When purchasing precision machinery, investment costs can easily run into the millions. It is logical, therefore, to carefully study the different options. Eventually What is cheaper. Saving some money on installation costs may not pay off over the life of the machine. The risk of additional long-term costs should always consider. We provide best product and services for Tayar Chatain.
Let us Look at An Example:
A gas turbine used for electricity production can easily weigh more than 200 tons and normally runs at speeds of up to 30,000 revolutions per minute. The forces transmitted by this type of machinery are also extreme and mean that a durable and secure anchor required. If this is not the case and post-installation repairs needed, it can lead to financial loss and eventually even problems with sufficient electricity supply.
How To Get Durable and Safe Operation?
The solution is to ensure accurate backfilling under the machines, which shows in dark gray in the image below. Still, depending on the environment and purpose, the grout must offer different properties to meet specific structural requirements.
Rendered image of anchor with precision machinery
Fluidity And Filling Capacity
There are certain properties that are generally significant for all grouts, for example, good flowability and excellent bearing area. The grout must flow under the machine and provide full contact between the concrete substrate and the machine base plate.
Develops standardized tests to prove that grouts offer a high contact or bearing area. A minimum effective load area of 85% considers generally to provide safe load transfer.
648: 87% bearing area based on ASTM flow box testing.
Applicators naturally prefer grouts with a very fluid consistency because they make the grouting process easier and faster. However, a consistency that is too fluid can increase the possibility of air bubbles and therefore reduce the support area.
The secret to grout formulation is finding the right balance between good flow properties for easy application while achieving excellent bearing area. Builders Solutions cementitious precision grouts provide this exact combination. Our offers the best flow properties of all our grouts and can therefore implements as the standard solution for most applications.
High Ductility and Compressive Strength
High compressive strength often considers the most important requirement for grouts for anchoring machinery. Indeed, this is crucial as the forces can be extreme. And it requires sufficient mechanical strength. But there are more aspects to consider. Imagine, for example, a stamping mill in a steel production plant. Hammering impact is extreme and frequent, so needed in high ductility in addition to high compressive strength.
Our metal aggregate cementitious grout, offers just this kind of resiliency. The technology on which it is based invented by Builders Solutions over 80 years ago. A well-known example of its durability is the Empire State Building in New York, whose foundations executes in 1930 with metal particle grout. Since then, we have continuously improved the formula, using the latest technology to meet the most modern demands.
Cementitious Grout with Metallic Aggregate
When Cement-Based Materials Are Not Strong Enough
In addition to the mechanical stresses that occur, your machine may locate in a chemically aggressive environment, for example in the petrochemical industry. Here, cement-based materials are often not strong enough due to their chemical composition. Only resin-based materials will resist potential chemical attack.
Our epoxy grout not only offers a balanced blend of high early and late strengths, effective load-bearing area, crack resistance and flowability, but also possesses the ability to withstand sustained high service temperatures and exposure to chemicals. weather. That’s why we call this solution our “no doubt grout”.
Conclusion:
Always Consider The Long-Term Costs
As always in life, we have a natural tendency to choose the most economical solution, especially in large projects with tight budgets. But if the project includes the installation of machinery, you should also consider the following points when choosing the most suitable grout:
– What is the cost of only the machine?
– What is the cost for each day that the machine is not working?
Compare the grout cost to the total cost and ask yourself if it really makes sense to talk about cost savings of around 1%. We think that is a solid technical solution. Along with the support offered by the experts at Builders Solutions, is worth the slightly higher price. It also gives you the valuable benefit of knowing and chosen the correct grout to anchor the machine securely throughout its life.
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