Taking your field equipment to the machine shop is not always feasible. This is why BLJ In-Situ Solutions offers its range of On-Site Machining solutions. With a large selection of Air driven portable Flange Facing equipment, to machine sizes from 0 to 1.8 meters in diameter, available to carry out machine shop operations without the need to remove the plant item, consistently achieving tolerances and finishes that were once thought to be only achievable at an engineering or machine shop. Whatever the work environment or situation, BLJ In-situ Solutions can offer up a machining solution to meet your required application. 

All BLJ In-situ Solutions Flange Facing Machines are supplied with tooling and equipment required to setup and operate. 

Machines available for hire – please peruse the specs below;

Also known as Split Frame Clamshells, Pipe Cutting & Weld Prep Machines come in a variety of sizes available for 4″ to 60″ diameter pipe.

Air driven Pipe cutting & weld prepping Machines. 4” to 60” pipe diameter pipe cutting and prepping equipment is available. This enables from small diameter pipes right up to large diameter vessels to be cut and prepped in-situ. The split frame machines are portable pipe lathes designed to simultaneously sever and bevel inline pipe, plus form an angle bevel as they cut. The frame is split for easy installation on in-line pipe. The tool bits automatically feed into the work piece with each rotation of the clamshell to assure a smooth precise finish. Swivel Counter Boring Head attachment also available for hire. All BLJ In-situ Solutions machines are supplied with tooling and equipment required to setup and operate.

Journal turning is machining the outside diameter of a shaft to bring it within the desired specification for concentricity, surface finish and circularity tolerance. A precision machining tool that performs accurate and consistent machining of bearing journals and other round surfaces.

The rugged and dependable Portable Lathe is a precision machine tool engineered to re-turn large shafts and roll journals by bolting directly to the end of the workpiece and rotating around the shaft.  Simply remove the gear or bearing to expose the end of the shaft. Adjusting screws allow accurate centering and alignment even if the shaft face is no longer square.

Equipment for Journal (Shaft) Turning available from 4″ to 11.25” diameter. All BLJ In-situ Solutions machines are supplied with tooling and equipment required to setup and operate.

The QuickFacer weighs only 6.8kg and is manually driven. The QuickFace has 2.8” of travel, mounts in diameters from 0.96” to 6.21”, and faces diameters from 0.96″ to 12”. All BLJ In-situ Solutions machines are supplied with tooling and equipment required to setup and operate.

Keyway milling is the cutting of a keyway along the axis of the cylindrical surface of shafts or other items. Our portable Keyway milling machines allow us to cut new or re-cut worn keyways in shafts as little as 3/4 inch (19mm) up to 24 inches (610mm) outside diameter. We also have available a side-shift Key Milling machine which is for extra wide keyway milling which can be either bench mounted or mounted to shafts 8 inches to 24 inches in diameter. All BLJ In-situ Solutions machines are supplied with tooling and equipment required to setup and operate.

BLJ In-Situ Solutions has available a broad selection of Magnetic Base Drills which can be used with a wide variety of tooling including annular cutters, twist drills, Morse taper attachments, taps, reamers, and counter sinks all of which are also available for hire/use. All BLJ In-situ Solutions machines are supplied with tooling and equipment required to setup and operate.

Spot Facing & Machining of Fin Fan Cooler plugs.

Pneumatic machine used for the spot facing of gasket seats on Fin Fan cooler plugs from sizes 1-1/8″ to 1-7/8″.

Equipped with a cutter head and special locking system, machine locks directly into plug thread, to suit your application.

BLJ machines come equipped with all tools required to setup and operate.