Belzona® Refurbishment Of Mooring Winch Brake Drum

Industry:

Marine (MRNE)

Application:

Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)

Customer Location:

Dockyard

Application Date:

April 1992

Application Situation:

Mooring winch brake drum with a diameter of 1150mm and width of 150mm.

Problem:

Erosion/corrosion

Products:

Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

In accordance with Belzona® System leaflet MPT-1.

Belzona Facts:

This is one of 95 similar applications completed to date. The cost of welding the drum, including removal, would have been $7,000 with the winch out of service for a week. The Belzona solution cost about $1,200 and takes only one and a half hours.

Photographs Description

1. Surface grit-blasted to SA2.5 
2. Guide plate in place 
3. Rebuilt with Belzona® 1311