A Durable Belzona Coating for Conveyor

KHIA ID: 533
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Mild steel
Customer Location: Chipboard manufacturer - UK
Application Date: Febuary 2005
Products:

Belzona® 1341 (Supermetalglide)


Problem: Conveyor suffering build up of product causing flights to drive up into conveyor ceiling. Customer sought to reduce the excessive maintenance down time through the use of Belzona.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Conveyor with product build-up clear to see
  2. Plate prepared for application of product
  3. Product applied to conveyor bottom
  4. Conveyor bottom removed to prove performance of Belzona® 1341
Application Situation
Overhead conveyor
Application Method
Application was carried out using a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-13.
Belzona Facts
Since application of Belzona® 1341, the issue of build-up on the conveyor has been stopped - putting an end to time consuming maintenance that was carried out every five weeks and took four maintenance personnel. This also increased potential production time on this piece of plant equipment.