Comparing alloy performance at low temperatures John H. in Wisconsin asks: I am looking at a track shoe application and curious what data you have for low temperature charpies. Would you be so kind to share this? The idea
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Can wear resistance in vertical mills be improved? Richard P. asks: Our vertical cement raw mill housing and separator blades are subject to sand at 45-55 m/s speed. This results in heavy wear and 1x per week work. What
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Dragline chain out of pitch? Here’s what to look for. Chris A. from South Africa asks: Are there adjustments to align chains of different lengths but of the same size? Answered by Jesse Fritz, former Product Engineering Manager, Dragline
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Removing backing material during gyratory crusher maintenance A Columbia Steel customer asks: We are using zinc backing and we want to remount a worn mantle. Can we heat up the mantle in an oven to melt the zinc backing
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Estimating optimal wear for cone crusher liners What is an optimal wear percentage by weight for a set of cone liners? — From Nilson O. Answered by Steve Dolezal, Columbia Steel Product Engineering Manager: “Depending on the machine
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WHITE PAPER Clinker drag chain: often ignored, but easily improved. — By Steve Marsac, Columbia Steel Product Development Manager Introduction Conveying cement clinker from clinker coolers to clinker storage to finish grind ing mills is part of the cement
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