BELZONA BRINGS EXCAVATOR BACK TO SERVICE IN 1 DAY
Industry: Mining & Quarrying (MINQ)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Salt mine, Germany.
Application Date: November 2009
Products:
Belzona 1821 (Fluid Metal)
Problem: The severe conditions of corrosion and abrasion in the mine caused loss of metal in the articulated coupling, which resulted in reduced service life of the component.
Photograph Descriptions
- Excavator shovel before the application
- Injection of Belzona 1821
- Final application
- Bearing back to service
Application Situation
Excavator shovel at salt mine
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-2. Belzona 1821 was injected into former to create required shaft diameter.
Belzona Facts
The complete removal of the coupling for its replacement would have taken time and money, since the support plates would have needed to be stripped down. The Belzona molding technique offered on site repair solution taking only 1 day to be completed. This significantly extended the service life of the coupling and allowed production to continue with minimal downtime.
