Belzona® Keeps This Spline On The Straight And Narrow

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Steel manufacturer in USA

Application Date:

1995

Application Situation:

Planetary gear spline for mandril mill manufacturing pipe.

Problem:

Wear of the shaft spline due to abrasive contamination as well as misalignment caused excess slop in the drive and eventual failure of the mandril unit.

Products:

Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)

Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-5. Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent) was applied to the socket and Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal) was applied to both the socket and spline before mating the two pieces.

Belzona Facts:

The spline was in perfect condition 5 years later when the mill finally decided to replace the spline coupling.

Photographs Description

1. The equipment prior to the application
2. Belzona® 1111 is being applied to the spline
3. The spline and socket are being mated
4. Excess material is being removed