BELZONA REBUILDS DAMAGED PUMP FLANGE

KHIA ID: 5193
Industry: Mining & Quarrying (MINQ)
Application: FPA-Floor Problem Areas (FPA)
Substrate: Cast Iron
Customer Location: BC, Canada
Application Date: February 2004
Products:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R Metal)


Problem: The cast iron pump casing had fallen of a pallet breaking part of the flange.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Diagram showing support cage fabricated for the damaged area  
  2. Rebuilding in progress  
  3. Rebuilt flange
Application Situation
Broken flange on pump
Application Method
Application carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet FPA-1
Belzona Facts
After tapping a number of holes along the broken flange edge, a reinforcement cage was bonded into place around the edge using a welding rod to provide some structural integrity to the area to be rebuilt. Once in place the various pieces were tack welded together.