Classic Belzona® Shaft Repair At Cement Plant

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Cement plant, Nazareth, PA

Application Date:

November 2005

Application Situation:

Forced draft fan shaft for the kilns.

Problem:

Kilns were to be shut down in approximately 4-6 weeks but failed split bearing caused scoring of shaft requiring urgent repair.

Products:

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

Application was completed in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-2.

Belzona Facts:

Application completed with minimal downtime saving thousands of dollars in lost production. Belzona cost is minimal in comparison to alternatives. The replacement bearing alone cost $10K.

Photographs Description

1. Shaft prepared
2. Split sleeve former
3. Rebuilt shaft being measured
4. Back in service