| 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
- The equipment prior to the application
- Belzona® 1111 is being applied to the spline
- The spline and socket are being mated
- Excess material is being removed
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