Ice Fyghter®

Don’t Let Harsh Winter Conditions Slow You Down

Winter can have a profound effect on your ability to keep production up in your underground mine. Snow, moisture and subzero temps work together to keep you from moving product. Slippery conditions cause coal to slip backward on the conveyor. Ice results in motors burning up and belts tearing when conveyors are started.

The costs are production delays, wasted manhours, repairs to equipment and more. Your mine can hardly afford these delays, especially in the heart of winter when demand for coal is at its highest.

Midwest’s Ice Fyghter anti-icing/deicing agent helps you manage these problems in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible. Lightly sprayed on conveyor belts each night and before bad weather hits, Ice Fyghter works as an anti-icing agent to prevent ice from forming on surfaces. It does this by weakening the molecular structure of water, thereby lowering the freezing point.

This protects belts from precipitation as well as moisture from coal. And it continues to work effectively, down to -40º F. (However, if needed, Ice Fyghter can also be sprayed on ice as a deicing agent, melting ice glaze instantly. No matter how you use it, it will get you results.)

Ice Fyghter can be sprayed on the top or bottom of conveyor belts, tail pulleys and trough idlers to prevent ice glaze and buildup. It also works to improve friction on the conveyor, by preventing belt slippage that hampers startup and threatens to burn out the drive.

Ice Fyghter is available in two forms: Ice Fyghter D is a diethylene glycol agent while Ice Fyghter G is a glycerin-based agent. Both are biodegradable, viscous and less corrosive to metal than water.

As with all Midwest products, Ice Fyghter is part of an entire system designed to get you specific results. To check out the spray system designed to apply Ice Fyghter (and other anti-icing/deicing Midwest products) with the precision you’ve come to expect from Midwest, click here.

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