May 2014
MODERN MINING
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CRUSHING, SCREENING
AND MILLING
ture
rolled or in cast form, depending on the resis-
tance to impact and abrasion required for the
application.
Complementing its mill liner range, Tega also
manufactures and markets an extensive range of
metal back rubber, polyurethane, Elastocer and
Ceraflex liners which can be applied at many
points in the ore processing route, including
transfer points, screens and chutes. Tega’s view
is that of all the modifications that can be done
to a plant, the installation of liners matched to
specific applications is one of the easiest ways
to boost efficiency without incurring major cap-
ital expenditure.
Comments Gautam: “The fact that we have
such an extensive liner range means that we
can design systems to meet virtually every type
of application. For example, rubber liners are
ideal at transfer points, where high impacts
need to be absorbed, while polyethylene or
ceramic products are more suitable when the
flow of material needs to be enhanced. We can
provide combinations of liners to arrive at the
optimum solution for a customer.”
Another important Tega product line
with the ability to improve processing plant
efficiencies is its range of screen panels, with
the best-selling product being its rubber panel
for coarse and medium screening applications.
The panel is manufactured from steel rein-
forced specialised wear resistant rubber – Tega
panel cord – using a high pressure mould-
ing that moulds rubber and steel. According
to Tega, rubber panels are generally far more
durable than steel panels, often lasting from
six to ten times longer depending on the type
of screening being carried out. Supplementing
the rubber panels are a PU (polyurethane) panel
and what Tega calls a Flip FLO panel, the latter
designed to handle highly sticky ores.
Summing up, Gautam says that Tega
Industries South Africa is establishing itself
as a new force in minerals processing and
has aggressive development and marketing
programmes in place designed to increase its
market share. “We’re operating in a very com-
petitive market but we believe we have the
products, people and manufacturing facilities
in place to allow us to emerge as a new force
in minerals processing in the African region,”
he concludes.
Report by Arthur Tassell
