Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene. You couldn’t shove more hyphens into that name if you tried.
Some of the guys in our back room thought it might be those hyphens that make UHMW such a strong material. We didn’t have the heart to tell ‘em that’s dumb.
UHMW does have many applications in many industries, though, including aggregate, ore and mining, agriculture, food and beverage handling, concrete, forestry and others. We can access UHMW for you in several forms, from full, half and quarter sheets to extruded rod stock, dowelled rod stock, tubing stock and more.
What can UHMW do for you? That’s a great question. Thanks for asking. Let’s take a look.
Aggregate – Sand & Gravel Industry
Duravar® UHMW-PE makes it easier to move wet sand and smooth and fine aggregate over metal surfaces. It also reduces or even eliminates corrosion and wear on your equipment.
Use UHMW-PE in these applications:
Bucket Conveyors Chain Wear Plates
Conveyor Belt Rollers Belt Wiper Blades
Filter Scrapers Idler Pulleys
Rope Guides Filter Liners
Shaker Screen Guides Wear Bars & Plates
Chain Guides Chain Sprockets
Belt Scrapers Filter Plates
Filter Wipers Idler Rollers
Rope Pulleys Shaker Screen Bar
Filter Guide Shoes Wear Guides
Ore & Mineral Mining Industry
When your surfaces are lined with Duravar® UHMW-PE, you’ll notice less sticking, holdup and bridging, as well as faster product flow and movement, lower energy consumption and quieter underground mechanical operations. All without the need for lubrication.
Incorporate UHMW into your drag bucket liners, slurry pump parts and any of these application:
Guide Belt Scrapers Idlers & Pulleys
Chain Wear Plates Conveyor Bucket Liners
Guides & Skirt Boards Impact Pads & Bumpers
Belt Rollers Sprockets
Scrapers & Wipers Agitators
Liners & Plates Shoes & Tracks
Even More Uses for UHMW
Sawmills use UHMW for their log decks. Asphalt and cement plants use it for bin and chute liners. Sugar plants line screw conveyor troughs with UHMW. And what would a list like this be without a mention of potato farmers. They use it with gravity wagons, transitions chutes and conveyor belts.
Your Binkelman Account Rep will talk your ear off about UHMW if you let him.