BELZONA REPAIRS BEAM ABOVE PAPER MACHINE

KHIA ID: 6046
Industry: Buildings & Structures (BSTR)
Application: TCC-Tanks and Chemical Containment Areas (TCC)
Substrate: Carbon Steel
Customer Location: Campti, LA, USA
Application Date: November 2015
Products:

Belzona 1111 (Super Metal)

Belzona 5892

Problem: Badly corroded beam that was rusted completely through. The vibration of the paper machine was causing rust to fall on the paper sheet and break the paper causing the machine to shut down several times a day.
Photograph Descriptions
  1. Corroded beam
  2. Beam after SP-10 blast
  3. Beam after rebuild and coating
  4. Beam after coating
Application Situation
Support beam above paper machine.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet TCC-5.
Belzona Facts
The outage had already started when the mill found out what was causing the issues. The Belzona application cost $16,000 USD and three days to be completed, compared to $30,000 USD and two weeks to build the beam and cut the wall out to install, which would result in a more costly downtime.
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