Belzona® Cement Hopper Flange Repair

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)

Customer Location:

Cement Works, Usje, Macedonia

Application Date:

August 2004

Application Situation:

Cement hopper flange

Problem:

Failure of the rubber gasket allowed cement to fall from the hopper when it was being emptied.

Products:

Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-10b.

Belzona Facts:

This large hopper was full of cement so it was not possible to dismantle the flange and change the gasket, therefore, the Belzona solution of sealing the flange again in-situ was the only quick and cost effective solution.

Photographs Description

1. Application situation
2. During application of Belzona
3. Finished application