The Victoria-based company said its K-Slide low friction lining includes the company’s new ‘Weartech’ dual-tone-layered technology that alerts maintenance planners and engineers well in advance to schedule replacement lining material.

‘Weartech’ simplifies monitoring in dark hoppers as shining a torch into the bin will highlight worn sections when the contrasting underside colour begins to emerge.

“This has been developed in response to the major concern that plants have been shutting down in the middle of production cycles because hopper liner wear has hit managers and site superintendents by surprise,” said managing director of Kinder & Co., Neil Kinder.

“With this new Weartech technology, material ordering and labour planning is not affected and it keeps the potential for revenue loss to an absolute minimum. Basically, it takes another factor out of maintenance planning.”

The company said all versions of the technology have shown excellent capability in relieving the common problems of rat-holing, bridging and caking that frequently occur within bins and hoppers.

“Made to provide a low co-efficient of friction, abrasion resistance and corrosion resistance, K-Slide ideally operates on continuous service with most materials up to 85°C and those not fed into it by an excessively large or sharp feed force,” the company said.

“With a wide range of grades available, K-Slide suits virtually all applications needing abrasion resistance, impact strength, UV stabilisation and anti-static properties and can be constructed in a wide range of thicknesses.”