Component replacement labor

Not only parts but expert labor too

When it comes to the replacement of major equipment components, finding the right personnel who are trained for these specialized tasks can be a challenge. Heavy components often require specialized handling and installation procedures as well as tools to ensure safety. Many components also have precise installation tolerances and alignment requirements and installation errors can shorten the life of the components and affect production.

Support to execute the project or supplement your on-site maintenance staff

Improved safety

Reduce your team's exposure to risks by minimizing their exposure to unfamiliar and complicated change-outs

Increased uptime & availability

Our crews utilize advanced planning tools and effective critical path planning, scheduling and staging pre-outage activities to significantly reduce downtime

Reduced maintenance costs

When a change-out is done correctly according to OEM standards, the need for additional rework is minimized

Safer working environment

Metso crews perform these types of changes regularly and are experienced in the proper and safe installation of the components. This reduces the risks for your team by minimizing their exposure to unfamiliar and complicated change-outs.

Reduced downtime

Metso crews utilize advanced planning tools, such as effective critical path planning, as well as scheduling and staging pre-outage activities to significantly reduce downtime. we can also supply specialized work methods to speed up major component changeouts. Using component replacement labor services also brings the advantage of having one point of responsibility for the maintenance event.

Reduced maintenance costs

In some cases, OEM warranties can be extended when Metso crews perform the installation of major parts. With access to global knowledge centers, troubleshooting and adjustments can be done with confidence by our on-site crews saving time and money.

What we provide

In addition to parts, Metso Field Services offers labor for major events, such as shutdowns or annual outages. Our personnel can be utilized to fully execute the project or to supplement your on-site maintenance staff. Metso crews are safety oriented, fully equipped with appropriate PPE and fully trained to perform efficient component change-outs. We have expertise in supervising and overseeing thousands of equipment shutdowns globally.

How it works

The first step is to determine the scope of work. Is the requirement simply assisting on-site with supervision utilizing an in-house crew, or will planning and coordinating all aspects of the maintenance event be required? Metso Engineers, Supervisors and/or Technicians will be deployed to the site to replace components according to the agreed-upon scope of supply. Special lifting procedures will be identified and performed. Metso experts will carry out the required maintenance scope in accordance with the latest engineering specifications, standard procedures and benchmarking best practices.