Belzona® Repairs Vulcanized Rubber Lined Pump

Industry:

Petrochemical (PETR)

Application:

Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)

Customer Location:

Chemical Plant, Italy

Application Date:

April 2006

Application Situation:

Vulcanized rubber lined pump body

Problem:

A large area of the rubber had been eroded away.

Products:

Substrate:

Vulcanized rubber

Application Method:

The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona System Leaflet SHM-11.

Belzona Facts:

Belzona Elastomer outlasted the original rubber and allowed localized repairs to be carried out on site without having to return the pump for re-vulcanizing.

Photographs Description

1. Pump body before application
2. Close up of damaged rubber
3. Upper body after application
4. Lower body after application