BELZONA SAVES ANIMAL FEED MANUFACTURER

KHIA ID: 669

Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Steel

Customer Location: Animal food manufacturer - Missouri USA
Application Date: March 2004

Products:
Belzona® 1131 (Bearing Metal)

Problem: With one of two spray dry pumps down, plant production was reduced by half.

Photograph Descriptions

Crankshaft
Close up of scored & repaired bottom journal
Another close up of the repair

Application Situation

Crankshaft was scored due to debris and low oil levels in the sump.

Application Method

Application carried out in accordance with Belzona System Leaflet MPT-9. Belzona® 1131 was hand applied to the scored journal and subsequently hand finished with fine emery.

Belzona Facts

New crankshaft cost: $55,000 and that was the good news. Bad news: weeks to obtain. Not a recommended application on high speed cranks but highly successful in this application. Since startup, sump was run dry of oil twice with no damage to the Belzona® 1131.

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