Innovation | Magotteaux

Innovation as driver of our development

Innovation and technology have historically been a focal point of our culture and one of the essential elements that sustain our differentiation strategy. Our emphasis on innovation and product development has enabled us to significantly increase the performance of our products and clearly distinguish us from the rest.

The innovations we work on are triggered by our close relationships with customers, universities and experts who provide us with a unique insight into market needs and opportunities.

Discover more about some selected key milestones in our history:

2021

Together with our German partner, KIMA Process Control, we have developed a technological solution, MagoSense, designed specifically for the mining industry. This innovative real time mill monitor gathers information in order to optimize the working conditions of the mill.

2020

We launched Expand, Magotteaux innovative longer-lasting vertical mill casting.

We offer first-class vertical mill wear parts for all your grinding applications for the best value for money available in today’s market. Expand combines the best performance and smaller ecological footprint for all your grinding applications.

2020

Magotteaux’ new challenge is to turn itself into a 21st century innovative company reducing cycle time for new solution development and guaranteeing customer return within 1 year.

Building on our strengths (such as Magotteaux proprietary technology: composite, XCC®), our new philosophy is ‘test quick, learn fast”, identifying & utilizing levers from emerging technologies supporting Industry 4.0 revolution : big Data, robotics, Artificial Intelligence, sensor.

2016

Duocast® High Performance
New constant profile design for optimal efficiency of grinding tires for vertical mills.

Joint ventures with Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd for the production and the commercialization of forged grinding balls and Grintec advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd. for ceramic beads and balls.

2014

Chemillurgy®
Unique holistic approach developed by Magotteaux for their mining customers. It consists of fusing different expertise: pulp & surface chemistry + grinding efficiency + wear mechanisms.

2012

With its strategic acquisitions Magotteaux is able to offer a complete range of grinding media solutions: low chromium (cast and forged), high chromium, rods and ceramic beads (for ultra-fine grinding).

2011

Magotteaux joins the Chilean Group Sigdo Koppers

Neox® New generation ceramic technology

2009

XCC® Superior metal matrix composite wear solution

2004

Xclass®, new concept of second chamber lining for ball mills.
Sensomag®, sensors for controlling pulp and ball levels in mining mills.
Magoload®, automatic loading machine for mining mills.
Magotteaux Mill®, a laboratory mill to test and analyze ore samples and simulate milling parameters.
Magotteaux floatcell, a laboratory floatation cell to simulate and fine tune your recovery.
Keramax®, ceramic beads for ultra-fine grinding.
Magotteaux’s new xp/products/classifier-xp4®i (4th generation) for cement grinding circuit.

1990

Xwin® The first composite material (Metal Matrix Composites, MMC) technology developed by Magotteaux combining an increased resistance to both wear and shocks.

1967

High-chromium grinding media, successfully changed the standard for the whole cement industry

1934

Georges Halbart, graduated as electrical engineer from Liège University, started to work in the company to become soon Lucien Magotteaux’s right-hand man.

1920

Lucien Magotteaux founded the Magotteaux foundry.

1914

Lucien Magotteaux, a civil engineer, buys a small iron foundry located in Vaux-sous-Chèvremont, Belgium