Abrasion damage to volutes from Aluminium Oxide Plant
Problem:
Aluminium oxide is abrasive and in this case also had many small stones in it. This caused major abrasion of the pump volute, high levels of scrap, inefficient pumping and leakage problems with a significant environmental impact.
The Arnolds Solution:
Weld repairs to holed areas, using a rotary element to regain the profile, the worn area are rebuilt with ARC MX1 and S2.
Benefit:
The volutes were repaired for less than 50% of the cost of new spare parts. Life time increased on repaired volutes by 3 times. Overall the savings on 3 volutes were in-excess of £2000 per year.
