WORLDWIDE IN-SITU MACHINING SERVICES ENGINE BLOCK REPAIR - METAL STITCHING WARTSILA 18V32LN CEMENT PLANT – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC When reciprocating engine parts seize or break free at high speed, the results are never positive. If luck is on your side, emergency shutdown procedures can sometimes limit the damage, but when parts come loose from the engine the result is most often catastrophic. Such was the case for a leading cement producer in the Dominican Republic. During routine operation, one of its Wartsila 18V32LN engines suffered a connecting rod failure resulting in major damage to the engine block and the crankshaft. Collisions with the connecting rod knocked large pieces of the block free between the inspection doors and small

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