Metso Outotec O-Series liners prove successful at an aggregates plant in South Russia

Due to working together for many years, the Maykopskaya Nerudnaya Kompania site already had a long-established relationship with Metso Outotec. Therefore, the site had sufficient knowledge about our wear and spare products and solutions.  

Global Product Manager, Evgeny Fedchenko and Senior Technical Sales Support Engineer, Anton Konorev, joined Metso Outotec colleagues in Russia to supervise the installation.

Evgeny Fedchenko calls attention to the importance of utilizing an original equipment manufacturer. “The competition in this region is quite tough and the customers are accustomed to very low prices”, says Fedchenko. “As an OEM company, it is extremely beneficial for us to ensure that everything is correct and works smoothly. From the detailed design to the profile of each wear part, customers can be guaranteed to have sustainable quality with high availability.” 

Anton Konorev is happy to offer O-Series wear liners for test. "Trial of O-Series liners in Maykopskaya Nerudnaya Kompania was the first in Russia. This kind of product is innovative for Russian market and was very important for us to reach those economics and production aims, which have been set up from the customer. The O-Series product is definitely that case, when innovation and technological solutions became available to everyone. Uninterrupted operation and increased reliability of equipment, experience of Metso Outotec experts, new ideas and compliance with today market requirements - this is all what we offer and, that what the customer gets when install O-Series wear parts at the site" says Konorev.

At the Maykop site, a set of O-Series liners was installed on a Nordberg® HP3™ crusher, which produces crushed stone and gravel of class one. With trust already built between the two companies, the site was happy to become a reference for a Metso Outotec O-Series trial. 

"We are very considerate to the choice of manufacturers and suppliers of the wear parts," says Konstantin Pyatchenko, Deputy of Director in Production & Head of the Quarry. "The quality of parts determines both the productivity of the plant itself and the quality of our final product. The economic benefit of using the O-Series is reflected in the affordability." 

“In the south of Russia, customers face an issue regarding the supplied wear parts being incompatible with the coinciding equipment. Problems often arise in attachment points or slightly off dimensions. Due to the incorrect machine work, this leads to more services, thus more time and money for the customer. Metso Outotec has the capability to address these issues, through our distribution partner, YUG Minerals, who offers value added services such as providing supervision, installation, dismantling and maintenance crews”, says Evgeny Fedchenko. 

This product is for customers who are looking for something sustainable when it comes to quality, affordable when it comes to price, and reliable with their operation and their safety”, Evgeny continues. “A good support system with a product you can trust, with high quality and Metso Outotec warranty.” 

After the success of the trial, the Maykop site has since decided to move forward using Metso Outotec O-Series liners as opposed to the previously used competitor alternatives. 

“After calculating the economic component and the price of the kit per hour of operation, we saw a benefit for our company”, says Konstantin. “The cost of the O-series was lower than the liners purchased earlier. At the same time, the operating time decreased slightly while maintaining quality, because the linings are manufactured at Metso Outotec. It also resulted in a small reduction in the cost of aggregates produced by our company.” 

Metso Outotec worked in collaboration with Yug Minerals, the distributor partner for this project.  

"We have been servicing the plant since its installation and were happy to offer the solution to improve the performance by using the types of linings that are suitable for the needs of this particular enterprise”, says Segrey Gurin, Head of Service at Yug Minerals. “The calculation of the O-series turned out to be economically profitable without compromising the quality of the end product.”