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Blade solutions for mining

The mining industry faces a multitude of challenges including rising production costs, environmental concerns and the need to find more sustainable solutions as the mining industry battles with the move towards decarbonisation.

One area that is often overlooked is ground engaging tools (GET). Graders are the unsung heroes of minesites and, with the demanding environment seen on the ground, grader edges have an incredibly high changeout frequency. These high turnover items make up a small portion of the overall cost of a motor grader, but the costs can quickly mount up and precious time can be lost in changing parts over in the high wear environment.

Plasma Wear Parts have partnered with Valley Blades to deliver high performance, high wear solutions that are perfect for the tough demands of the Australian mining industry. Tested in the extreme conditions of North and South America, predominately on hard rock mines, products like GRADER LINK™, TUNGSTEN TOUGH™ and XTREME GRADE™ offer a compelling point of difference to standard grader blade products currently available in the Australian market.

The key difference is in the combination of tungsten carbide overlays and carbide inserts that stop the wear at source. The results speak for themselves with longer wear rates of up to double that of other hardfacing solutions.

What that means for mine operations is less downtime, lower GET costs and less exposure to dangerous fitment activities for maintenance staff.

With gold prices up over 40% in the last 12 months it is vital to find solutions that maximise your productivity with minimal disruption to your operation.

All product offerings require no great change to existing installation procedures and return on investment can be realised in a matter of months thanks to the dramatic improvements in wear life.

Plasma Wear Parts are already working with coal mining companies across Queensland and NSW. With warehouse solutions out of Perth, they are now ready to support gold and hard rock mining operations in WA.

Whether you’re managing road networks at Newmont Boddington, Tanami or Kalgoorlie, Plasma’s focus is the same: longer life, fewer changeovers, and lower total cost. Put simply, tougher blades!

Want to see the difference?

The company will provide the data, support the trial and make it easy for your crews to assess the results firsthand.

Contact Plasma Wear Parts today to see if our products suit your operation and find out why BHP, Glencore, and other major mining companies are choosing Valley Blades Ltd grader blades for their operation.

 

Web – www.plasmawearparts.com.au

Email – [email protected]

Phone – 0450 372 229