Tag: Pyrotek

Mining in general, and particularly mining underground, can create potentially hazardous environments.  Whether it is from noise and vibration that can negatively impact on workers or lead to accelerated wear in plant and equipment, or air columns that contain particles or gases that can ignite or explode, there is always a need for quality vibration, noise, heat and expansion products that mitigate those risks. All underground mining applications require fresh air to be pumped in and dirty air to be expelled.  The problem is that the air underground can become contaminated with potentially flammable particles such as coal dust, or gases such as methane.  An air flow moving over a metallic or hard plastic surface can generate static electricity, and…

CREATING a safe environment for workers in hazardous conditions is one of the biggest challenges in the mining industry. Apart from obvious hazards like rock falls, explosives and machinery accidents, vibrations, noise and heat can cause ongoing issues for workers. Pyrotek is committed to providing noise and heat reduction measures through advanced thermal insulation and vibration damping and isolation. Its range of barrier and composite products work in conjunction with each other to suit the condition, surface and industry and mitigate the effects of noise and heat on the crew and are ideally suited to mining applications. Pyrotek sound barriers work by effectively reducing noise at the source. Technical R&D manager, Michael Kierzkowski, said that testing a variety of composites…