Overview
110 m of ceramic cladded pipes to transport grinded waste (wood, plastic,…) to fire the kiln
Industry
Cement & Minerals
Location
bouc bel air, FR
Component/Workpiece
Piping
Business Type
Integra - Combination
Job Type
New
Type of Wear
Tags
Base Metal
Ceramic
General Dimensions (mm)
110 meters
The challenge the customer was facing
Revamp of a piping system due to excessive wear of the existing installation. Part of the installation was moved from another site to this site, as the installation survived the plant in lifetime. Including scanning & engineering because no drawing existed
Previous Service Life
2y
How WA solved the challenge
Ceramic cladded pipes manufactured after the entire piping system was 3D scanned.
Product Category
Wear Pipes & Tubes
Product Description
Ceramic cladded pipes
Job Duration
4mo
Technical Advantages
Ceramic offer superior abrasion resistance, especially suited to applications for pneumatic transport of solid waste. Lifetime is improved over 10 times compared to metallic tubes.
Service Life
10y
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Annual Cost Before
€30,000.00
Annual Cost After
€11,500.00
Annual Savings
€18,500.00
61.0% reduction
Annual Cost = (A × E) + (E − 1) × (F + G + H)
Where: A = Cost of Part, E = Parts/Year, F = Maintenance, G = Disassembly, H = Downtime
Lifetime so long that the parts where still in good shape when the plant was closed down. Our parts were therefore taken to another site, to be reused
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Contributor
Sylvestre PERRIN
sylvestre.perrin@wa-produr.com
Created
April 2, 2026
Submitted
April 15, 2026
Approved By
Laslo Ekres
April 15, 2026