Maintenance & Repairing Activities by IMCO Alloys
About us
With Decades of first-hand experience in development and working in close collaboration with the leading Sugar factories, we’ve developed a unique product portfolio for the Sugar industry. Our portfolio for M&R in the sugar industry include metallurgically demanding welds like in our patented Zuper Teardrops on Rollers, TRPF repair, Pinion welding, etc. Our team of specialized workmen and products have proven quality and excellent welding training which are valued all over the world.
Our Welding consumables are used in numerous demanding areas of the Sugar Manufacturing industry, e.g., in Roller Arcing, Pinion Welding, Roller Journals, and multiple Hardfacing applications. Our new generation of flux cored wires has already been successfully applied by notable branch leaders and enables the highest process reliability.
1) Imco Mac Series
IMCO Alloys has developed a range of welding consumables, machine as well as welding accessories. These products were developed working closely with leading Sugar Manufacturers worldwide. We offer a wide range of services both onsite and off site that help increase the life of your machines and parts and provide time saving and cost.
2) Pinion Reconditioning
Conventional method of repairing pinions using a 4mm stick electrode is time consuming.
We at IMCO use the Zuper W 503 OA, an open arc flux cored wire that is made of a harder & tougher material which when applied on worn out Pinions is the most efficient way to save time and money.
The teeth are rebuilt using the right technique and the appropriate electrode which helps reduce wear.
3)Wear Protection of TRPF Roller
TRPF rollers are mainly used to enhance the crushing capacity, adding a number of compression and making proper even blankets to feed to the conventional mill. During the operation, TRPF drum and its teeth get worn-out due to abrasion, corrosion and Erosion.
The Present Solution of using a 4mm rod is time consuming and costly while offering only 60% product efficiency. The IMCO solution is using the Zuper W 530 OA, a open arc flux cored wire offering a hardness of 58-60 Hrc. The wire enables
continuous welding while offering an unmatched 90% product efficiency thereby saving time and money.
4) Reconditioning Roller Journal
The main cause of wear in Roller Journals is the extracted juice which causes corrosion. Lack of proper maintenance can drastically reduce the life of the Roller Journal thereby directly affecting the crushing process.
5) Roller Reconditioning, Arcing and ZTD
Sugar cane press rolls are subjected to high pressure and mineral abrasion causing wear and cracking on rolls.
6) Scrapper & Trash Plates
Cane Mill rollers are used to extract juice from the sugar cane. Trash plates & Scraper plates help recover the cane fibers after they pass through the mill roll. The scrapper & trash teeth are subject to extreme abrasion.
7) Hardfacing on Hammer Body & Knife Body
Wear occurs in hammers & knives due to heavy impact abrasion & erosion due to sand (silica) & corrosion due to acidic reaction of sugar juice during shredding.
IMCO Solution
1. Welding with a hard facing electrode and rebuilding the working area where these wear problems occur.
2. Checking the condition of SS/ gun metal bush
and replacing it, if worn out.
3. In Fixed Type Leveller, Checking the condition of the bore and rebuilding it.
8) Repairing Worn Out Anvil
Anvil is generally pocketed and requires high hardness in order to resist the heavy impact and abrasion of cane at a speed of 780-800 RPM.
Wear occurs in Anvil due to 1.Heavy impact abrasion 2. The clearance between Anvil and hammer is small 3. Erosion due to silica & 4. corrosion due to the acidic nature of sugar juice.
Do full welding using Zuper R 650 or use readymade Zuper Bar that can be fitted easily on ribs