IRATHANE SYSTEMS

"Better Performance by Design"

A Division of Industrial Rubber Products

Since 1967, our experienced chemists have been formulating Irathane products for severe service. Originally formulated for mining, quarrying, mineral processing, sand and gravel, and other severe-service applications, Irathane uniquely combines the toughness of a linear plastic with the resilience of soft natural rubber. These engineered properties enable Irathane products to outwear basalt, epoxy resins, flake glass, polyethylenes, conventional polyurethanes and unprotected iron and steel. We also formulate, produce and test all adhesives, primers and curing agents used with our fully engineered products. These integrated operations, which include state-of-the-art R&D facilities, ensure total quality control of dependable, cost-effective products including proprietary and custom designed components, and better than OEM quality replacement parts. Our knowledgeable project and design engineers use Irathane's unique properties to solve the most demanding abrasion, impact, and corrosion and wear problems. Our worldwide reputation for dependable long-term solutions begins with local sales representatives who know where and how Irathane works best. Support from our experienced chemists, design engineers and manufacturing personnel who take pride in quality work helps Irathane Systems maintain its leadership position as a practical problem-solver. For total quality assurance, our chemists conduct QC/QA tests at four stages: All incoming raw materials are tested prior to processing, every batch of formulated Irathane must pass stringent chemical and physical tests. Every casting is checked and it must meet exact specifications, and all products are visually inspected prior to shipment. Our electronically controlled casting machines help to maximize product integrity and performance by maintaining optimum blends of base materials for every casting - large or small. Some weigh more than 2,000 lbs. Maintaining precisely proportioned ratios and dispensing Irathane under a vacuum assure void-free castings. Other retrofit parts, custom-designed components and proprietary parts fabricated with wear-resistant Irathane include: modular, hooked and bolted screen panels, classifier shoes, cone dischargers and pulp lifters/pan liners for grate discharge mills, launder liners, chute repair kits, hydro cyclone liners, flotation parts, replacement pump parts, and custom components such as salt/sand spinners for highway maintenance, etc. Typical installations of Irathane lined pipe include hundreds of miles of large-diameter piping for copper slurries and tailings, iron sands, molybdenum slurries and tailings, coal and coal fines, phosphate slurries, taconite tailings, copper-nickel smelter slag and other highly abrasive materials, including dilute acid slurries in gas scrubbers and associated slurry piping. By maintaining superior long-lasting protection against abrasion, impact, corrosion, wear and leakage, Irathane lined pipe, Irathane pump liners and Irathane agitator propeller linings minimize downtime and maximize return on investment. The applications cited within this document are only a few examples of our commitment to better performance by design. For help with mining, processing, power generation, manufacturing or pollution control problems, please contact our office for more information.

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