Mechanical Technology November 2015

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continuously and efficiently,” he says. “In India, we have over 150 engineers working on design aspects of plant opti- misation. For us, the process of delivery starts from the design and basic engi- neering. We use simulation software and in-house routines to model the interaction between the flow of materials and our lining products, to as near to real plant operating condition as possible. This enables our solutions to overcome prob- lems unforeseen by the OEM installer of the original systems,” says Tega’s global marketing director. “Then, once manufactured, we have R&D and testing systems that we use to validate our designs as well as to improve them. By the time a design solution arrives at a plant, the client can be assured that it has been thoroughly optimised and tested for the real service conditions,” he adds. In the current difficult economic cli- mate, many more mines have to shave costs to remain profitable. “Our focus on life extension enables us to provide solu- tions for deeper mines, while plants with flow and reliability problems can improve productivity through optimisations. If the

Tega manufactures moulded wear resistant rubber components such as lifter bars for grinding mills. “Over 500 mills around the world are now operating using Tega mill liner technology,” says Imam.

suffering from delays in implementing greenfield projects. Our focus has always been on plant upgrades, which are more in demand now than ever. As long as plants do not shut down, the demand for our solutions will not slow,” Imam concludes, adding that the company still expects 20 to 30% year-on-year growth for the foreseeable future. q

life of a liner can be extended, then the mine benefits in more ways than one, via lower maintenance costs and less downtime,” he says. “We continuously look at plants for cost saving opportunities through our solutions – and we can always find them. Fortunately we are not dependant on the capex cycle so our turnover is not

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