machines to the most complex systems. PLANT DECOMMISSIONING REACTOR SECTIONING Engineered Products is expert in creating products used in nuclear plant decommissioning, both inside and outside containment. Pictured is a girth style machine designed to perform an internal cut...

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