WORLD PROSPECTS
Sandvik deepens South African investment
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andvik continues to invest in
South Africa by setting up local
manufacturing capabilities to
build high quality load and haul
equipment close to its customers. In
addition, Sandvik is introducing the
Sandvik LH115L, described as a reliable
and robust 5 t low profile loader
designed for demanding African
conditions. Sandvik Mining and Rock
Technology has almost 70 years’ history
of servicing the South African market.
During this time, the company says it
has become well-acquainted with the challenges
facing the South African mining industry and
understands the important modernising role that
private investment and local manufacturing can
play in extending mine life, skills development and
employment and the achievement of sustainable,
inclusive growth.
Sandvik says it has identified the opportunity to
support local industry through local manufacture
of Sandvik products and localisation of machines,
supporting both employment and local suppliers.
It has therefore decided to establish its own local
manufacturing facility for the complete production
of Sandvik LH115L 5 t LHDs for the African market.
In addition to the LH115L, Sandvik’s Product Area
Load and Haul is bringing its global standards and
processes in high quality manufacturing to this
new facility. “We are creating knowledge transfer
to set up the proven processes and systems that
we already have in our other manufacturing
locations around the world so that we can be in a
position to add other Sandvik products to this
manufacturing site when needed”, says Mats
Eriksson, President for Product Area Load and
Haul at Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology.
Having made the decision to invest, the South
African manufacturing facility began prototype
operations in July 2017 and will initially produce
the LH115L machine. “Facility operations will
follow a staged approach, with capacity ramping
up based on customer demand,” says Steve
Greisiger, Production Manager Jet Park, Product
Area Load and Haul. Sandvik’s current overall
workforce totals 1,400, based at the regional hub
in Jet Park, seven main branches and multiple
mines and workshops across the country. “This
latest local manufacturing facility represents an
exciting new chapter in the company’s
development and underscores our
desire to play a part in the skills
development and local manufacturing
capabilities,”
concludes
Simon
Andrews, Vice President, Sales Area
Southern Africa, Sandvik Mining and
Rock Technology.
The Sandvik LH115L 5 t low profile
loader is a new product that Sandvik
will be launching in South Africa.
Described as cost-efficient and durable,
the loader has been developed and
optimised for local mining conditions. It
is also the first product to be manufactured locally,
using local suppliers, locally-sourced components
and local employees, with training programs in
place.
The Sandvik LH115L machine builds on the
proven capabilities of its predecessor, the EJC115L,
with the latest safety features. The new LH115L
loader “has high availability and is easy to
maintain, resulting in optimised lifetime
operational costs.” In addition, Sandvik provides
the full low profile portfolio offering of
underground drills and bolters to ensure matching
sets of equipment. It complies with the latest
safety requirements and, with its powerful
drivetrain, robust frame designed for low profile
operations and simplified electronics, “is
optimised to provide high levels of availability and
unequalled productivity in the harshest African
conditions.” www.sandvik.com
thyssenkrupp develops new roll crusher
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4 International Mining | NOVEMBER 2017
hard rock both underground
and on the surface as part of
mobile and semi-mobile
systems.”
One of the key advantages
of the new crusher is its flat
and compact design with
integrated screen. It is 20 to
50% lower than conventional
primary crushers. This greatly
simplifies transportation,
installation and maintenance
below ground. If required, the
crusher’s height can be
reduced further for
installation by removing individual components,
saving additional time and costs.
The newly developed and patented design
featuring a roll mounted eccentrically between
the crushing and the screening chamber offers
greater efficiency and productivity compared
with other crusher types. The large, constant
stroke of the ERC25-25 crusher combines with
the integrated screen to provide very high
crushing intensity and throughputs of up to
3,000 t/h.
In the large crusher infeed area, the material
to be reduced is divided into two material flows:
the first with fine material is screened out and
passes through the screening chamber to a
discharge conveyor. The second stream with
coarse material is transported to the crushing
chamber and reduced between the eccentrically
mounted roll and the chamber walls.
In addition to higher production, this design
also requires less maintenance. Keeping the fine
material out of the crushing chamber reduces
the power consumption of the electric motor
and significantly reduces the load on the
machine. An integrated automatic gap
adjustment system with overload safety device
ith the development of a completely
new type of crusher, the so-called
eccentric roll crusher type ERC25-25,
thyssenkrupp says it has achieved a quantum
leap in primary crushing. The new crusher
features a particularly flat and robust design
and high throughputs of up to 3,000 t/h,
enabling it to process hard rock and ores
efficiently and economically in underground
mining operations. As the centrepiece of a
mobile or semimobile system the eccentric roll
crusher also enhances cost efficiency in surface
mining.
In the future, the new series will be
supplemented with further models to enable
both smaller and higher throughput capacities
for different applications. Torsten Gerlach, CEO
of the Mining Technologies business unit of
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions: “Our
customers are looking for dependable, safe and
easy-to-install crushers that permit maximum
productivity even underground. To meet these
requirements we have combined our many years
of experience with different crushing
technologies and our comprehensive
engineering expertise. The new eccentric roll
crusher from thyssenkrupp offers a wide range
of possibilities for effectively processing ore and