CHOCKFAST ECUADOR: GROUT EPÓXICO PARA LA FIJACIÓN DE MAQUINARIA NAVAL E INDUSTRIAL

When reliability cannot be compromised:
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Cement Plant
Petrochemical Facility
EPOXY GROUT
foundation
systems
Power Generation
Gas Turbine Generators
Container Terminal
Steel Mill
P.O. Box 309, Montgomeryville, PA 18936 USA
Telephone 215.855.8450 Fax 215.855.4688

From monolithic vibration damping of
pump foundations to large reciprocating
compressors, CHOCKFAST maintains precise,
permanent machinery alignment.
CHOCKFAST RED general-purpose, high strength deep-pour grout for new installations; quickturnaround
retrofits; and fast, convenient quick-cure foundation reconstruction
CHOCKFAST GRAY thin-pour grout
CHOCKFAST BLUE oil-resistant foundation cap/grout for new installations; also strengthens
and seals old foundations, while restoring original heights
CHOCKFAST ORANGE chocks for hot-running machinery; also used to assemble bearings; to
maintain alignment of rails; and as a high-strength grout
CHOCKFAST BLACK deep-pour chocks allow a free flow of air under hot-running machinery
while maintaining permanent frame alignment. Virtually 100% effective bearing area
permanent alignment ... chemical resistant ... vibration damping ... worldwide service

Foundation Systems With Built-in Reliability
Advantages of CHOCKFAST Red
CHOCKFAST RED is a user-friendly,
chemically resistant, low dusting epoxy
grout with high compressive, tensile
and shear strengths. Excellent compatibility with
concrete and steel minimizes or eliminates horizontal
bond-line cracks, common to traditional epoxy
grouts.
This 24-hr cure structural epoxy is formulated
to provide excellent vibration damping for static
and dynamic loads plus permanent monolithic
support with intimate contact between equipment
bedplates and underlying concrete foundations.
A gentle exothermic reaction during cure reduces
cast-in stresses and allows single pours up to 48”.
(For single pours deeper then 18”, contact a
CHOCKFAST Representative.) Deep pours expedite
installation of new equipment. They also reduce
costly downtime for foundation repairs.
Low dusting formulation simplifies installation
and cleanup procedures.Tools and mortar mixers
can be cleaned with water.
CHOCKFAST BLUE Foundation Cap
This multi-purpose grout was developed
for use under hot-running machinery.
It provides a strong cap and excellent “oil-seal”
for new foundations; strengthens and seals old foundations,
while restoring their original height; and
serves as a substitute for steel soleplates or rails.
What is a CHOCKFAST Chock
Turbogenerator: Installed on thick-pour Chockfast
Red and oil-resistant Chockfast Blue
Low Curing Temperature Prevents Problems
Of Cast-In Stresses With Chockfast Red
200
180
Temperature, °F
160
140
120
100
80
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Cure Time, Hours
A gentle exothermic reaction during cure eliminates
excessive cast-in stresses to reduce or eliminate cracking,
common to high exotherm grouts. Lifts of 48” or
more can be poured, allowing savings of 20 days or
more compared to traditional concrete reconstruction.
bedplates.
It’s a conveniently pourable structural
epoxy that replaces tediously fitted
steel shims (steel chocks); and
assures intimate contact with
machined or unmachined equipment
Like steel chocks, these structural epoxies allow a
free flow of air under hot-running machinery to
reduce “thermal humping” which can cause misalignment
when equipment is mounted on full-bed
grouts.
With low thermal conductivity, Chockfast chocks
reduce heat build-up on foundations. They also
provide a high coefficient of friction between
equipment bedplates and foundations to maintain
unsurpassed security of alignment, thus protecting
costly equipment from damage and downtime.
Hot-Running Compressor:
Installed on Chockfast Black Chocks,
supported on Chockfast Blue and Red grouts
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foundation
systems
Gas turbine generator foundation on deep-pour CHOCKFAST
RED, ready for CHOCKFAST BLUE foundation seal
Low dusting aggregate with CHOCKFAST RED
simplifies installation and cleanup procedures
Turbine generator for cogen facility was installed on
CHOCKFAST RED and BLUE
Pipe supports for natural gas transmission
pipeline, aligned on CHOCKFAST RED
Skid-mounted compressor package, precisely aligned,
prior to pouring CHOCKFAST RED
Crane rail installation with CHOCKFAST RED (or ORANGE)
eliminates expensive, corrosion-prone leveling plates
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permanent alignment ... chemical resistant ... vibration damping ... worldwide service

