METALAG CASE HISTORIES
  Jute Industries Dundee

Installed one test round of METALAG staves in 1958 in the centre of a cylinder, where the most work, and wear, occurs. Although pins from the same batch were used for all the staves, 3 times before the METALAG staves they were able to increase their respinning cycle from 3 months to 9 months.  Furthermore, many of the original staves are still in operation after some 37 years and 40 repinnings.
  FRASER "JF" CARD, SCOTLAND

Fraser "JF" Series Cards have been supplied with METALAG  staves as standard since 1964 , and some 2000 have been installed worldwide. Very few replacement staves have ever been required.
  THAL JUTE MILLS, PAKISTAN

Installed 49 Cards with METALAG staves in 1964-5, processing Jute 3 shifts, 7 days a week, and only began to replace them gradually in 1990!
  P.T. GUNA DJAJA INDAH, INDONESIA

Still using the original METALAG staves on JF Finisher cards supplied in 1972, processing Kenaf, 3 shifts, 7 days a week.
  WOOL/SYNETHICS

25/30 sets of fine pinned N.I.F. METALAG staves have been supplied to various companies in Australia over many years, and they are still regularly returned for re-pinning on a 2 year cycle.

These are only a few examples of the extraordinary durability of METALAG staves