Machine base grouting and chocking
Voids, distortion, and gaps under machine feet and pump bases feed vibration and misalignment back into rotating equipment.
The need for machine base grouting and chocking
BHI Coatings performs machine base grouting and chocking across Alvin and the Texas Gulf Coast. Voids, distortion, and gaps under machine feet and pump bases leave the equipment standing on a few high spots rather than its whole footprint. Uneven support like that feeds vibration and misalignment straight back into the rotating element. Bearings and seals pay for it, and a soft foot can pull a pump out of alignment inside a single run.
How BHI Coatings does machine base grouting and chocking
We pour a cold-cure chocking compound that flows across irregular concrete or steel and cures into full-contact support under the feet. The pour fills the voids and transfers load evenly, so the machine sits on its real footprint instead of point contact. No machining of the foundation and no hot work near the equipment. We prep the base, set the equipment to alignment, and a Belzona 7111-class chocking system locks it in.
Typically applied with Belzona 7111, matched to the service conditions.
The equipment holds alignment on even load transfer under the feet, and vibration drops. The foundation carries the machine without being cut or re-machined.
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