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Description of the case
Precasting is a leading industry in developing countries. Manufacturing of concrete casting for road & structure building is a critical industry.
Client has been facing premature wear issue on their planetary mixer liner when they started producing steel fiber content concrete.
OEM liners only last 6 months under this new process. Also, they face liner breakage issue due to aggressive knock cleaning during weekly cleaning works.
Regular replacement was found to be costly & detrimental to production downtime.
Case details
Key success factors
LOWER INITIAL COST
Reduced cost of 20%
IMPROVED SERVICE LIFE
Service life is doubled
IMPROVED SUPPLY
Lead time of supply reduced from 2 month to 2 weeks due to local fabrication instead of OEM purchase
INCREASED CRACK RESISTANCE
No more liner breakage issue due to good enough toughness of Hardox® 500
LIGHTER WEIGHT
Total installed weight is reduced by 40%
New solution
Hardox® 500,
Brands/Products – Hardox® 500
Thickness – 12mm
Service life - 12 months
Old solution
Product – HCWI casting
Thickness – 18mm
Service life – 6 months
