African Mining November 2019 | Page 43

MINING IN FOCUS  Pilot Crushtec International stocks a wide range of genuine Metso OEM Wear parts including lifting tools. The excess is waste that is cut away and machined off to ensure that the product meets a stringent tolerance. One would also need to ensure that the raw materials used are correct. You can use scrap metal, but there are far too many impurities present which are costly to remove. Metso, suppliers of our liners, use very high-quality raw materials and produce a class end-product in line with their ISO certifi cation. Thereafter, the liner is quenched, which needs to be done at a precise, controlled temperature to ensure perfect tempering. These are the processes that pirate manufacturers either don’t “The abundance of pirate parts and knock-off manufacturers is not a new phenomenon and is certainly not limited to any specifi c industry. Genuine OEM Metso mantle liners available from Pilot Crushtec International After-market department. www. africanmining.co.za African Mining Publication African Mining African Mining  November 2019  41