Repair of Wind Turbine Bearing Sockets with Belzona

KHIA ID: 8556

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

Customer Location: Poland
Application Date: August 2021

Products:
Belzona 1111 (SuperMetal)

Problem: Knockout of bearing sockets - manifested by loud, irregular operation of wind turbine gears.

Photograph Descriptions

Image 1: Bearing Socket

Image 2: Bearing Socket in Situ with Belzona 1111 Applied

Image 3: Bearing sockets re-built with Belzona 1111

Image 4: bearing back in situ.

Application Situation

A wind turbine required a regeneration of wind turbine gear bearing sockets to be restored to it's original profile.

Application Method

Applied in accordance with Belzona system leaflet MPT-7.

Belzona Facts

Belzona 1111 can be applied in situ with a fast return to service. 100% solid material there is no shrinkage allowing a regeneration of the original bearing socket to it's previous profile, saving time and money due to a reduced downtime and no specialist equipment required.

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