Modern Mining April 2025

SUPPLY CHAIN NEWS

New FLS NexGen polyurethane changes the game in screen media After a rigorous three-year testing period, FLS used Electra Mining 2024 to officially launch its NexGen polyurethane, a heavy duty and hard-wearing screen panel for large particle applications. Combining physical properties of rubber and polyurethane elastomers, the NexGen offers excellent wear resistance in highly abrasive applications such as early-stage screens and trommels. As part of its dedication to providing top-tier screening media solutions tailored to meet the rigorous demands of commodity areas, FLS has brought to market its NexGen polyurethane screen media panel. Designed to offer long wear life, the NexGen polyurethane panel is ideally suited for early-stage screens and trommels where high abrasion is the order of the day. “Due to its extremely durable properties, it lasts longer than rubber or standard polyurethane in high impact applications. In some instances, it has been proven to offer double the screen panel wear life of rubber in these high-abrasion environments,” explain Optimise your mine with full-service support and expertise for your Joy equipment Joy Global (Africa), part of the Komatsu Mining Technologies group has a storied history in mining, providing solutions to the Underground Coal Mining industry for more than 100 years. We’ve been active in the industrial minerals market with our high-quality Joy brand equipment, specially-designed machines and advanced technologies — all with the journey to zero harm in mind. Our vision is to work as one integrated team in a collaborative, motivated transparent and supportive environment,

“With increased wear life also comes a significant reduction in waste not just in the material itself, but also in the supply chain. Less frequent panel changes mean that there is less energy used, less transport required and less stock needed, which in turn is a huge sustainability tick for our customers,” says Currie. In several trials conducted during the test period, the NexGen polyurethane proved to be in a league of its own in terms of wear life. n

Chris Currie, Service Line Manager at FLS. One of the major benefits of the long wear life is the reduction of costs. Frequent screen panel replacement leads to high maintenance and operating cost, while lowering equipment productivity at the same time. In addition, regular replacement means that screen maintenance personnel have to spend an incredible amount of time on the screen changing panels, increasing the safety risk in the process. servicing customers with the highest level of application and technical knowledge. Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further. We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart equipment. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together. Harnessing our collective expertise

to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together. n

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