Gears

Reconditioning Metal Surfaces
Sugar mill in Louisiana. Transmission gears, 1200 HP, triple reduction Challenge: visible pitting damage and wear on the surfaces. Probable failure of gears during grinding season Outcome: after treatment of open gear and intermediate gears there was a noticeable improvement in the condition of tooth flanks, the damages were smooth now, gears had reliable operation during grinding season Lower operating temperatures by 15 degrees.

Results:
No new damage or pitting until the end of the season.
SAVED THE COST OF NEW GEARS AND DOWNTIME DURING SEASON

Before After

Converting to low Maintenance
Machines operating with excessive loads have a short gearbox life. In the case below untreated gears lasted only 6 weeks

Before After

After coating with Rewitec, all treated gears ran without failures and were expected to last for two years before recoating.