UltraTungsten Auger Protection

600% increase in wear life

“Replacing the mixing auger was a real pain and expensive, if we didn't keep on top of it the performance of our mixer truck suffered. UltraTungsten has solved a big problem and saved us money”.

♦ The Challenge
Severe wear on volumetric concrete mixer augers was causing poor product quality and excessive downtime. There had to be a better way to protect the auger and increase service life, so wear parts specialist ConSpare was consulted.

♦ Our Solution
UltraTungsten carbide segments brazed to steel auger flight

♦ Improvement
Cast steel wear pieces - 12 weeks
UltraTungsten auger - 72 weeks and still operational

♦ Key Features
Extreme abrasion resistance

♦ Benefits 
Productivity - mixer availability improved
Site time - quick turn around on site
Product quality - better quality concrete
Consistency - no reduction in mixing effciency
Maintenance - regular replacement avoided
Safety- less intervention
Cleaning - far easier to clean