12/06/2026
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
During inspection of the ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ of an ๐ญ๐ด,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ช๐ง ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐, a severe crack was detected on the crank pin of a blade carrier - a critical component operating under extreme loads and tight tolerances.
The OEM assessment classified the component as ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ, with an estimated ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ for a replacement.
To minimize vessel downtime, KIMI proposed manufacturing a new blade carrier through reverse engineering.
Following approval by the ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐.
The component was successfully installed and the ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐:
โ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: 5 days instead of 6 months
โ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐: OEM-level precision and reliability
โ๐๐ผ๐๐: significant savings in off-hire costs and procurement delays
More than a manufacturing achievement, this project reflects KIMI's capability to deliver engineered solutions for critical applications where performance, reliability, and lead time are critical.