Belzona Guides Its Clients Into Rebuilding & Protecting An Assembly Line Buffer Chain Guide

Industry:

General Industry (GIND)

Application:

Gaskets, Seals and Shims (GSS)

Customer Location:

Angers, France

Application Date:

September 2020

Application Situation:

Levelling off wear at the bottom of a buffer chain guide on an automotive assembly line. 

Problem:

The conveyor chain had worn the channel that guides it by 6-8mm over a period of 10 years.

Products:

Belzona 1311 (Ceramic R-Metal)

Belzona 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Substrate:

Steel

Application Method:

After chute degreasing and stripping, reloading of worn areas with Belzona 1311 and application of Belzona 1321 coating (both containing Ceramic fillers) in order to reduce future wear rate. The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona System Leaflet GSS-5 & GSS-9.

Belzona Facts:

The client couldn't afford to have any dust in the vehicle assembly block, this forced the Distributor to form their own grit blasting nozzle allowing them to not only blast but also contain and recouperate the grit, minimising the spread of dust. The client was astonished by not only the Distributors ability to work within tight constraints but also by the possibility of using Epoxies to repair rather than replace the whole chain guide.

Photographs Description

1). Problem Area

2). Specific Grit-blasting Dust Extraction Tool

3). Application of Belzona 1311

4). Final Application