Industrial wear lining — rubber lined and ceramic-backed components at AU Industries Boksburg

Mining · Minerals Processing · Heavy Industry

Industrial Wear Lining

Industrial linings that take the wear so your plant doesn't

Abrasion, impact, and corrosion are the fastest way to wear out unlined steel plant — slurry pipes, tanks, chutes, and screen decks all erode in service, driving repeat replacement cost and unplanned downtime. AU Industries supplies industrial wear lining solutions that move that wear into a replaceable lining instead of the equipment itself, extending service life across mining, minerals processing, and heavy industry.

We line in-house and on-site, matching the lining to the wear mechanism — resilient rubber for slurry abrasion, harder and premium compounds for impact and cutting duty, and ceramic-embedded panels for the most severe transfer-point and chute service. Every surface is prepared to SA 3 standard before lining, the single biggest factor in long-term adhesion.

Rubber + ceramic
Matched to the wear mechanism
SA 3 prep
Grit blasted before lining
In-house compounding
Custom chemistry & hardness

Wear lining solutions we supply

  • Rubber lined tanks, vessels, and launders
  • Rubber lined slurry pipework, bends, and fittings
  • Transfer chutes, hoppers, and chute liners
  • Ceramic-embedded rubber wear panels
  • Cyclone, screen-deck, and pump-housing lining
  • Pulley lagging and conveyor wear components
    • Rubber lining detailMining pipework

    Wear lining projects

    All projects →
    AU 40 Black rubber lined flanged fitting for Namibian mine
    July 2025
    AU 40 Black Lined Fittings — Namibia Mine
    AU premium 60 Shore rubber lined fitting for Mozambique mine
    July 2025
    AU Premium 60 Shore Lined Fittings — Mozambique Mine
    Ceramic embedded rubber hose section showing embedded tiles
    July 2025
    Ceramic Embedded Rubber Hoses — Mozambique Mine
    12mm AU 40 Red rubber lined pipe interior view
    July 2025
    12mm AU 40 Red Lined Pipes — Limpopo Mine
    AU 40 Black lined pipe for uranium mine in Namibia
    June 2025
    AU 40 Black Lined Pipes & Fittings — Namibia Uranium Mine
    Custom compound rubber lined pipe for West Africa project
    June 2025
    Custom AU Compound Lined Pipes — West Africa

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What industrial linings does AU Industries supply?+
    We supply rubber linings (40 and 60 Shore natural rubber, premium 60 Shore pink and A38 pink, bromobutyl, and nitrile), ceramic-embedded rubber wear panels, and rubber lined pipework and fittings. Linings are applied to tanks, pipes, chutes, hoppers, cyclones, screen decks, and pulley lagging, and fabricated or lined in our Boksburg facility.
    How do I choose between rubber and ceramic wear lining?+
    Rubber lining handles fine to medium slurry abrasion and absorbs impact through resilience — it's the right choice for most pipes, tanks, and cyclones. Ceramic-embedded panels are specified for the most severe sliding-abrasion and high-impact zones such as transfer points, chute liners, and crusher discharge, where the hard ceramic resists gouging that would cut through rubber alone. We assess particle size, velocity, and impact angle before recommending.
    What surfaces and equipment can be wear lined?+
    Tanks and vessels, slurry pipework and fittings, transfer chutes and hoppers, cyclone feeds, screen decks, pump housings, and pulley lagging. If a steel surface is eroding in service, it can usually be protected with a lining matched to the wear mechanism.
    Do you line on-site or in your workshop?+
    Both. Smaller and fabricated items are lined in our Boksburg workshop under controlled autoclave cure; large fixed plant is lined on-site with grit blasting to SA 3 standard, bonded application, and spark testing. We provide on-site lining across South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe.
    How long do industrial wear linings last?+
    Service life depends on the wear mechanism, particle size, velocity, and chemistry. Properly specified 40 Shore rubber typically delivers 12–36 months in slurry service; premium and ceramic-backed linings extend that further in severe-wear zones. Surface preparation to SA 3 standard before lining is the single biggest factor in avoiding premature adhesion failure.

    Wear lining quoted from our Boksburg facility

    8 Paul Smit Road, ALAC Industrial Park (Cnr Main Street), Anderbolt, Boksburg, 1458, Gauteng, South Africa

    Tell us what's wearing out — call +27 72 039 8429 or email info@auind.co.za.

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