RUD ERLAU - Mining Tyre Protection and Mining Tyre Chains

Founded in 1875, RUD is an international, family-owned manufacturer and exporter of high-quality, heavy-duty, round-link industrial chains and components.

Wheeled mining tyre protection and wheeled mining tyre chains

The RUD ERLAU Group has six product ranges:

• Tyre protection and traction chains for wheeled mining, quarrying, tunneling and earthmoving machines
• Chains for pocket wheel hoists
• Round and flat link conveyor and elevator chains and components
• Lifting and lashing chains and fixing points
• Municipal furniture and accessibility aids
• Snow chains for commercial and domestic vehicles.

Development of mining tyre protection concepts and mining tyre chains

Development of our mining tyre protection concepts and mining tyre chains began in the 1940s to meet the need to protect the tyres of wheeled loaders, scrapers, graders and dump trucks.

Through on-going product development and attention to quality and service, RUD ERLAU refined its mining tyre protection concepts and mining tyre chains until they evolved into the sophisticated aids to productivity they are today.

Patented mining tyre protection concepts and mining tyre chains

The RUD ERLAU Group has registered in excess of 400 patents for its mining tyre protection concepts and mining tyre chains.

Anti-abrasion, anti-piercing and anti-heat mining tyre protection and mining tyre chains

RUR ERLAU's TPCs protect tyres from abrasion, piercing and intense heat in the most demanding conditions, and grant additional traction to earthmoving equipment increasing safety during operation.

Today, throughout the world, RUD ERLAU TPCs are considered essential equipment in the mining, quarrying, tunnelling, earthmoving, steel-making and related industries.

RUD ERLAU does not out-source production to third-party manufacturers. All mining tyre chains are made in-house to the highest standards.

The company's dominant position in the mining tyre protection and mining tyre chains market has been achieved through prompt delivery of well-engineered, top-quality mining tyre chains, backed by comprehensive service, offering wheeled earthmover operators measurable productivity gains and optimum tonnage costs.

Mining tyre protection chains — product description

RUD ERLAU's mining tyre protection chain is a tight, flexible mesh which covers the tread and sidewalls of the tyre and forms a barrier between the tyre and the surface.

The chain mesh design varies depending on the site and application and can be fitted to all types and sizes of tyre without affecting the flexibility and function of the tyre.

Mining tyre protection chains — applications

RUD ERLAU mining tyre protection chains are used to protect the tyres of wheeled loaders, excavators, dump trucks, and graders in quarries, opencast and underground mines, tunnelling, cement plants, steel mills, forestry and in the army.

Mining tyre protection chains — advantages

Benefits of our mining tyre protection chains include:

• Avoid sudden-death sidewall punctures from flints, shales and slate-type rocks
• Radically extend tyre life by reducing attrition from harsh and abrasive sandstones and ores
• Enable wheeled loaders to operate successfully in extreme temperatures, such as steel slag rehandling
• Improve traction and provide operational safety in clayey or icy conditions such as encountered in coal mines, forestry and at high altitudes

Mining tyre protection chains — economics

The service life of a mining tyre depends on many factors, including site conditions and the way the earthmover is operated. RUD ERLAU mining tyre protection chains, however, can extend the life of a new set of earthmover tyres by up to five times.

Mining tyre protection chains — product options

RUD ERLAU has the most comprehensive range of mining tyre protection chains worldwide. They include the following.

Link-ring mining tyre protection chains

• Super-dense mesh with additional grip
• Optimal strength
• Excellent for self-cleaning
• Asymmetrical components (no sharp surfaces against the tyre)
• Link depth gives optimum isolation of tyre from terrain

Ring-ring mining tyre protection chains

• Super-dense mesh for additional sidewall protection
• Compact wear rings forged from case-hardened special steel
• Exceptionally high surface-hardness and core strength for optimum service life and productivity
• Extend tyre life by up to five times

Ring-locking mining tyre protection chains

• Highly dense mesh for hot slag
• Manufactured from special heat-resistant steel
• Hardened links with un-welded connecting rings
• Excellent self-cleaning properties

Mining tyre protection chains — service

With installations in more than 75 countries, RUD ERLAU mining tyre protection chains are found in leading mines and quarries across the globe, producing limestone in Europe, copper in Chile, iron ore in Australia, coal in Indonesia, and diamonds in Africa.

RUD ERLAU's 65% market share has been achieved both by prompt delivery and installation of quality mining tyre protection chains, and providing competent and informed advice and a prompt response to customers' requirements.

With 50 strategically located dealers, an international sales team and a wide service network, RUD ERLAU is proud to promise life-of-product advice and support.