Why Product Quality and a Proven Application Procedure Are Critical
When it comes to pulley lagging performance, the difference between success and failure is rarely visible on day one. It lies beneath the surface — in product quality, surface preparation and whether a proven application procedure has been followed. A recent project at a large underground coal mine in NSW clearly demonstrates why these factors […]
Case Study: Fast, Reliable Wear Protection for Continuous Gold Mine Operations
A major gold leach wet process plant running continuously 24/7 for three years since commissioning recently faced a critical challenge. Repeated failures of cold-bonded rubber lining had led to serious wear issues, including breakthroughs in the hopper steel skin. With the plant unable to stop, temporary welded steel patches were used to keep operations running. With the first planned […]
Debonding of Ceramic Lagging
Debonding of Ceramic Lagging Ceramic lagging has traditionally been applied to pulleys using two-part neoprene contact cements in a process generally known as ‘cold bonding’. Although this is a convenient system there are a number of limitations that can adversely impact the reliability and service life of the ceramic lagging, including: Bond strength between the […]
Fully Vulcanised Joints – No Weak Points For Water Penetration
Fully Vulcanised Joints – No Weak Points For Water Penetration Cold Vulcanised Ceramic Lagging (CVCL) joints are a known weak point that allows water ingress and leads to corrosion of the pulley shell and eventually debonding of the lagging at this point. In wet conditions the rotation of the pulley under load generates a pumping […]
Ceramic Lagging causes of failure
Increased Adhesion to the Pulley Shell A significant cause of ceramic lagging failure is lifting of the lagging edge due to corrosion occuring at the lagging pulley interface. This is more likely to occur in pulleys operating in wet environments and is mainly seen on Cold Vulcanised Ceramic Lagging (CVCL) applications. The cause is the […]
Minimise belt cover wear
Lagging Design Engineered To Allow Ceramic Tiles To Move Under Load And Minimise Slippage / Belt Cover Wear Belt cover wear occurs when there is slippage between the lagging and the conveyor belt. When ceramic drive lagging is used and there is slippage the wear occurs in the rubber belt cover as this is the […]
Increased fracture toughness
Increased fracture toughness Design engineered to provide cushioning from impact Ceramic Tile Cracking/Breakage Tile cracking leads to tile loss and may lead to premature failure of the ceramic lagging, with a number of causes leading to this issue: Lagging design that has the ceramic tiles butted up against one another can result in cracking from […]
Magnefast Focused Magnet Technology
https://youtu.be/7z6VAukN7os Magnetic Strength That Redefines Fast Change-Outs At the core of Magnefast™ wear panel systems lies Elastotec’s high-strength Neodymium magnet technology – engineered for powerful, reliable magnetic attachment without the need for bolts or substrate drilling. A standard high-strength magnet (≈20 mm diameter) has a holding force of 15–20 kgf in every direction. Magnefast™ technology […]
Lagging Select: Smart Solutions, Proven Performance
https://youtu.be/OHlKU7oq5d4 Getting It Right from the Start with Lagging Select This is what confidence looks like. At Elastotec, we don’t just supply lagging – we make sure it’s the right lagging for every application. Our sales team uses Lagging Select, our in-house precision software, every single day – sometimes multiple times a day – to […]
Magnefast™: Faster, Safer Wear Liner Change-Outs
Cut downtime, boost safety, and extend liner life with magnetic wear liner innovation. Extended shutdowns, high labour demands, and safety risks have long been challenges in wear liner maintenance. In areas with difficult access, conventional change-outs can take days and require scaffolding, hot work, and specialised tools. Magnefast™ addresses these issues with focused magnetic technology […]