BALL MILL

Cement & MineralsAltkirch, FR

APPLICATION (+1 pts)
APPROVED

Basic Information

Overview

The Cement Plant was stopped, because of a crack on the Ball mill. The customer needed a welding team to go on site as Quick as possible to repair the crack and restart the plant. In less than 24h all the documentation/HSE analyses as been made (offer, purchase order, safety inductions,...), the team and the machine and wire were on site to start the job. In less than 48h, the crack was repaired. 35mm thick 800mm long

Industry

Cement & Minerals

Location

Altkirch, FR

Component/Workpiece

BALL MILL

Business Type

Integra - On Site

Job Type

Repair

OEM

Fives FCB

Type of Wear

Impact

Base Metal

Carbon Steel

General Dimensions (mm)

35mmx800mm

Problem Description

The challenge the customer was facing

The biggest Challenge is to have averuthing (wire, machines, People) available and ready to be on site as Quickly as possible

Previous Service Life

1y

Competitor

Local Welders / Castolin

Welding Alloys Solution

How WA solved the challenge

Gouging the crack Penetrant testing Welding with GAMMA4648-O wire with pre-heating 150°C. Penetrant testing

Product Category

Integra Services

Product Description

Crack repair

Job Duration

3d

Technical Advantages

The Best wire, the best welding process with the Best procédure available quickly = d'écraser the stop time (lost of production) of the cement plant

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Financial Impact

Solution Revenue

14,000

Submission Details

Contributor

Aurélien MOUGENOT

aurelien.mougenot@welding-alloys.com

Created

March 31, 2026

Submitted

April 1, 2026

Approved By

Laslo Ekres

April 7, 2026