The link to savings
December 20, 2019
5 min read
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing
In this chain-link conveyor the hardness of the bottom plates was increased using the wear resistant Hardox® 500XF. The conveyor is feeding a power plant with wood chips and is in constant operation. After upgrading to Hardox® 500XF, the life-time of the conveyor is thirty times longer than the original. This means 100 years of service without any need for replacements. Additionally, the reduced need to weld new plates saves about 4 400 meters of weld joint over the service-life.
SSAB EcoUpgraded
Together with our customers, SSAB continually upgrades steel and equipment designs. SSAB EcoUpgraded saves CO2 both in steel production and during the full lifetime of the machine.
From the CO2 payback time and onwards, every extra hour brings additional savings.
Savings on CO₂
| Calculation data | |
| Machine usage per year | 8 400 hours/year |
| Service lifetime | 100 years |
| Weight of original parts | 19 330 kg |
| Weight of upgraded parts | 19 330 kg |
| Wear resistant steel saved during lifetime | 560 000 kg |