Faith in adhesive strength

Leading protective coating and polymer repair composite solution provider Belzona Polymerics demonstrated the outstanding performance of their structural adhesives with a powerful display of faith on the 29th January 2010.

Belzona's Heat Activated Series be applied to hot surfaces up to 150˚C - even while equipment is still in service, avoiding the need for outage which can ultimately lead to lost production costs. Furthermore, these products have been designed to be applied with minimal preparation and are tolerant of surfaces contaminated by water or oil.

During the 2010 Belzona Europe and Africa Conference held at the Harrogate Technology Centre Belzona demonstrated the adhesive properties of Belzona 1251 Heat Activated Products by suspending a Mercedes SL500 AMG above a Mercedes S320 LCDI. The Belzona 1251 Heat Activated Metal was applied to a connecting joint only 75mm in diameter and cured immediately prior to the lift. With the Mercedes SL 500 AMG weighing over 2.2 tonnes and a minimal amount of adhesive it demonstrated that the Belzona 1251 Heat Activated Metal was able to carry over 1.8 million times its own weight! Further testing carried out by Belzona's USA and UK laboratories demonstrated the product could actually lift over 20 tonnes in this configuration.

Delegates also learnt that the Belzona Heat Activated Series had applications other than for lifting expensive cars, such as corrosion and structural reinforcement for steam systems and hot process equipment in a variety of industries including Power Generation, Paper Manufacturing, Food, Drink and Petrochemical.