In November 2017 a major iron ore port facility in the Pilbara decided to replace the ceramic lagging on a high tension bend pulley – the ceramic lagging had suffered physical damage on one edge that had exposed the pulley shell. With a capacity of around 180 million tonnes/ annum of iron ore the port operates 24/7 year round and so reliability of the conveyor system is critical to achieving the maximum ore through put.

In November 2017 a major iron ore port facility in the Pilbara decided to replace the ceramic lagging on a high tension bend pulley – the ceramic lagging had suffered physical damage on one edge that had exposed the pulley shell. With a capacity of around 180 million tonnes/ annum of iron ore the port operates 24/7 year round and so reliability of the conveyor system is critical to achieving the maximum ore through put.


In November 2017 a major iron ore port facility in the Pilbara decided to replace the ceramic lagging on a high tension bend pulley – the ceramic lagging had suffered physical damage on one edge that had exposed the pulley shell. With a capacity of around 180 million tonnes/ annum of iron ore the port operates 24/7 year round and so reliability of the conveyor system is critical to achieving the maximum ore through put.

Planning for wear liner changeouts on deflectors that require craneage can be very costly, whereby cranes having to wait for several shifts whilst studded panels are removed and replaced. This was a core focus at Holcim’s Lynwood Quarry, a hard rock quarry located in the southwest of NSW, and which produces up to 5 million tonnes of quarry materials per annum. Magnefast Ceramic Wear Panels were chosen to replace the existing rubber wear liners, to provide a considerable reduction in liner changeout time and longer service life.
Planning for wear liner changeouts on deflectors that require craneage can be very costly, whereby cranes having to wait for several shifts whilst studded panels are removed and replaced. This was a core focus at Holcim’s Lynwood Quarry, a hard rock quarry located in the southwest of NSW, and which produces up to 5 million tonnes of quarry materials per annum. Magnefast Ceramic Wear Panels were chosen to replace the existing rubber wear liners, to provide a considerable reduction in liner changeout time and longer service life.


Planning for wear liner changeouts on deflectors that require craneage can be very costly, whereby cranes having to wait for several shifts whilst studded panels are removed and replaced. This was a core focus at Holcim’s Lynwood Quarry, a hard rock quarry located in the southwest of NSW, and which produces up to 5 million tonnes of quarry materials per annum. Magnefast Ceramic Wear Panels were chosen to replace the existing rubber wear liners, to provide a considerable reduction in liner changeout time and longer service life.
Vale-operated Vargem Grande mine site is located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and contains 2.53 billion tonnes of proven and probable iron ore reserves, making it the world’s fourth biggest iron ore mining operation. The Vargem Grande site comprises three open-pits: Tamandua, Capitao do Mato and Aboboras. The Vargem Grande site maintenance personel wanted to increase the service life of the lagging on a number of non-drive pulleys installed on a belt turn over conveyor.

Vale-operated Vargem Grande mine site is located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and contains 2.53 billion tonnes of proven and probable iron ore reserves, making it the world’s fourth biggest iron ore mining operation. The Vargem Grande site comprises three open-pits: Tamandua, Capitao do Mato and Aboboras. The Vargem Grande site maintenance personel wanted to increase the service life of the lagging on a number of non-drive pulleys installed on a belt turn over conveyor.


Vale-operated Vargem Grande mine site is located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and contains 2.53 billion tonnes of proven and probable iron ore reserves, making it the world’s fourth biggest iron ore mining operation. The Vargem Grande site comprises three open-pits: Tamandua, Capitao do Mato and Aboboras. The Vargem Grande site maintenance personel wanted to increase the service life of the lagging on a number of non-drive pulleys installed on a belt turn over conveyor.