| Big Savings With Belzona’S Unconventional Repair Techniques | | | Industry:Petrochemical (PETR) | | | Application:Gaskets, Seals and Shims (GSS) | | | Customer Location:Petrochemical facility - Minnesota,U.S.A. | | | Application Date:June 2001 | | | Application Situation:Bearing failure in pump from vibration. | | | Problem:Hollow spots under pump base between the grout and the steel base created vibration, thereby causing pre-mature bearing failure. | | | Products:Belzona® 4151 (Magma-Quartz Resins) | | | Substrate:Steel & Concrete | | | Application Method:The Application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How Systems leaflet GSS-9. Injection Method: Product placed in pneumatic gun, injected using static mixer. | | | Belzona Facts:This can be completed for 1/10th the cost of rebuilding and regrouting the pump base. Application is so successful, over 200 pump bases have been done at this facility. | | | Photographs Description
- Removal of pump from base
- Installing injection ports
- Injecting with gun
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