BELZONA SAVES AUTO INDUSTRY A CHUNK OF CASH
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Auto Manufacturing Plant in Missouri, U.S.A.
Application Date: September 2003
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Problem: Worn cylinders - welding robot control
Photograph Descriptions
- Equipment - welding robot
- Worn cylinder
- Almost there
- Completed job
Application Situation
Worn shaft
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-2.
Belzona Facts
Welding robot control cylinder is simply a spring loaded shaft inside a housing. It controls the movement of the welder to and from the work - (slow going in, very quick return). Once the cylinders became worn, like the one in the photo, the whole assembly was replaced at a cost of $3,500. The Belzona in-sutu repair cost less than 5% of the replacement. There are 400 welders in the production line with two cylinders each.
