The industrial world is populated by increasingly large numbers of rotating machines and fewer & fewer people. A substantial proportion of these decreasing numbers of people are charged with the responsibility of keeping the machinery operating in an optimal way. Machines do not normally talk much, but they do give out signals revealing their discomfort, mainly in the form of vibrations.
Epoxy Resins for Machinery Grouting and Structural Repairs
The ALPHATEC ENGINEERING group of companies specializes in the repair of machinery foundations, and the re-alignment and re-grouting of rotating and reciprocating machinery. We offer both products and services to the industries we serve, but primarily, we offer solutions to problems. Our products are epoxy resin based grouts and adhesives, which we use to install & repair cracked or damaged foundations. While there are many companies that provide epoxy grout, Alphatec manufactures, supplies and also install their own product, being experts in its application. Poor, inexperienced installation of epoxy grout greatly reduces its effectiveness.
- Bad interface machine-foundation: Lack of adhesion, cracks, oil/grease infiltrations.
- Contaminated cement loses as much as 70% of its compressive strength. Increased vibrations favors oil presence in the foundation, which reduces concrete abilities, thus increasing vibration levels even more in a positive feedback. Epoxi resins, on the other hand, are inert to oil or grease.
- Corrosion problems in anchor bolts, baseplates, which causes misalignments.
- Cold joints and other cracks, the main reason for the poor performance of the foundation in dampening the vibration and distributing the tensions within.
- Badly installed, broken or low-quality anchor bolts.
Alphatec Engineering can inspect a problem machine at short notice, and give a detailed description of the problem areas – these are rarely confined to one fixed “cause”, - and then propose and carry out a repair which addresses all the issues raised. By using epoxy grouts, with its very rapid cure times, the total machine downtime can be minimized, allowing the machine to be rapidly returned to productive service.
Epoxy Resins for Machinery Grouting
and Structural Repairs
The ALPHATEC ENGINEERING group of companies specializes in the repair of machinery foundations, and the re-alignment and re-grouting of rotating and reciprocating machinery. We offer both products and services to the industries we serve, but primarily, we offer solutions to problems. Our products are epoxy resin based grouts and adhesives, which we use to install & repair cracked or damaged foundations. While there are many companies that provide epoxy grout, Alphatec manufactures, supplies and also install their own product, being experts in its application. Poor, inexperienced installation of epoxy grout greatly reduces its effectiveness.
- Bad interface machine-foundation: Lack of adhesion, cracks, oil/grease infiltrations.
- Contaminated cement loses as much as 70% of its compressive strength. Increased vibrations favors oil presence in the foundation, which reduces concrete abilities, thus increasing vibration levels even more in a positive feedback. Epoxi resins, on the other hand, are inert to oil or grease.
- Corrosion problems in anchor bolts, baseplates, which causes misalignments.
- Cold joints and other cracks, the main reason for the poor performance of the foundation in dampening the vibration and distributing the tensions within.
- Badly installed, broken or low-quality anchor bolts.
Alphatec Engineering can inspect a problem machine at short notice, and give a detailed description of the problem areas – these are rarely confined to one fixed “cause”, - and then propose and carry out a repair which addresses all the issues raised. By using epoxy grouts, with its very rapid cure times, the total machine downtime can be minimized, allowing the machine to be rapidly returned to productive service.