MechChem Africa January 2017

⎪ Minerals processing, metallurgy and materials ⎪

Inspection of rubber wear plates just became easier with the recent introduction of Multotec’s Yellow Belly wear indicator, this according to Matthew Fitzsimons, technical manager at Multotec Rubber. Yellow belly liners for inspecting rubber wear plates

T he Multotec Yellow Belly Liner is the same quality rubber liner or plate that the market has come to accept, but now it is supplied with an integral yellow rubber compound which acts as a visual aid specifically for condition monitoring purposes. Matthew Fitzsimons, technical manager at Multotec Rubber, says that the launch of this innovative rubber wear plate follows on Multotec’s philosophy of providing wear indicators on consumable products. “Developed as the optimum solution for simple and safe inspection of rubber wear plates inall typesof applications, theMultotec Yellow Belly Liner will allow personnel to make a visual inspection and it eliminates the need for people toenter confined spaces such as transfer points. It also eliminates the need for time-consuming lock-out procedures,” Fitzsimons says. The traditional well-accepted Multotec

black rubber wear plates now have a bright yellow layer above the steel backing plate. When this is exposed it will clearly indicate that the level of wear has been reachedwhen replacement is necessary. An in-depth understanding of the opera- tional requirements in a plant resulted in the development of this wear indicator, and at the stage where the yellow becomes visible, equipment operators or mine maintenance personnel have a period of time in which to schedule the liner changeout. Fitzsimons explains that this will assist maintenance personnel to plan the inclusion of such changeouts in already scheduled maintenanceactivities, or plananappropriate shutdown for the replacement. “When rec- ognised and acted upon, this wear indicator will avoid damage being done to equipment,” he says. The inclusionof the yellowcompound rub- ber liners does not in anyway affect the supe-

riorperformanceoftheMultotecrubberwear plates and these can be applied in amultitude of applications where impact and abrasion cause wear. Typically, these include chute or transfer points, bins, vibrating screens at the feedpoint,deadboxes,protectionlinersinmill applications and trommel liners. Fitzsimons is quick to add that Multotec Rubber wear liners and wear plates are not off-the-shelf products. These liners are engineered-to-order products and the result of significant input on the part of Multotec engineers. q The Multotec Yellow Belly Liner is supplied with an integral yellow rubber compound which, in addition to having identical wear and abrasion resistant properties, acts as a visual aid for condition monitoring purposes.

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