Belzona Seals Gearbox Doors To Eliminate Oil Leaks

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)

Customer Location:

An international manufacturer of loom equipment

Application Date:

March 1991

Application Situation:

Gearboxes on the end of looms.

Problem:

Oil leaks around seams and gearbox doors were causing safety problems at several locations where this equipment was in operation; including the Southeast U.S. and Japan.

Products:

Belzona® 1211 (E-Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC -1.

Belzona Facts:

The use of Belzona® 1211 allowed the machine to be put back in service with only 30-minutes of downtime for the entire repair. Each unit was repaired with one, 500 gram package of material. A total of 53 units have been repaired in the U.S. alone. This specific repair scenario was first completed in Japan.

Photographs Description

1. A view of the loom in operation
2. Cutting gasket material away fom seams
3. Applying Belzona® 1211 (E-Metal) over the seams
4. Completed application around the bottom of the door below oil level