Vibratory Stress Relieving

•On-Site Stress Relieving.

•Treatment Capacity of up to 150ton.
•All types of ferrous & non ferrous materials.
•Plastics & Composites also treated.
•Resonance Testing & Weld Conditioning.
•Equipment Sales & Training.
•Consulting Services.
Mining & Haulage Components
• VSR has become firmly accepted and it is used
extensively on mining equipment in South Africa.
• Huge savings in component downtime, coupled
with an increase in component life expectancy
• No alteration of the material properties; most
importantly hardness, toughness & tensile
properties remain as per specifications
• Treatment times range from 20mins to 2½Hrs.
• Results compatible in many cases exceeding
that of thermal stress relieving.
Caterpillar 992G Bucket VSR treated following manufacture
Underground LHD Bucket VSR treated after repairs & prior to line boring stage.
Dragline Buckets ranging from 45t to 70t are treated following repairs or
manufacture. Independent testing and feedback from the mines estimate
a 40% increase in the service life of the bucket.
As Specified by Anglo Coal all Shuttle Car bodies & associated items are
VSR treated following manufacture or major weld repairs
General views of shuttle car body undergoing VSR treatment
VSR Treatment of a new Shuttle Car Boom
Komatsu WA600 Bucket VSR treated following manufacture as is specified by
Komatsu (South Africa) Ltd.
Treatment can be carried out on-site even following painting as is shown
by this coal hauler treated on behalf of Fraser Alexander
All new Load Bowls for Komatsu (South Africa) are VSR treated before fitment
Sections of a Dragline Boom
undergoing VSR treatment
Various sized Sheave Wheels
treated prior to final machining
 Buckets from less than 1,000kg to in
excess of 65,000kgs are treated following
repairs or manufacture
Gearbox & Crawler assemblies
treated prior to final machining.
 Mixed metal components such as
Spade Sections and Axle Tubes are
VSR treated following repairs

43A Fitments

50B Tube Section

Roq Tuff Flanges

Various Chassis components off mining
vehicles VSR treated after repairs
 Semi completed bodies for
underground mining vehicles are
Stabilised using VSR before the
final assembly
Various sizes of Cutter Heads treated
after weld repairs
The use of VSR saves time, money & extends the service life of mining components.
The stacker reclaimer (right) was treated in 1995 with a cost saving of R51,000 and time
savings that were measured in days, (verified by Anglo American as part of a case study into VSR).
Early in 2006 the reclaimer was still in operation with no cracking or distortion having taken place
 Crushing Screening and
Processing equipment
Following is a selection of components
that are VSR treated either after
manufacture, or following repairs
either in the workshop environment or
often on site
Approximately 40% of our on-site service
teams work is employed on this type of often
troublesome plant and equipment
A new manufactured vibrating screen treated for B&E International
 Above is one of 12 compressor base
plates treated prior to final machining and
then exported to Zambia
Right is one of many motor and gearbox
bases treated for Hansen Transmissions
The VSR treatment of a repaired
Cone Crusher.
Also shown is the extent of the weld
repairs to the components.
Weld repairs to a crusher frame VSR
treated before line-boring operations
 Jaw Crusher frames, Swingstocks and
Pitbits are VSR treated after weld repairs
and hard facing. Using VSR as the chosen
method for stress relief results in no loss of
hardness or other material mechanical
properties
The treatment of centrifuge baskets
has resulted in a life increase of up to
76% owing to the decrease in cracking.
The VM doors are also VSR treated
following manufacture at Malvern
Engineering Johannesburg.
When treating identical items such as
crusher cones it is possible to treat two
at one time reducing the downtime to
between 12 and 15 mins for 2 items
The VSR treatment of two Mechanite Screen Beams following manufacture
and before machining
Mechanism Beams for vibrating
screens of various shapes and
sizes are treated following repairs
or OEM manufacture
VSR treatment of screen decks and
their support beams
Many types of Vibrating Screens are
VSR treated at the manufactures
To save production downtime
many screens are repaired and
then VSR treated in position
Vibrating Screen side plates, end
plates and feeder chutes being
VSR treated prior to delivery
Crushers manufactured by FFE
Minerals (Buffalo Equip) VSR
treated before final machining,
assembly and export to
Australia
VSR treatment of small feeder pans
Crushing equipment treated using
VSR includes the above ball mills for
use in DeBeers diamond mines in
Namibia, and the coal crushing mills
as used in local power stations
Other components treated using VSR on-site at the
premises of the manufacturer
Small Components are treated using
a vibrating table
 Small Millitary Items of Specialised
materials treated using a vibrating table
A varied selection of rough machined components being VSR treated
Items treated
for Sulzer (SA)
for use on a de-
salination plant
built at the
Dead Sea in
Israel in 2002
Treatment before final machining
VSR of a rough machined component for a press assembly
The VSR treatment of pulleys
for Batemans Material
Handling
Reductions of residual
stress of up to 78% have
been recorded on stainless
steel components
 A swivel base of a track
mounted excavator treated
after repairs

A dragline walking shoe

treated after weld
repairs and before
machining
Prior to final marching
shafts and hydraulic
cylinders are VSR
treated
Winding drum being VSR
treated after repairs.
VSR has been approved
for use on lifting
equipment
• Various Furnace Components undergoing VSR
Treatment
Components for a coil lifter
undergoing VSR treatment
before assembly
• A Completed Coil Lifter Undergoing VSR
treatment following repair and before load
testing for a steel plant
• Fan Impellors and their
associated components
undergo VSR treatment
following manufacture and
before dynamic balancing
• Bases undergoing VSR
treatment prior to machining
• VSR treatment taking place on a Cutter Head after repairs
with no softening of the material taking place
• Gearboxes Casings
Undergoing VSR
Treatment following
repairs
The treatment of 11ton gearbox casings for Sasol to small gearbox
pedestals are frequently treated using VSR before final machining
• Fork lift components
undergoing VSR
treatment after repairs
Sections of a 52 ton ladle transfer car
for Columbus Stainless manufactured
by DCD Dorbyl Ltd VSR treated on
completion of fabrication & welding
• Motor pedestals and bearing
housings are treated prior to
machining to ensure
complete stability whilst in
service
• Jigs & fixtures for
motor vehicle
assembly plants
undergoing VSR
treatment on
completion of
fabrication
• Two complex assembly
Jigs undergoing VSR
treatment prior to
machining operations
• Various different
chassis undergoing
VSR treatment
• A Front & Rear
Chassis for an
underground mining
vehicle undergoing
VSR treatment
following manufacture
 Two different Impactor’s as
used by Geo-Franki
undergoing VSR
treatment following
manufacture. There is an
average increase in
service life of 34%
following the VSR
treatment

The average treatment time of

each impactor is 55mins
• The Vaal River Barrage
Gates were VSR treated
on completion of
fabrication for Concor &
Rand Water Authority
VSR treatment of
wheel rims of
various sizes as
specified by Anglo
American & Rimex
• Various different
Frames undergoing
VSR treatment
 A Side Frame
undergoing VSR
treatment

• A Crusher Frame
undergoing VSR
treatment
 A Flight simulator
undergoing VSR
treatment

• A Heavy vehicle
simulator undergoing
VSR treatment