Wear protection
for metallurgical equipment

Hoppers · Crushers · Transfer chutes · Gas ducts
Abrasive wear
Impact loads
High temperatures

Metallurgical production combines extreme wear
conditions:
high impact loads, temperatures, continuous
material flow. Without protection, hoppers, transfer
chutes, and pipelines wear through quickly, leading to
costly shutdowns and rising maintenance costs

WFM engineered solutions protect the highest-load zones, extending service life by 3–5×

Every stage
of your process
is losing money
to wear

From raw material intake to slag
handling, every zone contains high-
wear points that shorten equipment
life and increase maintenance costs

Impact + abrasion
Raw material preparation
Receiving hoppers ·
Transfer chutes ·
Feeders · Conveyors
Abrasive wear
Raw material storage
Hoppers · Silos ·
Screw conveyors ·
Dosing systems
Impact + abrasion
Crushing
Jaw and cone crushers ·
Feed hoppers · Discharge
chutes · Liners
Abrasive wear
Sintering and charge preparation
Sintering machines ·
Feed devices · Transfer
chutes · Hoppers
Thermal + abrasion
Furnace feed
Blast furnace charging
equipment · Feed chutes ·
Transition zones
Thermal + abrasion
Slag handling
Slag runners · Transport
chutes · Slag ladles ·
Cooling sections
Abrasive wear
Transfer and reloading
Transfer chutes ·
Loading and discharge
chutes · Drop zones
Erosive wear
Gas flows and auxiliary equipment
Gas ducts · Pipe
bends · Dust ducts ·
Fan housings

Typical
production flow

Typical production process with
the main wear zones highlighted

Describe your wear zone. We’ll select
the right grade and send a tailored
proposal within one business day.

Most wear problems come from using
the wrong grade in the wrong zone.
We fix that by matching material to
actual operating conditions.