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Our machine engineering shops in Durban are fully equipped to carry out any kind of repair or manufacture of mechanical parts.

The Machine shop is a 4700m2 covered area with a turning and boring capacity up to 25 tons with stress relieving and normalising furnace. All served by overhead cranage with a capacity of 25 tons.

The machine shop under the rules and regulation of International Class requirement as well as under the quality control of ISO 9002 requirement has set firm presidents in the local and international engineering fields.

All CNC machines are supported by CATIA V5 CAD / CAM software.

The machine engineering shops are equipped with the following:

  • CNC / Conventional milling machines
  • Vertical boring mills – CNC controlled up to 6m diameter
  • Horizontal boring mills
  • Various lathes – From 3m to 13m between centres, max diameter over saddle 1.2m
  • Skoda double cutting head large lathe (50 ton Capacity)
  • Asquith drilling machine – 3m high and a radius of 4m
  • Surface grinders
  • Slotters
  • Radial drill
  • Annealing ovens
  • Appropriate cut off saws
  • Hydraulic presses – Up to 400t
  • Sub-arc welding machines
  • Milling machine
  • Shapers
  • Furnace
  • Drill presses
  • Cut – off saws

The classification approved repair works undertaken by the machine shop include:

  • Shaft and rubbers
  • Pumps and casting
  • Fabrication and reconstruction of shaft, wear rings and bushes
  • Pressure vessels fabrication and repairs
  • Repairs and reconditioning of cracked casting and cylinders
  • Conrods
  • Piston Crowns
  • Turbines
  • High tensile steel fabrications
  • General ship repair and maintenance

We are able to:

Manufacture and repair of rollers – 12 m long

Centrifugal baskets – Repairs

Overhauling of low and high pressure feeders

Manufacture and repair of cane knife and shredder rotors of sugar mills (Southern Africa and Africa)

Repair of sugar rollers and re-shelling of sugar rollers

Machining turbine casings

Manufacture of Headshafts

Manufacture and repair of centrifugal baskets and shafts

Turnkey roll fabrication including roll shells, heads, journals and housings

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We look forward to working with you.

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Our Services

DORMAC provides owners and operators with a full spectrum of marine and industrial repair services which are of the highest international standards.

Blasting and Painting

Our ship blasting and ship painting division now operates with the largest blasting pots in South Africa.

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Cofferdam Repairs

The Cofferdam has been specially designed, developed and patented by DORMAC to carry out any underwater repair work.

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Riser Refurbishments

Part of our Marine Services include the refurbishment of offshore drilling risers. Certified by Cameron Risers, we offer a highly skilled team of technicians and engineers.

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Mechanical Repair & Engine Works

We, at DORMAC endeavour to provide our clients with the highest quality services at all times.

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Original Equipment Manufacturers

O.E.M. Service agents

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Underwater Repairs and Diving

Our teams pride themselves on finding original, innovative and cost effective underwater repair solutions, where a dry dock is not an option for the ship owner.

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Riding Squads

Dormac provides qualified and experienced teams via our Riding Squads to vessels at various ports around the world

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Electrical and electronic repair works

DORMAC’s Electrical Repair Works focuses on the servicing of almost all the electrical equipment on vessels

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Marine pipe repairs and fabrication works

The Project experience includes a full range of piping engineering services including original design or evaluation, installation, repair, modification and failure investigation.

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CNC Machining

Dormac’s CNC machines are used for the machining of complex shapes and surfaces

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Machine engineering

Our machine engineering shops in Durban are fully equipped to carry out any kind of repair or manufacture of mechanical parts.

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Steel repairs and fabrication works

DORMAC steel division offers a host of steel repairs and fabrication work, with class approved materials on a 24 Hour basis at globally competitive rates.

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  • Blasting and Painting

    Our ship blasting and ship painting division now operates with the largest blasting pots in South Africa.

  • Blasting and Painting

    Our ship blasting and ship painting division now operates with the largest blasting pots in South Africa.

  • Blasting and Painting

    Our ship blasting and ship painting division now operates with the largest blasting pots in South Africa.

  • Blasting and Painting

    Our ship blasting and ship painting division now operates with the largest blasting pots in South Africa.

  • Blasting and Painting

    Our ship blasting and ship painting division now operates with the largest blasting pots in South Africa.

Our Locations

With five fully equipped shipyards strategically placed around Southern Africa, DORMAC can cater for all possible repair and service requirements. Servicing all types of vessels, DORMAC has the necessary expertise, machinery and technical excellence to carry out repairs, upgrades and conversions when and where clients need it most.

Find us at any of the below locations or contact us

DORMAC Cape Town
DORMAC Saldanha Bay
11935 Platinum Street, Saldanha Industrial, Saldanha
DORMAC Durban
DORMAC Walvis Bay