BELZONA REPAIRS CORN WEAR
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Stainless steel
Customer Location: Corn Processing Plant, West Tennessee
Application Date: 2007
Products:
Belzona® 1812 (Ceramic Carbide FP)
Belzona® 1221 (Super E-Metal)
Problem: Ceramic tiles had fallen out of the vacuum system exposing the Stainless steel substrate. The corn being pulled through system quickly wore a hole through the steel causing loss of vacuum and stoppage of the unloading facility.
Photograph Descriptions
- The hole in the Vacuum system prior to repair
- External repair of hole with Belzna® 1221 bonded plate
- Interal repair with Belzona® 1812 applied
Application Situation
Vacuum system is used to unload barges of corn for delivery to the processing facility.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-13. A metal plate was bonded to the exterior with Belzona® 1221 prior to rebuilding the lost tile areas with Belzona® 1812.
Belzona Facts
With this vacuum system down the corn could not be unloaded from barges and a replacment for this damaged section would have been months away. The Belzona solution offered a quick turn-around allowing barges to once again be unloaded and the plant to continue un-interupted production.
