Mill Relining
More than liner replacements
SPS also offer expertise in the following areas:
- Mill backing rubber replacement: Backing rubber is essential to protect the mill shell. SPS is an industry leader in mill backing rubber replacement during relines, by effectively coordinating rubber work activities during relines to deliver a complete reline service.
- Bolt torquing: Correctly torqued mill bolts are an important part of the relining process. Executing this function correctly reduces the possibility of bolts getting loose and breaking during normal operation. At SPS we have a large range of calibrated torque units for every bolt fastening application, using Norbar, Torcup, and RAD Torque systems ranging from 500Nm to 8000Nm.
- Trommel and Trunnion liners: Worn mill trunnions can result in bearing failures and cause structural failure of the entire mill. At SPS we have the resources and knowledge to minimize change out time for trunnion liners and trommel screens. Repair and manufacturing options are available.
- Liner life-cycle solutions: SPS can offer liner scanning solutions and optimised specific liner design, through our partnership with Outotec.
Optimised Support
At SPS we understand the importance of reduced down-time on your plant performance. Through our experienced mill reline team and support, we can assist you with accurate planning of your mill relines. Accurate scheduling and planning results in optimised reline execution and reduced down-time.
Reline Equipment
As part of our reline service, we have fully stocked reline trailers available to mobilise our teams, even on short notice. Our workshop facility near Brits provides any additional support needed to optimise repair or reline work. Through our partnership with Outotec, we can also provide our customers with state-of-the-art relining machines, to improve safety and reduce the time needed for relining.
Trained and Job-ready
The SPS reline teams consists of well experienced supervisory personnel and reliners. Our supervisors are skilled in the key principles and practices to maintain a safe working environment, including the application of risk management processes. Our reliners are extensively trained in aspects such as:
- Fitness for work as a reliner
- Risk assessment
- Safe working procedures
- Confined space entry
- Working at heights
- Operating forklifts and overhead cranes
- Using of applicable cuttings tools
- Basic rigging
- Operating liner-handling machine.
