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INDUSTRY • 5 SEPTEMBER 2026The real cost of conveyor wear on a high-tonnage lineCarryback, impact at the transfer point and a belt that will not track: three wear paths that cost more over a year than the failure everyone is watching for.ConveyingWear partsMaintenance
FIELD REPORT • 26 AUGUST 2026Rebuilding a slurry line at 2,400 tonnes an hourThree weeks on site at a copper concentrator: pump wear mapping, valve replacement and a handover plan the maintenance crew now runs on their own.SlurryPumpsMaintenance
COMPANY • 14 JULY 2026Core TS Partners opens a second service workshop in UmnugoviPulley relagging, roller rebuilds and valve overhaul, closer to the mines that need them.ServiceMaintenance
FIELD REPORT • 7 MAY 2026Idler survey on a 4.2 km overland conveyorTwo days walking the line with an infrared thermometer and a notebook found 61 failed rollers and one genuine alignment problem.ConveyingWear partsMaintenance
INDUSTRY • 23 APRIL 2026Why lead time, not price, decides your spares strategyA part that is 20 percent cheaper and 10 weeks away is not cheaper.Wear partsShutdownsMaintenance
FIELD REPORT • 26 FEBRUARY 2026Lockout practice that survived a real shutdownA conveyor isolation procedure is only as good as its worst-labelled isolation point. We found four.SafetyShutdownsMaintenance
INDUSTRY • 28 JANUARY 2026Reading a wear-rate curve before it costs you a shutdownWear is rarely linear. Treating it as linear is how components fail between inspections.MaintenanceWear partsShutdowns
FIELD REPORT • 17 DECEMBER 2025Pulley relagging in situ: three days instead of three weeksRemoving a drive pulley is most of the cost of relagging it. Sometimes you do not have to.ConveyingMaintenanceService