ME FIT Programs

ME FIT Grinding

We offer integral and technical solutions to help our customers tackle the unique challenges at each mining operation and to positively impact priority KPIs: tons per hour, safety management, availability and maintainability of equipment, risk prevention, among others.

ME FIT Crushing

We design solutions to help our customers achieve their goals by combining crusher wear parts with technology tools, advice, training and monitoring — all of which allow us to create value in our customers’ processes.

Products and services

Crushing

We provide wear parts for primary, secondary and tertiary crushing applications for the mining, aggregate and recycle industries with optimal designs and alloys specifically developed for each application.

Grinding

We are the world leader in designing and supplying highly engineered grinding mill liners for SAG, AG, ball, tower and rod milling.

Grinding Media

ME Elecmetal designs, manufactures and supplies the highest quality forged steel grinding media for SAG, ball and rod mills in the world.

Digital solutions

Technology solutions that add value to mining processes for making timely decisions and recommendations to ME Elecmetal's clients.

Mining 4.0

Test conducted at a mine shows no detachment of inserts or fractures in the cast elements.

ME Elecmetal identified a customer’s need to stabilize periods of operational instability at a concentrator plant with a SAG grinding line featuring a 40×29 foot SAG mill and two 27×49-foot ball mills. In collaboration with the plant’s personnel, the ME Elecmetal team conducted a validation test of the ME PolyLight design and configuration liners.

During the test, the SAG mill was equipped with 30 cast SMX design lifters in the discharge ring. While the SMX liners met the client’s durability and performance expectations, ME Elecmetal sought to address the challenge of absorbing drastic operational changes.

ME Elecmetal proposed the ME PolyLight design concept, which includes a cast lifter and an ME PolyFIT™ plate.

The ME PolyLight design is a hybrid solution developed as an alternative to the SMX design, aimed at enhancing liner reliability by incorporating a component that better absorbs operational changes. It combines a cast device manufactured by ME Elecmetal with a rubber component, leveraging the benefits of both cast products and ME PolyFIT™ in terms of cost efficiency and wear rates, while also being fully recyclable. Key Benefits:

Lower Effective Cost:

ME Elecmetal’s goal is to optimize production by maximizing operational profitability, ensuring longer liner life at a lower cost.

Recyclability:

ME Elecmetal implements circularity processes for all our components, including cast materials and ME PolyFIT™.

Reliability:

The cast components manufactured by ME Elecmetal are engineered for durability, with ME PolyFIT™ specifically designed to reinforce high-impact areas.

In response to unstable operations and liner sensitivity, we developed a product design to absorb constant operational changes, aiming to fully optimize the copper production process.

To address these challenges, the ME Elecmetal team replaced the SMX design with the ME PolyLight solution. This design features a plate with rolled steel inserts and a cast lifter section, specifically engineered to absorb operational deviations in the SAG mill and withstand high-impact conditions.

Notes:

  1. The campaign concluded with a processed tonnage of 16.89 million tons over 199 days.
  2. Wear trends observed were consistent with historical patterns.
  3. This measurement reflects the initial wear assessment of grates installed on 08-23-2023.

 

Actual Results for the Client:

  • The product achieved its intended objective, remaining unaffected by the operational changes recorded during the SAG mill’s operation.
  • The anticipated benefits in product durability and reliability were realized, with no need for disassembly or increased wear.
  • The ME PolyLight product demonstrated that it is not necessary to alter the mill’s internal volume by using thicker liners to achieve the desired durability and reduce the likelihood of fractures.

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