Piston crown
reconditioning
Reconditioning your engine’s piston crowns is the best
way to return them to design or upgraded condition,
while guaranteeing IMO compliance.
As a very important part of your It is therefore highly advisable that you With MAN PrimeServ, you have
engine’s combustion chamber, the ensure your engine’s piston crowns complete peace of mind in the quality
piston crown seals the cylinder and are kept in optimal working order. and reliability of your reconditioned
transmits gas pressure to the MAN PrimeServ’s reconditioning components. You get latest-design
connecting rod. Over time, inevitable service is your best option, covering work, which means your parts are
wear to these components can result everything you need to return your upgraded using our latest design
in suboptimal combustion, which can piston crowns to their original, or modifications, and come with a global
lead to an increase in emissions and upgraded, condition. warranty and the same time between
fuel consumption. In worst cases, the overhaul as new.
combustion chamber’s other
components can also suffer damage. Importantly, you also benefit from
guaranteed compliance with
international standards, such as IMO
regulations, as only we are authorized
to update your technical files.
Piston crown
reconditioning
Latest-design upgrades for better fuel efficiency
Process overview Why choose MAN PrimeServ? Additional benefits
- Clean the complete piston crown - OEM-approved certified welding - Superior quality, reliability and
and carry out dye penetration for and heat treatment processes lifetime performance
cracks and full calibration guarantee superior, defect-free - MAN engine expertise
- Pre-machine the crown top and all results - Proprietary design updates
ring grooves - Possible latest-design upgrades - Updated technical files for
- Build up the pre-machined areas by (e.g. two-stroke application from 4 compliance
various automatic welding rings to 3 rings) - Continuous development
procedures - Higher quality and durability based (processes, materials, etc.)
- Furnace stress-relieving of the on state-of-the-art laser welding - Worldwide network and availability
piston crown after welding under process (more sustainable than - Support with class certifications
controlled temperatures chromium plating) - One-stop-shop for all repair and
- Final machining of welded piston - Possible material upgrades (e.g. maintenance (pre-recon planning,
crown for hard facing of piston ring Inconel cladding of piston top) spare parts, exchange-based
groove flanks services, and technical support)
- Chrome plating of all ring grooves
as per design specification or laser
welding of piston ring groove flanks
- Final grinding of all ring grooves to
original dimensions
- Final inspection by dye penetration
check and full calibration (Inconel
cladding requires ultrasonic crack
testing)
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