Wärtsilä extends service centre in Chesapeake...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press Release, 7 October 2008

Wärtsilä Corporation has inaugurated a new extension to its service
centre in Chesapeake. The building provides increased capacity for
propeller repairs and water jet assembly, while creating a service
centre for repair and overhaul of engines, propulsion equipment and
shaft seals.

The principal customers for the new service centre are the US Navy,
US Coast Guard and US Military Sealift Command. The service centre is
also well located to serve a number of commercial shipyards, repair
yards and commercial vessel. The extended premises have ample
capacity to provide the wider scope of services to our customers and
enables tasks to be turned around faster.

At present, there are 86 employees working at the Chesapeake
facility, of which 29 are in the new premises. The numbers of
employees will increase further as business expands over the coming
years.

Wärtsilä gives top priority to quality in all its work, products and
services. Thus, all new employees at Chesapeake are trained on site
and at programs conducted by the US Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEA). Wärtsilä is ISO 9001 certified, and the Chesapeake workshop
uses NAVSEA-approved procedures. US Government Quality Assurance
Review (QAR) is present on site too.

The new premises at Chesapeake comprise 1950 m2 (21,000 ft2) of
workshop and 820 m2 (8800 ft2) of offices for a total of 2770m2
(29,800 ft2). Thus they add 102 % to the existing workshop which has
a floor area of 1900 m2 (20,460 ft2).  The combined production
facilities total 4670 m2 (50,260 ft2) and is equipped with 7 overhead
cranes from 10 to 55 tons, milling and drilling machines, lathe,
hydraulic press, balance machine, propeller wrenching area and dye
penetrant and quality checks areas.


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Wärtsilä Corporation in brief:
Wärtsilä enhances the business of its customers by providing them
with complete lifecycle power solutions. When creating better and
environmentally compatible technologies, Wärtsilä focuses on the
marine and energy markets with products and solutions as well as
services. Through innovative products and services, Wärtsilä sets out
to be the most valued business partner of all its customers. This is
achieved by the dedication of more than 17,000 professionals manning
160 Wärtsilä locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is
listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, Finland.
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