Belzona® Inside A Gear Box

Industry:

Pulp & Paper (PLPR)

Application:

Centrifugal Pumps (CEP)

Customer Location:

Paper Mill near the Florida panhandle

Application Date:

July 1995

Application Situation:

Gear box for pulper tub reducer.

Problem:

Corrosion of gear box due to moisture and condensation. Previous internal coatings have failed.

Products:

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)

Substrate:

Cast Iron

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How Leaflet CEP-3.

Belzona Facts:

After 2-1/2 years in service, the Belzona coating is in excellent condition. Saving the gear box housing helps protect its expensive gearing and prevents costly downtime. Two gear boxes were coated.

Photographs Description

1. Internal surface of gear box grit blasted for surface preparation.
2. Inside coated with Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide). 
3. The lid of the gear box was also coated.