| 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
- Crankshaft
- Close up of scored & repaired bottom journal
- Another close up of the repair
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