BELZONA FABRICATES NEW CUTLASS BEARING

KHIA ID: 356
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: SOS-Ships and Offshore Structures (SOS)
Substrate: Bronze
Customer Location: S.I.M.A. Facility in Mayport, Florida Foundry Division U.S.A.
Application Date: December 1994
Products:

Belzona ® 2131 (D&A Fluid)

Belzona® 2911 (QD Conditioner)

Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent)

Problem: The vendor of this auxilliary power unit, was very reluctant to provide this essential part, requiring instead that the entire unit be returned to the factory for a complete rebuild at $125,000.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. View of the fabricated plug
  2. View of the molded new bearing
Application Situation
Cutlass bearing from an auxilliary power unit.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SOS-18.
Belzona Facts
The Belzona Solution provided the Navy with minimal downtime. More importantly, the alternative Belzona repair provided the Navy with a cost effective way of rebuilding cutlass bearings without a complete overhaul of the unit.
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