Capital Equipment News January 2017

WEAR PROTECTION

With Metso ’ s rubber lining solution, there are fewer or no carry-backs.

KEY BENEFITS – METSO HAUL TRUCK RUBBER LINING

KEY BENEFITS OF METSO’S PROTECTIVE LINING • High availability and increased wear life • Adapted to fit directly to the crusher • Reduced operational costs

10-15 decibels (50%) reduction in noise levels

Easy handling and installation

95% reduction in vibrations

Keeps downtime to a minimum

4X wear life than steel

Fewer and shorter maintenance stops

change-outs when the truck is in the repair centre, say for regular engine maintenance. The result is shorter replacement and installation times compared to steel lining,” says Gyberg, who adds that Metso has also developed a lifting device to ensure safe, reliable, fast and easy installations and maintenance of the haul truck rubber lining. With Metso’s rubber lining solution, there are less or no carry-back, making the trucks more productive. According to Steinmann, less or no carry-back, translates into less fuel consumption over time. Savings related to tyre life due to

three-year contract with Metso to deliver truck bed linings for a total of 15 haul trucks in its existing fleet of 30 trucks. According to Magnus Fjellström, maintenance superintendent at Bolden Aitik, for two years, the mine evaluated Metso’s truck bed lining through its existing lifecycle services contract for its truck models Cat 793 Flat, Cat 793 DS and Cat 795 Flat. The company has since reported increased availability of its trucks, and Fjellström adds that the benefits from a health and safety perspective are massive. Boliden Aitik mine’s truck drivers now prefer to drive the trucks equipped with

less or no carry-backs are also said to be massive over a period of time. Meanwhile, fewer spare boxes mean limited and quick change-outs of lining modules, resulting in less need for spare boxes on site. “Its wear resistance design not only reduces damages to the truck box, but to the truck as a whole. Bearings, transmission, tyres and chassis are protected and the cost of service and damaged equipment are minimised,” says Steinmann. Boliden Aitik mine in northern Sweden is a good example of one operation that has already seen the massive gains associated with this solution. The mine has signed a

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