| Belzona Pump Repair Completed With Portable Lathe | | | Industry:Power (POWR) | | | Application:Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT) | | | Customer Location:Coal Power Plant, West Virginia | | | Application Date:March, 2003 | | | Application Situation:Two 14" diameter shafts for cooling towers pumps | | | Problem:Damage on packing gland area due to overtightning of packing and contaminated river water | | | Products:Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal) | | | Substrate:Steel | | | Application Method:Application carried out in accordance with the Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-1. A portable lathe was used to machine shafts in place. | | | Belzona Facts:Cost of repairing shafts was less than $2,000.00, saving thousands on removing, shipping and downtime. The only alternative was flame welding or sleeving costing more and resulting in the possibility of warping the shaft making Belzona® 1111 the best choice. | | | Photographs Description- Damage to cooling tower pump shaft
- Set up and undercutting shaft
- Applying Belzona® 1111
- Finished shaft repair
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