| Belzona Keeps Wheat Refiner Running | | | Industry:General Industry (GIND) | | | Application:Centrifugal Pumps (CEP) | | | Customer Location:Wheat mill in Macedonia | | | Application Date:December 2000 | | | Application Situation:Drive shaft on Wheat refiner | | | Problem:Bearing failure damaged the shaft. | | | Products:Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-2. Two part mold was prepared before-hand to restore correct shaft diameter. | | | Belzona Facts:The application was done in few hours. Conventional welding method could cause deformation. Delivery time of a new shaft was 4-6 weeks. New shaft costs 3,700 EUR. All work was finished for 150 EUR. This application was done twice. The shaft still running today. | | | Photographs Description
- The damage on the shaft is evident
- The former was used to rebuild the shaft
- The former was removed after Belzona® 1221 had cured
- Bearing re-assembled
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