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tell the whole story. You need to look at the features, understand
the savings in maintenance and operating costs, realise the
increase in productivity, and remember that the after-sales
service off ered by legitimate manufacturers. You get the added
benefi t of the support structure, should there be any failures or
problems, then with a genuine OEM part, it will be covered by a
warranty. This is something you are not going to fi nd anywhere
but with an original equipment manufacturer. The liners for each unit are designed specifi cally for each
machine to ensure the weights, dimensions and profi les for
the customers unit are perfect, and have the correct cavity in
conjunction with their application. By trying to save money in
the purchasing process you run the risk of cheaper parts wearing
out faster, poor unit performance, and a drop in production
overall – not to mention the added risk of possibly damaging the
unit and leading to far more expensive repair work.
Liners for specifi c applications By not using the correct profi le you will also hike some power
draws with the operation of the unit, meaning that the unit
will use more power to move the material through the cavity.
When using OEM liners we have a, ‘free of charge’ service where
we help our customers to optimise their production in their
plant, by doing liner profi ling to see what the correct liner for
the application is – and also do a complete simulation of the
process, to optimise the customer’s complete crushing and
screening plant.
Customers must realise that OEM liners are specifi cally designed
for a specifi c unit and specifi c applications. This means, with
the technology we use to design and simulate our products, we
can identify each outcome to within a 90% accuracy coeffi cient,
guaranteed. By cutting costs in purchasing non-OEM liners, you
are taking away the risk of damaging the units.
The benefi ts of using optimised OEM liners include:
• eliminating power spikes to protect the crusher;
• longer wear life through more even wear and better
liner utilisation;
• higher capacity;
• reduced energy consumption;
"The total cost of ownership
must be taken into account
when purchasing parts.
• better end-product graduation; and
• accountability and warranties.
Emile Naude is spares sales manager at Pilot Crushtec.
Jacques Erasmus is aftermarket sales engineer at Pilot Crushtec.
A huge range of Genuine Metso Jaw liners available from Pilot Crushtec International.
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