It often isn’t until systems that we take for granted fail do we realise how essential they are. The provision of drinking water and other systems that manage the flow of water or waste require regular monitoring and maintenance to ensure they run effectively.
Piping plays a central role in these and other key systems and issues such as corrosion can affect flow, contaminate supply and lead to health issues. Running throughout the yacht and often out of sight, pipe maintenance and repair requires technical study to minimise disruptive and/or invasive work. Additional work such as protections, cutting, re-directing other local systems and welding, can prove problematic and costly.
Providing solutions and offering alternative or innovative approaches to a situation is why we constantly evolve our refit repair technologies.
Reflow Marine, specialists in the maintenance and renovation of piping having serviced thousands of metres of piping onboard multiple projects in facilities throughout Europe, USA and Australia. Through the application of an innovative pipe repair coating process, not only are pipes between 1cm and 30cm diameter restored to their optimum condition, providing long-term benefits, but the need to carry out disruptive work to gain access and operate is minimised dramatically reducing costs & time allowing for other essential services.
The process
Following a preliminary investigation to determine the condition of the piping, often using borescope technology, the following process is undertaken:
The benefits
- Eliminates dust, debris, and noise from a safely confined work area
- Reduced work time and isolated renovation sectors limit onboard disruption
- Greatly extends the pipe lifespan and improves system performance
- Simplified future maintenance with easy disinfection and flushing
We work closely with a global network of partner refit yards to provide the very best service either at one of our shipyards or anywhere our clients require. We actively look for and develop smart and innovative ways to improve the refit experience of our partners clients and customers with new technologies and procedures from inside as well as outside our sector.
