Overview
The hammers shred the cane before extraction of sucrose in the mill.
Industry
Sugar
Location
Chennai, INDIA
Component/Workpiece
Cane Fibrizer Hammers.
Business Type
Integra - Workshop
Job Type
New
OEM
Fivecalis Kcp
Type of Wear
Base Metal
Carbon steel SA 516, Gr 70
General Dimensions (mm)
440*150*56 mm
The challenge the customer was facing
Their previous supply to customer is getting worn out in 3 months of operation, they want full campaign solution for the season.
Previous Service Life
3mo
How WA solved the challenge
WA Recommended to Go with Hco as base and Tico as hardfacing layer. All side edges to protect with HCTE After discussions with customer and negotiations , we got order for 2 layers of TICo an side edges protection with HCTE.
Product Category
Integra Services
Product Description
Hardface Tico -1.6mm, Hcte -6mm
Job Duration
1mo
Technical Advantages
The customer problem of sand abrasion in cane and heavy impact countered with Tico & HCTE.
Service Life
7mo
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Annual Cost Before
€264.00
Annual Cost After
€26.14
Annual Savings
€237.86
90.0% reduction
Annual Cost = (A × E) + (E − 1) × (F + G + H)
Where: A = Cost of Part, E = Parts/Year, F = Maintenance, G = Disassembly, H = Downtime
Extended crushing give more productivity and profits to organization.
3 layer(s) documented
Contributor
Srinivas Atkuri
srinivas.atkuri@welding-alloys.com
Created
April 17, 2026
Submitted
April 17, 2026
Approved By
Laslo Ekres
April 26, 2026