BELZONA SAVES SEVERAL WEEKS OF DOWNTIME

KHIA ID: 316
Industry: Pulp & Paper (PLPR)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Rubber lined steel
Customer Location: Paper mill in Canada
Application Date: 1996 and ongoing
Products:

Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)


Problem: The rubber lined felt rolls are damaged from continuous abrasive wear of the wires edge and underside. This eventually causes sheet stretching and/or wrinkling.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Final rectification of Belzona repair
  2. Felt roll back in service
Application Situation
Rubber lined felt rolls.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-9.
Belzona Facts
Putting a new rubber cover on a roll is very expensive and the roll is usually out of service for weeks.The hardness of the Belzona repair must be close to the hardness of the rubber. In this case Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal) is 89 Shore D, or a P&J hardness between 8 and 9.