From impact to sliding abrasion, Rio-Carb has a full range of wear solutions for a range of materials-handling applications.
This wear-engineering specialist can become involved as early as the design stage in order to ensure that all operating conditions and parameters are catered for, explains director, Sias Suurd. This ranges from installing sacrificial surfaces (liners) to replaceable parts (maintenance). Materials range from Chromium Carbide (CrC) overlay plate to high-impact plate, 400 and 500 Brinell material and most recently, ceramics.
CrC overlay plate comprises a ductile and weldable backplate, a quality-controlled fusion zone, and a hard chromium carbide overlay. It is an ideal wear-resistant material for chutes, cyclones, skips, feeders, crushers, dozers, haul trucks, excavators, and draglines.
Rio-Carb also offers a modular chute concept to eliminate health-and-safety risks associated with liner maintenance. Modular chutes are more easily transportable, with a 30% weight saving. Liner wear can be measured externally by means of an ultrasonic thickness tester. Chutes can be designed from standard-size wear panels, which reduces the number of parts required and subsequent stockholding.
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