Rubber Rotor-Stator Retrofit Cuts Maintenance Frequency for Copper Ore Flotation Plant

Source: Bossgoo Mining Equipment Case News

A large copper ore processing plant in Southeast Asia completed the overall retrofit of flotation machine rotor and stator, replacing traditional metal easily-worn parts with customized high-strength rubber rotor-stator assemblies. Aiming at the problems of serious abrasion, frequent corrosion and high maintenance cost of metal rotor-stator in long-term slurry scouring operation, the new rubber composite material has excellent wear resistance and anti-corrosion performance. After 8 months of stable operation, the equipment maintenance frequency of the plant is reduced by 60%, and the downtime loss caused by rotor-stator failure is greatly reduced. Meanwhile, the optimized rotor-stator flow field structure improves the mixing uniformity of slurry and air, boosting the copper ore flotation recovery rate by 3% and creating substantial economic benefits for the enterprise.