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