Our work
Copper mine triples wear life on 3.2 km tailings line
Client
Mining contractor
Industry
Mining
Location
Antofagasta, Chile
Products used
NZ-350
Challenge
Two booster stations on a 3.2 km tailings line were rebuilding pumps every eleven weeks. Every rebuild meant flying parts in from overseas and losing two production shifts.
Solution
Wear analysis showed the impellers were oversized for the actual line velocity. We supplied NZ-350 units with corrected hydraulics and A05 liners, plus a local consignment stock of wear parts and quarterly wear-scanning service.
Measured results
3.1×
Liner life vs. previous pumps
-40%
Maintenance downtime
34 wk
Current rebuild interval
“The consignment stock ended our spare-part anxiety. Rebuilds are now planned events, not emergencies.”
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