BELZONA SEAL TO DRYER CAN SAVES MONEY
Industry: Pulp & Paper (PLPR)
Application: GSS-Gaskets, Seals and Shims (GSS)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Paper Co. Jackson, Alabama
Application Date: February 2007
Products: Belzona® 1311 (Ceramic R Metal)
Belzona® 1321 (ceramic S Metal)
Problem: Gasket of dryer can failed and allowed steam to escape. Losing steam means losing money.
Photograph Descriptions
- Start of job
- Surface around joint grit blasted
- Application of Belzona® 1321
- Application of Belzona® 1311 to complete the repair
Application Situation
Dryer can of paper machine.
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with a modified Belzona Know-How System Leaflet GSS-6. After grit blasting, a 2" band of Belzona® 1321 brush applied followed by Belzona® 1311 pressed firmly into the seam where the gasket had failed.
Belzona Facts
Alternative products had been unsuccessful.
The dryer was down for 18 hours and we sealed two dryer cans in 7 hours.
This was the 14th dryer can head we have done in the mill. It would have cost around $25,000 per head and 2 1/2 days to repalce a gasket.
