BELZONA BONDS BUSHES INTO TETHER BLOCK

KHIA ID: 951
Industry: Oil & Gas (OILG)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Carbon Steel
Customer Location: Oil & Gas Service Company, UK
Application Date: June 2007
Products:

Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)

Belzona® 1321 (Ceramic S Metal)


Problem: Welding the bushes had failed and Mechanical means had been ruled out by the client
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Tether Blocks
  2. Bush
  3. Dry fit of Bush
  4. Completed job
Application Situation
Requirement to secure Bushes into the Tether Block for a 5 megawatts power generation buoy to be located in the North Sea
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with a modified Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-8.
Belzona Facts
This was a multi million pound project which had stalled due to the failure to weld the bushes in position.