Industries
Applications across South African industry
Engineering plastics replace metal in wear, sliding and corrosion duties. Categories not confirmed on the current Steelplast website are labelled as proposed.
- 10 sectors
- Served
- Mining
- Wear & flow
- Food grade
- Processing
- Cranes
- Outrigger pads
Mining
Chute and bunker linings, wear components and machined parts for mineral handling.
Bulk Materials Handling
Low-friction linings for hoppers, silos, feeders, conveyor skirting and tipper bodies.
Manufacturing & Engineering
Machined engineering plastic components supplied to customer drawings.
Crane & Heavy Equipment
Outrigger and crane pads for mobile cranes, concrete pumps and aerial work platforms.
Food Processing
FDA-approved HDPE cutting boards and machined components for food handling.
Sugar Mills
Machined plastic components for milling and raw sugar handling equipment.
Pumps, Crushers & Filtration
Bushes, wear rings and machined components for process equipment.
Railways & Transport
Machined components and wear parts for rolling stock applications.
Bottling & Packaging
Guides, star wheels and machined parts for production lines.
AgricultureProposed
Wear components, liners and sheeting for handling and storage equipment.
Crane & heavy equipment
Outrigger pads for mobile plant
Pads distribute load and provide slip resistance, keeping machinery from sinking into soft ground.
- Mobile, rigging and loading cranes
- Concrete pumps and mixers
- Scaffolding and aerial work platforms
- Utility and telecommunications vehicles
- Excavation and demolition equipment
- Forestry and logging equipment
- Marine and offshore operations
- Event structures and stages
- Mining and quarrying equipment
- Rail maintenance
- Wind-energy installation and maintenance
- Film and television equipment
- Agricultural machinery
- Camping vehicles
Additional sectors
Other end users served
- Aluminium
- Defence
- Hydraulics
- Transmission
- Filtration
- Chemical processing
Material selection
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