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Crusher Wear Parts Success Stories
Crusher Wear Parts Success Stories
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Table Conversion Increases Throughput by 40%
Tennessee, USA
Sandstone Crusher
“Recirculation rate reduced from 25% to 12.5%, a 50% improvement.”
Spokane Model 66
Baseline:
- 3 port rotor running at 1575 RPM with Spokane anvil ring
- 100 tons per hour input. Material backed up in rotor causing frequent production interruptions
- Output of 75 tons per hour
- Recirculation rate of 25%
Objective:
- Installation of Spokane Industries 5 shoe table fitted with Si-Tec® ceramic shoes
- Increase machine throughput
Reduce table RPM - Reduce recirculation
Results:
- 20% increase in input (100 to 120 Tons/Hour)
- 50% Reduction in recirculation rate (25% to 12.5%)
Value delivered:
- 40% Increase in throughput (75 to 105 tons/hour)
- Table speed reduced to 1150 RPM, reducing wear cost, energy costs, and machine maintenance
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Si-Tec® Ceramic Shoes Increase Wear Life by 133%
Texas, USA
Sandstone & River Rock
2″ Minus
2″ Minus
“Shoe costs reduced by 60% with Si-Tec® Ceramics.”
Canica 65
00050121FE Si-Tec® Ceramic Shoes
Baseline:
- 5 shoe table with standard chrome shoes
- Table speed of 1300 RPM
- 125,000 Tons Annual Production
- Standard chrome wear life of 3 X 8 hour shifts
- Two sets per week used, 520 shoes per year
Objective:
- Increase wear life of shoes by using Si-Tec ® ceramic shoes
- Reduce maintanance time for shoe change outs
Results:
- Wear life improved to 7 X 8 hour shifts (133% improvement)
- Usage reduced from 520 shoes per year to 260 per year (50% improvement)
- Shoe costs reduced by 60% with Si-Tec® ceramics
Value delivered:
- Maintenance time was reduced by 50% resulting in increased machine up-time and improved safety
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Design Improvements Reduce Wear Parts Cost per ton by 25%
Idaho, USA
Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP)
8″ Minus
Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP)
8″ Minus
“Production improved from 22,000 tons per set to 27,500 tons per set, a 25% increase”
Crush Boss 4156
0033035FE27 Si-Tec® Ceramic Blow Bar
Baseline:
- Horizontal impactor using four Spokane 003035FE27 Si-Tec® ceramic blow bars
- 250 Tons/Hour input
- Production of 22,000 tons per set of blow bars
Objective:
- Upgrade blow bar design to improve wear life and increase machine uptime
- Reduce overall wear part costs
Results:
- Production of 27,500 tons per set (25% improvement)
Value Delivered:
- Maintained same input, output, and gradation while reducing wear parts cost
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Production Tonnage Increased 111% Using Si-Tec® Technology
Utah
“Throughput increased from 97 tons per hour to 205 tons per hour.”
Kolberg-Pioneer – 4500
0059311HS Si-Tec® Ceramic Anvils
Baseline:
- 43”, 5 shoe table running at 1190 RPM
- Standard high chrome anvil ring
- Crushing produced high number of fines
- Recirculation rate of 40%
Objective:
- Increase production per set of anvils
- Decrease recirculation rate
- Decrease production costs per ton
Results:
- Throughput increased from 97 tons per hour to 205 tons per hour (111% improvement)
- Recirculation rate decreased to 20% (50% improvement)
Value delivered:
- Table speed reduced to 1040 RPM, reducing wear cost and machine maintenance
- Anvil ring change out improvement results in increased machine up time and improved safety
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Si-Tec® Ceramic Shoes Reduce Wear Part Cost 40%
USA
Clay with high silica content
Clay with high silica content
“Si-Tec® shoe wear life provided 2.25x improvement”
Cemco 96
0052611HS Ceramic Shoe
Baseline:
- Standard chrome four shoe table on Cemco 96
- Standard chrome shoes last 4 shifts of 8 hours
- Shoe change outs take four hours with two staff
- Shoe cost per ton of $0.095 per set
Objective:
- Installation of Spokane Industries Si-Tec® ceramic Shoes
- Double wear life from standard chrome shoes
- Decrease change time and cost
Results:
- Si-Tec® wear life of 9 shifts of 8 hours (2.25x improvement)
- Change outs reduced from every 4 days to every 9 days (2.25x improvement)
Value Delivered:
- Shoe cost per ton reduced from $0.095 to $0.057 (40% Improvement)
- Reduction in change outs leads to improved safety and increased machine uptime.
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Si-Tec® Ceramic Feed Disk Increases Shoe Wear Life by 41%
TN, USA
2″ Minus Sand Stone
2″ Minus Sand Stone
“Feed disk wear life improved 35%, while shoe wear life improved by 41%, with an increase of 1,469 tons produced”
Cemco 70
337-7143HS Feed Disk
337-7115HS Ceramic Shoe
Baseline:
- 5 Shoe table using 337-7115HS Ceramic shoes
- 130 Tons per hour using a closed circuit (recirculating load)
- Average Feed Disk wear life of 53 hours from brand X using standard high chrome
Objective:
- Increase wear life of feed disk
- Improve wear pattern of shoes through Si-Tec® Feed Disk 337-7143HS
- Lower maintainance costs with fewer change outs
Results:
- Increased feed disk wear life from 53 hours to 71.8 hours over brand X standard chrome (35% improvement)
- Si-Tec® Feed Disk provided additional 18.8 hours wear life compared to Brand X
- Additional 2,444 tons of product produced with no change outs
Value Delivered:
- Increased ceramic shoe wear life from 27.5 hours to 38.8 hours using Si-Tec® ceramic feed disk (41% improvement)
- Additional 11.3 hours run time on shoes
- Additional 1,469 tons of product produced with one less set of shoes
January 23, 2020 No Comments

Production Tonnage Increased by 28% Using Improved
Si-Tec® Technology
USA
2.5″ Minus
“Throughput increased from 18,000 tons per set of shoes to 24,760 tons per set of shoes”
Terex – Canica 2350 VSI Crusher
0050113HS Si-Tec® Ceramic Shoe
Baseline:
- 5 Shoe table running at 1085 RPM
- Feed of 550 TPH+
- Feed size of 2.5″ minus (Frack Sand)
Objective:
- Increase tons per hour per set of shoes
- Extend wear life of castings
Results:
- Throughput increased from 18,000 tons per set of shoes to 24,760 tons per set (28% increase)
Value Delivered:
- Fewer change outs results in increased machine up time and improved safety
January 22, 2020 No Comments

Si-Tec® Ceramic Shoes Triple Wear Life
USA
“Wear life for the shoes improved by 200%, going from 24 hours to 72 hours”
Cemco 80 – VSI Crusher
0052717HS Si-Tec® Ceramic Shoe
Baseline:
- 6 shoe table running at 1700 RPM
- Feed Size of 1” X 2”
- Output size of 1/4” Minus
- OEM standard chrome shoes – 24 hours run time per set
Objective:
- Extend wear life of shoes while maintaining the same finished product and output
Results:
- The Si-Tec®ceramic shoes lasted 72 hours, more than three times the run time of standard chrome shoes
- Maintained the same output size and finished product
Value Delivered:
- Fewer change outs results in increased machine up time and improved safety