foundation
systems
Baseplates for a pair of horizontal pumps, ready for grouting
and vibration damping with CHOCKFAST RED
Vertical pump, mounted on CHOCKFAST RED
Temporary shelter for cold-weather grouting;
and “conditioning” of all CHOCKFAST RED SG
(with cold-weather additive) components
Single deep-pour minimizes downtime, while
CHOCKFAST RED effectively damps vibrations
Turbocharger foundation, CHOCKFAST RED is
poured over underlying concrete (center) ...
CHOCKFAST BLUE provides impervious “oil seal”
permanent alignment ... chemical resistant ... vibration damping ... worldwide service
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foundation
systems
Power-plant equipment is precisely and permanently
aligned on CHOCKFAST RED, BLUE and ORANGE
Cogen engine is positioned on foundation,
then chocked with CHOCKFAST ORANGE
1400 tons of CHOCKFAST maintain precise alignment
of rising sector gates in River Thames flood barrier
Power plant turbine, supported on
deep-pour CHOCKFAST RED
Two new process vessels, ready for installation
in refinery on CHOCKFAST ORANGE
Turbine balancing machine, aligned on
CHOCKFAST RED and BLUE
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permanent alignment ... chemical resistant ... vibration damping ... worldwide service

foundation
systems
CHOCKFAST supports wind-power
turbines, onshore and offshore
Skid-mounted reciprocating compressors are supported
on deep-pour CHOCKFAST BLACK chocks
CHOCKFAST BLACK
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CHOCKFAST RED
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CHOCKFAST systems are widely used on offshore platforms
Engine-room fire did not affect integrity of
CHOCKFAST RED or BLACK
Hot-running gas pipeline compressor is permanently aligned on
CHOCKFAST RED, BLUE and BLACK
Turbine cogeneration installations on
CHOCKFAST BLUE
permanent alignment ... chemical resistant ... vibration damping ... worldwide service
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Factory-trained and certified CHOCKFAST REPRESENTATIVES
are available for onsite technical support worldwide
Petrochemical plant/Chockfast
Black, Orange, Blue and Red
Gas turbine generators, skid-mounted on
Chockfast Red
Power plant generators on
Chockfast Orange, Blue, Red
Sewage system engines on Chockfast
Orange, Blue and Red
Cement kiln support rollers
on deep-pour Chockfast Red
Vertical pump/Chockfast Blue;
horizontal pump/Chockfast Red
Re-grout of poorly aligned
pump, now on Chockfast Red
Reciprocating compressor on
Chockfast Black, Blue, Red
Sand/gravel plant: Chockfast
Gray, Red, Blue and Orange
Chockfast Orange provides accurately
cast races for large diameter bearings
Jack-up platform on offshore rig,
bearing plate on Chockfast Orange
Railcar loading in petrochemical
plant/Chockfast Red
Crane rails in container terminal
on Chockfast Red
Ore conveyor piers supported
on Chockfast Gray
Sluice gate guides/Chockfast Gray
Pipe supports on Chockfast Red
Coke ovens in steel plant
on Chockfast Red and Blue
Turbine balancing machine, aligned on
Chockfast Blue and Red
Skid-mounted compressor package on
Chockfast Blue and Red
Emergency Power, EPCOT Center,
DisneyWorld/Chockfast Blue
® 1996, ITW Philadelphia Resins
Printed in USA, 0996/15M
An Illinois Tool Works Company
P.O. Box 309
130 Commerce Drive
Montgomeryville, PA 18936
Telephone 215.855.8450
FAX 215.855.4688