Case Study: Iron Ore Export Port Uses Next-gen Magnefast™ Technology to Eliminate 14-week Wear Liner Replacement
For many bulk handling operations, transfer chute maintenance is an unavoidable part of every shutdown. Wear liners require constant attention, temporary repairs consume valuable labour, and maintenance teams are often forced to focus on keeping assets operational rather than improving long-term reliability. One major iron ore export port in Western Australia faced exactly this challenge. […]
Lagging Select™ Training Session: Engineering-Based Pulley Lagging Selection
Pulley lagging plays a critical role in conveyor reliability, yet many lagging selection decisions are still based on historical practices, assumptions or generic specifications. Join Elastotec for an exclusive online training session introducing Lagging Select™, the engineering research-based performance optimisation tool developed jointly with Conveyor Dynamics Inc. (CDI) and the University of Newcastle. Learn how […]
Case Study: From 13 Weeks to 104+ Weeks: Unlock Higher Production with Magnefast™
Taking Wear Liners From a 13 Week Replacement Cycle to >104+ Weeks — What Changed? Most chute maintenance problems don’t begin with failure. They begin with wear patterns, material flow issues and maintenance constraints that slowly compound over time. At one high-volume lithium operation, frequent liner replacements, material hang-up, hot work and tight 48-hour shutdown […]
New Mine Start-Up: Getting Wear Protection Right From Day One
As new mining operations move from construction into production, the decisions made during the design and commissioning phase can have a long-term impact on reliability, maintenance efficiency and operating costs. Elastotec recently completed a major materials handling wear protection project in conjunction with a fabrication partner in Thailand, supporting the supply chain build for Magnefast™ […]
Case Study: How Engineered Ceramic Protection Delivered a 400% Increase in Service Life
In underground mining, ventilation systems are critical to safe and efficient operations but they are also highly exposed to abrasive wear. In this recent project, Elastotec, in collaboration with Carters Engineering, addressed persistent wear issues on large ventilation fan impellers operating in harsh underground conditions. The result was a step-change improvement in reliability, safety and […]
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 […]
