Conventional Machining
The conventional machining facilities and the infrastructure of the machine shop enable Rainbow to handle a wide array of repair and re-conditioning of mechanical components from almost all industries.
All conventional machining jobs are carried out by highly skilled personnel using the time trusted machines.
Conventional Machining Facility
Rainbow's state of the art facility comprises of the following conventional machines:
| Machine | Capabilities |
|---|---|
| Lathes | Ranging from a capacity of 1 meter to 10 meters length between center to center |
| Facing lathe | Capacity of up to 4 meters diameter |
| Milling | Universal and vertical |
| Hobbing | Capable of accommodating gears up to 1.5 meters diameter and up to 20 module |
| Gear shaper | |
| Gear grinder | |
| Slotting and shaping | |
| Tool and cutter grinder | To form tools of non-standard profiles |
| Vertical turret lathe (VTL) | Capacity up to 3.5 meters diameter x 1.9 meter height |
| Horizontal boring | |
| Floor boring | Capacity up to 8 meters length x 2.7 meter height |
| Radial drilling | |
| Hydraulic press | 200 tons capacity |
| Fitting section | To carry out dismantling, repairs and assembly. 40 ton over head crane capacity. |
| Dynamic Balancing | Capacity of up to 1.8 meter diameter x 4 meters length x 4 tons weight |
*Spiral bevel - 600 mm diameter
Rainbow's skilled and experienced engineers are able to reverse engineer components from old worn/broken samples to manufacture new ones. Regularly manufactured components include:
- Oil field components
- Pump components
- Dredging components
- Hydraulic cylinders
- Gears
- Sheaves
- White metal bearings
- Propeller shaft
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Conventional Machining
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Conventional Machining