“Although the Seamless Sleeve charge chute lasted a good length of time, the TruckFlex has been fantastic. It’s eradicated the hidden costs and downtime associated with changing the charge chutes. Because it’s lasted so long, it’s also reduced the need to work at height, which makes the job a lot safer.” Mark Bates
Seamless Sleeve rubber truckmixer charge chutes at Mark Bates & Sons Ltd dry batch plant required replacement every 1.5 years. Despite the long wear life, every time a chute needed changing it required one hour of downtime, £250 labour costs and time consuming administration associated with working at height. To reduce the risk of working at height and further reduce the costs and downtime when changing the chute, we recommended upgrading to TruckFlex.
TruckFlex truckmixer charge chute
Seamless Sleeve: 1.5 years wear life
TruckFlex: 6 years wear life and still operational
Key features
Dual layer Hawiflex® polyurethane combats abrasion from concrete & tearing caused by trucks
Benefits
Cost effective – low whole life cost
Productivity – reduced maintenance downtime installing new chutes
Safety – reduced need to work at height
Wear indicator – bi-colour wear indicator alerts operators when the chute needs replacing
Operator friendly – high visibility colouring ensures better truck positioning
3 MONTHS
31 MONTHS AND STILL OPERATIONAL
CONSTANT BUILD UP AND REGULAR BLOCKAGE
CEMEX Widnes readymix plant installed ConeFlex chute liner 10 years ago and it's still operational and performing well.
CLEANING THE MIXER DISCHARGE CHUTE
STILL OPERATIONAL AND PERFORMING WELL