Case Study: Eliminate Chute Build-Up Without a Complete Rebuild
When a newly installed SCAT Drop Chute at one operation began experiencing severe material build-up, it quickly created a costly maintenance challenge. Restricted material flow accelerated wear, eventually resulting in a large hole in the BIS400 chute wall. The site needed a repair solution that could be installed quickly in a restricted access area without […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Case Study: Magnefast™ Ceramic Liners Proven at Port Hedland
From Trial to Transformation at the World’s Largest Bulk Export Port In 2019, a major export port in Port Hedland trialled the Magnefast™ Ceramic Wear Panels to solve a costly problem: Regular 10 monthly shutdowns to replace the studded Bisalloy wear liners, crane hire, and a 38 hour shut window to complete a wear liner […]
Magnefast™ – Polymetallic metal mine
Magnefast trial achieved 6 MONTHS service life meeting the current liner objective. The Magnefast liners showed 7 mm of wear in a 50 mm thick ceramic so panels have not been replaced and are expected to eliminate a number of liner…
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80% less replacement time with Magnefast. Increase conveyor operating time. Do more during shutdown. Save on labour time. No crane needed.
