BELZONA CRUSHES ANOTHER PROBLEM
Industry: Mining & Quarrying (MINQ)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Stainless steel
Customer Location: Quarry, Kansas U.S.A.
Application Date: June 1999
Products:
Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)
Problem: During a maintenance outage, the plants 34-ton rock crusher's main bearing saddles were showing unacceptable levels of wear.
Photograph Descriptions
An overview of the quarry An overview of the rock crusher The Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal) being applied The equipment being reassembled
Application Situation
A 34-ton rock crusher.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-7 using Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal) due to the extreme summer heat and long time required to "reset" the equipment via crane.
Belzona Facts
This solution saved thousands of dollars versus replacement with new bearing saddles. The project was coordinated with less than a day's notice, with the Consultant hand delivering the product and remaining on-site for 24 hours to supervise the application.