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exclusive product and process for repairing large
injuries on ultra-class tyres. The process involves
replacing damaged or broken steel belts in ultraclass tyres to restore the tyre’s original strength,
integrity and performance at a fraction of the cost
of new tyres. Ultra Repair™, launched in Canada
in 2014, has since been brought to customers in
the UK, Africa, Chile, and it is coming this year to
Australia.
Other projects and new tools, developed
wholly or in part by Kal Tire, being showcased
include: a zeroG® arm—a mechanical arm that
Research and development is essential to the
growth of the company, with ground-breaking
products constantly being designed and
perfected. These innovations allow Hard-Line to
raise the efficiency of mines all over the world.
At MINExpo, Hard-Line will be revealing the
latest upgrade to Teleop; Teleop Auto. This allows
the teleoperation of one machine from one
operators station with autonomous driving
features. Teleop Auto will automatically drive a
machine through a predetermined path. Once the
operator has acquired a full load; the automatic
steer, speed, and braking functions can be used
to send the machine to dump at a specified
location. From its booth in Las Vegas, Hard-Line
will be operating in real time an Aramine scoop
located in Sudbury, Ontario using Teleop Auto.
Tyre management
Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, a world leader in
mining tyre management and supply, will be
showcasing several of its newest innovations
designed to help maximise tyre life and productivity.
While its reputation in the mining industry grew
from supplying and servicing tyres on mine sites
around the world, over the last 45 years, the
company has also become known for developing
solutions to drive tyre performance and safety.
“Kal Tire has always believed in looking for a
better way to do things, and often that’s meant
getting our hands dirty to come up with the
Kal Tire’s Ultra Repair™ technology for
repairing large injuries on ultra-class tyres
solution ourselves,” says Dan Allan, Senior Vice
President, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group.
“Innovation in tyre management has become a
critical part of what we do and how we help our
customers remain competitive.”
The company will be showcasing its awardwinning Ultra Repair™ technology—Kal Tire’s
allows technicians to weightlessly, precisely and
safely manoeuvre tools such as torque guns; a
service trolley capable of operating two bead
breakers with electrical or hydraulic air; a tyre
deflator tool that significantly reduces the
amount of time it takes to deflate OTR tyres; and
a ram mount tool that securely holds the ram in
place when breaking the bead.
Kal Tire is keen to invest in and protect
innovation through patents. To-date, two ram
mounts designed for the CAT 797 and Komatsu
930E haul trucks have been patented by Kal Tire,
and other projects are in the patent process. With
exclusive rights, the company’s patents preserve
and enhance its leadership position as well as
develop and protect a portfolio of products that
drive value and performance for customers.
Mine operators in western Canada now have a
solution for one of their major environmental
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