Belzona® Saves Animal Feed Manufacturer

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Animal food manufacturer - Missouri USA

Application Date:

March 2004

Application Situation:

Crankshaft was scored due to debris and low oil levels in the sump.

Problem:

With one of two spray dry pumps down, plant production was reduced by half.

Products:

Belzona® 1131 (Bearing Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

Application carried out in accordance with Belzona System Leaflet MPT-9. Belzona® 1131 was hand applied to the scored journal and subsequently hand finished with fine emery.

Belzona Facts:

New crankshaft cost: $55,000 and that was the good news. Bad news: weeks to obtain. Not a recommended application on high speed cranks but highly successful in this application. Since startup, sump was run dry of oil twice with no damage to the Belzona® 1131.

Photographs Description

1. Crankshaft 
2. Close up of scored & repaired bottom journal 
3. Another close up of the repair