Engineered Surfaces for Exceptional Performance
Engineered Surfaces for Exceptional Performance

Soap Chilling Cylinder Repair

The surface of this massive soap-chilling cylinder had been badly scored by the action of a stainless steel scraping blade used during the soap production process. 

A Metallisation Arc Spray system was used to carry out an ‘on the spot’ repair with the cylinder revolving in its own running bed, thus eliminating expensive dismantling and transport costs. During a thirty-hour period, a radial deposit of 3.175mm (0.125”) of S2 was applied, this material being chosen in order to improve the wear characteristics of the cylinder in relation to the stainless steel scraper blade. After spraying, the surface was machined and ground down to a highly polished finish. 

The cylinder is 1.676m (5’6”) in diameter, 1.89m (6’0”) long and weighs 3055kg (3 tons). The soap manufacturer concerned was quoted a twelve-month delivery for a new cylinder; the metal spraying process had the cylinder back in operation in one week at a fraction of replacement cost.