Shaft repair on Screw Conveyor

KHIA ID: 8933

Industry: Pulp & Paper (PLPR)
Application: MPT-Mechanical Power Transmission (MPT)
Substrate: Carbon steel

Customer Location: Crofton, BC
Application Date: January 2023

Products: Belzona 1321 (Ceramic S-Metal)

Problem: The customer had a bearing failure which resulted in sever metal loss on the shaft.

Damaged shaft

Surface prep in progress

Mold in place and injection of Belzona 1321 Ceramic S Metal complete

Completed repair

Application Situation

The alternative if replacement would of required full disassembly, roof removal, crane work, new fabrication and new installation. This would all lead to added downtime and added cost because of the downtime and the parts replacement

Application Method

A mold was fabricated by the mill and the injection of fluid material Belzona 1321 was chosen and approved by the customer. This was done by guidance of the proper belzona Application Know How document for this application, MPT-02.

Belzona Facts

The customer has trusted Belzona repairs for years and was thrilled with the result Cost savings were >50K vs the alternative repair method.

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