Tough Coatings for the Toughest Conditions
On mining sites across Australia, vast quantities of coal, iron ore and minerals are dug up and shifted every day.
All this raw material takes a great deal of processing.
Every major mine has fixed plant worth multi-millions of dollars. These precious assets take an absolute pounding as hard rock scrapes and gouges the chutes, apron feeders and transfers that move it.
Ore is harder, coal softer, but both cause significant and constant wear. That’s when the machinery is working.
When the plant breaks down, the entire process grinds to a halt. Even with the best planned maintenance, parts can fail, engines overheat and centrifuges blow. And that’s really bad for business.
In the remotest locations, with the most adverse conditions, mining equipment has to stay the distance.
How Devcon® coatings help keep machinery running
Fixer. Devcon® offers a wear resistant coating to repair broken plant in less than 90 minutes, getting vital equipment up and running again.
Protector. By factoring the right epoxy coating into preventive maintenance schedules, plant can be proofed against wear, abrasion, corrosion and impact.
All-rounder. Devcon® covers linings, fills gaps, protects chutes and strengthens bends, shielding fixed plant assets from unnecessary damage.
Devcon specialists identify the areas of highest wear and impact. They then advise on the right coating type and density required for spot-on protection.
The right coating for the job
With a carefully formulated blend of super-tough epoxy, ceramic beads and in some cases, elasticity modifiers, Devcon® coatings are a powerful repair and maintenance prevention tool for Australian mine sites.
- Combowear FC (Fast Cure)
This is your go-to coating when you need to get equipment up and running following breakdown. Say an alumina tile breaks off in the coal-drying process, spins around and creates a hole. Use Combowear FC to fill the gap and restart the machine in just 60 to 90 minutes. It adheres well to wet, damp and dry surfaces, making it a vital part of the mining toolbox.
- Wear Guard High Impact
This is the ideal wear coating for chutes, and other high impact areas. During the sizing process, larger rock chunks create strong drop impact as they fall. The in-built elasticity of Wear Guard High Impact gives surfaces more flexibility to absorb and redistribute energy. It’s resistant to temperatures up to 150 degrees.
- Megawear
Perfect to protect linings, casings and structures in a range of heavy duty plant and equipment, including chutes, mills, centrifuges and other hard rock and coal transfer and processing equipment.
While coal might be thought of as ‘soft’, coarse coal centrifuges for example experience a huge amount of impact and abrasion, as they spin, dry and transfer the coarse-graded coal chunks. Megawear offers flexible impact resistance and very high abrasive resistance, all with a fast cure time of just three hours.
It’s a user-friendly way to extend industrial plant life!
According to Mark Humphry, Specification and Business Development Manager - Fixed Plant at ITW, the beauty lies in having a suite of products to draw on.
“We advise on the right application for the job in hand, and the best way to apply it. This way, clients can get the maximum possible life from their valuable plant.”
As Australia’s largest provider of industrial and safety equipment, Blackwoods has all your job requirements covered. Shop the Devcon range on site, or visit your local branch.
