Gypsum/Concrete/Asphalt Equipment Repair
Gypsum, concrete and asphalt are all abrasive materials and all of the
handling and processing equipment experiences heavy wear. One of the most important requirements of concrete processing
is to keep the material in a consistent flow and to not allow the material to dry and stick to the mixer parts.
Another problem that is common to processing all of these abrasive materials
is the extreme equipment wear and tear. As the parts are damaged, they have to be repaired or replaced frequently,
resulting in high costs in purchasing the new parts and also in dealing with the down-time of the equipment.
How Arizona Hard Chrome Can Help
Because hard chrome is almost non-porous, these abrasive materials do not
stick to the parts, which lessens the friction and reduces wear. Arizona Hard Chrome has developed and built special
equipment and implemented techniques and methods to put high gloss finishes on all concrete mixer parts. This finish
does not allow the product to dry and adhere to anything in the mixing process.
An additional advantage is the greatly extended life-span of the equipment
because the hard chrome is 73 Rockwell, (the second hardest organic material), and also because of the low coefficient of
friction which allows the mixer to rotate much freer and with less strain on the drive components. Our customers also
comment on the ease of keeping the parts clean because the product does not build up on the equipment as it did with
other coatings. This lowers the labor costs in cleaning the equipment each day. Therefore, our customers save
money, both in having longer-wearing parts and also in the daily maintenance of the parts.
