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Here at home, Vigor Shipyards used an automated weld- ing system that involved a stationary and portable machine in combination to repair long and narrow rudder and pintle bores that were severely corroded on a local Ferry. Because of the scope of the project and precision required, the ferry was in danger of being decommissioned, but the Climax solution got the ferry repaired ahead of schedule. KEY CLIMAX METRICS: PORTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY The new Houston location, naturally, has been very good for Climax, simple because of all that is going on in that region at this time. And, from that location, the abil- ity to both rent out and sell equipment has been a valuable asset. The new Climax LM5200 and LM6200 portable milling and gantry machines are available for sale or rent worldwide, as are the company?s other portable  ange facers boring machines and valve repair machines. Corso added, ?We provide equipment rentals through 32 distributors throughout the world. This has increased our footprint, not just here, but overseas as well.? For customers, says Corso, the advantage of rental over ownership involves cost versus capital acquisition. ?It depends on if the work tied to more than one project or is it a one-off deal. Really, it depends on the funding source.? Climax offers  nancing, as well. With these machines, precision milling, drilling and boring can be done more ef ciently to meet tight toler- ances in both linear and gantry milling con gurations. Climax will modify equipment for a particular customer, working to sizing, type of power needed, etc. And, they of- fer training and engineering to help improve performance, productivity and pro tability. Additional applications for these new portable milling machines include pump and motor mounts, compressor and heat equipment bases, ex- changer faces, sole plates, sections of large surfaces, drilling and boring as well as other features on  at and rounded surfaces. Climax today holds 37 issued patents with four pending, and serves domestic and international markets through its own international of ces and licensed repre- sentatives in 32 countries. Even for shipyards that are mak- ing money today, there?s no reason why they can?t improve that bottom line even further. For those less fortunate or working on tighter margins, the ability to improve pro- cesses now is even more critical. In good times or bad, eco- nomics will always play an important role in the shipyard. Similarly, portable, precision tools that perform a wide ar- ray of tasks will always play a key role in that equation. CUTTING TOOLS(Continued from page 47) Laser conÞ rms 0.2 mm ß atnessClimax FF8000 Portable Flange Facer being lifted to work pieceNovember 201358 MNMN November2013 Layout 50-58.indd 58MN November2013 Layout 50-58.indd 5810/28/2013 4:39:14 PM10/28/2013 4:39:14 PM