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Description of the case
Fan Housing fabricated from Duroxite® 100 and Mild Steel Plate. Sides cut and fabricated from 1/4 on 1/4 Duroxite® Plate. The formed back was fabricated using 3/8” thick Mild Steel with plug welded Duroxite® liners.
Wear Life: The original Fan Housing was fabricated from a AR plate that was lasting approximately 4 months with wear throughout the entire housing, the highest wear in the formed back and bottom.
Design: After studying wear patterns and consulting with the customer over several orders the latest re‐design
includes:
► Removed Mild Steel from the side structure. Sides are now made, not lined, from Duroxite® Plate.
► Added side inspection door with flush wear plate on interior.
► Added new formed / bolt‐on replaceable liner.
Benefits:
By fabricating the sides of the housing from Duroxite® and not Mild Steel lined with CCO the overall weight of the fabrication has been reduced significantly. The addition of the inspection door with a flush wear plate on the interior has given the customer and inspection port without creating a wear area. The biggest improvement to the design is the formed / bolt on replaceable liner which allows the customer to replace the highest wear zone without replacing the entire fabrication. Continuous improvements to the design has increased the wear life from 4 months to approximately 2 years.
Case details
Key success factors
Improved service life: +600%
New service life: Double
New solution
Duroxite® 100
Old solution
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