BELZONA REPAIRS CHIPS FROM THE OLD BLOCK

KHIA ID: 50
Industry: Pulp & Paper (PLPR)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Lumber mill in Northern Ontario, Canada
Application Date: July 2000
Products:

Belzona® 1812


Problem: The cyclone's steel substrate was worn by continuous abrasion from wood chips entering at high velocity.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Prepared substrate and Belzona ® 1812 application to chip chute
  2. Belzona® 1812 being applied to the seams
  3. Belzona® 1812 being applied to the mid-section
Application Situation
Chip cyclone
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflets SHM-13, FBC-5 and TCC-1.
Belzona Facts
The cost to repair these cyclones using conventional methods would have been five to six times higher than the Belzona solution. The cost of lost production would have added even more to the costs.