Belzona Emergency Shaft Repair At Pulp & Paper Facility

Industry:

Pulp & Paper (PLPR)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Pulp and Paper plant, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Application Date:

2008

Application Situation:

Shaft on the Primary paper machine.

Problem:

A bearing had run dry of lubrication and caused the entire line to shut-down.

Products:

Substrate:

Stainless steel

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System leaflet MPT-2.

Belzona Facts:

This roller was a critical in the operation of the plant. With this machine down the entire facility went down. The repair was performed during the lunch hour, saving thousands of dollars in down-time.

Photographs Description

1. Shaft prior to repair
2. Shaft during repair with former in place
3. Shaft after repair