Devcon Maintenance and Repair Solutions - Sintemar

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Location 65
Stamping Press Alignment
Repair
Flexane® 80 Liquid
9/10/92
Central Stamping
Steel Metal Fabrication
Problem:
This 200 ton stamping press would misalign after only weeks of operation. Metal shims were used to
re-align the press. The metal shims would often move, causing the press to produce a high volume of
scrap or rejected finished product.
Solution:
Complete repair surfaces were roughened to a SSPC- SP5 white metal finish using a grinding machine.
All surface areas were then chemically cleaned using Cleaner Blend 300. FL10 Primer was applied and
allowed to cure or dry for 15 minutes. Automotive weather stripping was used to dam and hold the
Flexane material in position while curing. Flexane 80 Liquid was poured into position to a thickness of
1/2”. Using Flexane 80 Liquid established a tolerance of .0002” inch. This precision could not be
achieved or maintained using shims. Flexane’s extremely high compressive strength and flexibility
(350% elongation) provided a long lasting solution to this alignment problem.