Enhancing Reliability: Tega's Solution for Reduced Shutdowns in SAG Mill Trommel in Minera Excondida (chile)

Customer’s Concerns:

• The existing panels had operational life of 4 months which required 3 shutdowns annually.
• Here the challenge was to increase the life of panels to 6 months along with prevention of higher wear in 2nd row of panels to minimize the number of shutdowns.

Solution:

Tega Ceramic Embedded Rubber Panels with :

• Optimized design with higher thickness to deliver required wear life.
• Optimized Rider bar profile for smooth flow
• Sufficient open area for efficient

Customer’s Feedback:

Tega Ceramic Embedded Rubber Panels with :

• 50% Increase In Wear life (From 4 months to 6 months)
• 33.33 % reduction in Shutdowns Nos (From 3 Nos to 2Nos annually)
• 22.2% reduction in cost per ton of the panels