IMS Innovative Mining Services - Metal Wear Solutions

10/13/2026

This is the kind of work that moves through the IMS shop every week.

Parts come in worn, damaged, or needing changes. The team figures out what needs to be rebuilt, protected, fitted, or improved, then gets to work.

It is not always a clean before-and-after story. Most of the time, it is practical shop work done one step at a time.

10/07/2026

A lot of our posts show the finished piece. But this is the part people do not always see.

The cutting, fitting, welding, checking, adjusting, and all the hands-on work that happens before anything leaves the IMS shop.

That work matters because when a part goes into the field, it has to do its job.

08/18/2026

Some projects are hard to explain until you see the size of them.

This custom debarker hopper assembly came through the IMS shop as a large fabrication job, measuring 123 ft long, 9 ft high, 9 ft wide, and weighing 38,400 kg.

There was a lot of fitting, welding, and assembly work behind it.

It is a good look at the kind of work the team can take on when a customer needs more than an off the shelf part.

08/14/2026

A batch of IMS striker tips for our client Huska Holdings Ltd., lined up and ready to get to work.

Small parts working in tough conditions, components like these help take the abuse where it counts.

07/17/2026

Need the right G.E.T. for your machine or bucket setup?

IMS is an authorized MTG distributor in Western Canada, supporting customers with ground engaging tool solutions for heavy construction equipment working in high-wear conditions.

We’ve put together a new MTG G.E.T. resource pages to make it easier to explore product options and connect with the IMS team: https://21944796.hs-sites.com/mtg-ground-engaging-tools

Explore selected MTG ground engaging tool solutions available through IMS, including VeeMet and Promet Wing Shroud support for excavators, loaders, dozers, and buckets.

07/13/2026

Flat CCO sheets in. Large chute sections out.

For this Chute project, IMS was challenged to form sheets of Chromium Carbide Overlay into large pipe sections and fabricate a 45 degree corner for the system.

The job started with assembly drawings and a team review of the scope. From there, IMS created the fabrication drawings, received approval, and moved into the shop.

The team formed 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch CCO into half pipe sections, welded them together, and added supports for transport. The 45 degree bend was manually formed, welded, and blended to create a smooth transition through the chute.

A large scale CCO fabrication job with a lot of planning, forming, welding, and fit up behind it.

07/02/2026

Blank hammers in. Hardfaced hammers out.

For this Fort St. John project, IMS worked on grinding hammers for equipment typically used in horizontal grinder applications.

The hammers start as blank components. Our team added hardfacing to support the part in a high-wear wood waste processing environment.

It’s a simple before-and-after story, but an important one: the right wear work on the right component helps equipment keep doing its job in demanding conditions.

06/24/2026

From bare steel to safety orange.

This IEM debarker roller project came through IMS for hardfacing and finishing before heading back out.

The roller surface is built to work inside debarking equipment, where logs, bark, fibre, and debris move through the machine in demanding wear conditions.

IMS completed the hardfacing work, applied the safety orange finish, and shipped direct to the customer on behalf of IEM for installation.

A practical wear solution for a hardworking piece of wood-processing equipment.

06/17/2026

A client needed a spade-nose bucket lip designed for smoother loading of finished material.

IMS designed and built the custom lip, adding a CCO overlay across the top for extended wear life. Each spade-nose lip is engineered to customer-specific dimensions, ensuring every detail supports the application.

As IMS' President Caleb says, “It’s not just about the steel; it’s about understanding what they’re moving and how they move it.”

We take a collaborative co-design approach to our projects, ensuring every dimension and overlay serves a purpose.

06/12/2026

“Cut to size” sounds simple. However, in heavy-wear fabrication, it rarely is.

A liner, plate, bracket, or custom wear component still has to start with the right material, the right layout, and the right cut before it moves to forming, welding, or final fit-up.

That’s where IMS’ in-house CNC plasma table comes in.

With an 11’ x 25’ bed and the ability to cut steel up to 2.5” thick, this table gives our team the capacity to process large plate in-house and move from drawing to cut parts with more control over timing, fit, and production flow.

Because in a custom wear solution, the finished part only works if every step before it does.