| 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:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
| | | 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- Shaft prepared
- Split sleeve former
- Rebuilt shaft being measured
- Back in service
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