ITW Polymer Technologies - Chockfast Grout

ITW Polymer Technologies specializes in the manufacture of epoxy grouting products; the ideal way to achieve enhanced reliability and lower operating costs for industrial machinery and equipment worldwide.

Technical Seminars

ITW Polymer Technologies offers technical seminars on a wide assortment of subjects pertaining to equipment foundations & grouting of dynamic equipment used in industrial service environments. The presentations can be customized to suit audience type, specific interests & topics, and time frame.

If you are interested in ways to reduce equipment operating costs; extending equipment MTBF and foundation life-span, a technical seminar from ITW Polymer Technologies may be just what you need for your personnel.

Who Should Attend?

Our experience has shown that mechanical and structural design engineers, rotating equipment and reliability specialists, project managers, estimators, contractors, purchasing agents, maintenance supervisors, planners and others have interest and can benefit from this presentation. Any size group can be accommodated.

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Our technical seminars are designed to provide an introduction into the subject of design considerations and informational aspects concerning epoxy grouting required for achieving optimum performance from both equipment and foundation.

The following subjects are commonly addressed during the course of the presentation:

Planning and Design considerations - Analysis of concepts surrounding installation and grouting of rotating and reciprocating equipment and their impact on equipment performance.

Preparation and installation considerations - Implementation for grouting rotating and reciprocating equipment.

Equipment Failure: Primary Cause Categories -

Flawed Design
Material Defect
Fabrication and/or Processing Error
Assembly or Installation Deficiencie
Off-Design or Unintended Service Condition
Maintenance Deficiencies and/or Neglec
Ineffective Procedure
Improper Operation

Some Common Foundation Conditions affecting Rotating Equipment Performance -

Oil - Oil impregnation into the foundation is common within a plant environment.

Vibration - Foundations which experience high physical shock loads or continuous vibration are likely to experience cracks leading to other structural deficiencies.

Poor Adhesion - Cementitious grout used in pump applications often will experience a deterioration of its adhesive bond to the concrete foundation and to the steel baseplate it is supporting.

Chemicals - Particularly in caustic environments within a plant; chemical attack of foundations and other concrete surfaces is a major problem.

Moisture and Chlorides - Many foundations are continuously subjected to moisture. Coastal areas have additional problems caused by salt water introducing chlorides into the concrete, causing rebar and baseplate corrosion.

Heat and Thermal Cycling - Cycles of temperature have an adverse affect on foundations. Cracks, fragmentation and delimitation of existing grout from the concrete foundation are some of the results of heat and thermal cycling.

Age - Age has taken the toll on many plant machinery foundations. The longer a foundation is in service, the longer it is subjected to many or all of the conditions mentioned above.

Poor Installation - Many equipment and foundation problems such as misalignment, baseplate voids and cracks can be attributed to improper preparation and grouting procedures during the initial installation.

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