EXTENDED DOWN TIME AVERTED BY USING BELZONA
Industry: General Industry (GIND)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Steel
Customer Location: Steel manufacturer in Alabama, USA
Application Date: 1995
Products:
Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal)
Problem: Excess tolerances in the spline caused problems with the smooth trans-mission of force to the mandril for pipe manufacture.
Photograph Descriptions
- Application of Belzona® 1121 to spline
- Liberal amounts of Belzona® 1121 to spline
- The gear is being fitted onto the spline
- Final location of gear alignment
Application Situation
Shaft spline used as the main transmission of power to the mandril mill.
Application Method
The application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet MPT-5. Belzona® 9411 (Release Agent) was applied to the gear, and Belzona® 1121 (Super XL-Metal) was liberally applied to the spline and gear before mating.
Belzona Facts
These large splines would have had to be custom fabricated, which would exceed the normal shutdown time frame. The Belzona application took place in the steel mill’s machine shop.
