PRESS ROLL CRACK REPAIR WITH BELZONA
Industry: Pulp & Paper (PLPR)
Application: SHM-Solids Handling Machinery (SHM)
Substrate: Hard rubber
Customer Location: Pulp and paper mill, Egypt
Application Date: December 2004
Products:
Belzona® 1111 (Super Metal)
Problem: Crack in the hard rubber cover of the press roll. The crack was increasing over time.
Photograph Descriptions
- The crack in the rubber cover
- Removing the cracked layer
- Belzona® 1111 applied to the roll
- Completed repair
Application Situation
Press roll
Application Method
Application was carried out in accordance with Belzona Know-How System Leaflet SHM-9. The cracked layer was removed then Belzona® 1111 applied and finally machined back to size.
Belzona Facts
Belzona® 1111 had similar hardness to the original hard rubber, was easy to machine and has good compressive strength to cope with the operating conditions.
