These large belt rollers are made of steel. The rollers support a conveyor belt which moves ½ a million tons of soy seeds each year. The rollers were only protected with a conventional paint, which needed to be applied several times a year. The rollers, on average, only lasted a couple of months. As the rollers wore, the conveyor belt would break. The system would be shut down so repairs could be made.
The rollers were protected with CeramAlloy CL+AC. Six months after the application, the rollers were in outstanding condition and did not need to be serviced. This CeramAlloy application has saved this plant thousands of dollars in maintenance costs and down time.