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given us the kind of support that we need in
terms of technical advice, sales and support of
their machines,” he adds.
“The staff at the Middelburg branch are
excellent and Workshop Manager, Johan Herbst
provides the kind of support that we, as
contractors, cannot do without. ELB Equipment
also trains our operators professionally, which
makes it easier to get the best out of our machines.”
JP Durandt, Area Sales Manager for ELB
Equipment also compliments Two Pedestrians
Mining for the professional way the machines are
employed, operated and cared for by the
operators and mechanical staff.
“Through the years we have built up a special
relationship with the owners and managers of
the company and, very importantly, we have built
up a special report with the operators and
mechanical staff who are in regular
communication with us regarding their
machines,” says Durandt.
“They tell us that they prefer the Warrior
1400X and similar machines from Powerscreen,
saying that they work harder than other machines in
their class, and are easier to operate and maintain
due to their easy-to-use controls,” he says.
Metso expands screening media
technology and capacity
In March, Metso announced it is expanding its
global manufacturing capacity for rubber
screening media used in minerals processing by
investing in three new injection presses. The
presses will be installed at Metso's facilities in
Australia, India and Sweden by early 2018. The
€1.7 million investment will significantly increase
Metso’s global rubber screening media
manufacturing capacity. The demand for Metso's
screening media has grown in the mining
segment after the introduction of 1 ft x 1 ft
modular screening media, Trellex™ 305PS, in
2016. In addition to Trellex 305PS, Metso
customers can follow the screen media wear rate,
plan maintenance and keep track of cost per
tonne using Screen Planner, its new,
complementary software and web-based tool.
“Uptime and availability mean the world to our
customers. A mine can easily consume thousands
of screening media modules in a year. During
maintenance, the right modules simply have to
be at the right place at the right time. With this
investment, we can answer our customers’ needs
and ensure on-time delivery,” says Claes Larsson,
Product Manager, Screening Media, Metso. The 1
ft x 1 ft (305 mm x 305 mm) screening media
module size is a standard in major mining
markets, due to safety and compatibility reasons.
Metso made the decision to include the size in its
Trellex product range, based on customer
demand.
“We are already the number one service
partner for the mining industry. Complementing
our extensive wear parts portfolio with an
industry standard such as 1 ft x 1 ft screening
media is a natural step in strengthening this
position. We are the only supplier able to provide
everything that a mine needs in a comminution
circuit, from spare and wear parts to equipment
and service,” says Jose Perez, Senior Vice
President, Crushing and Screening Wears, Metso.
Downtime is costly for screens in minerals
processing and aggregates production. Metso in
September 2017 introduced its new hammerless
attachment system for its Trellex screening media
which offers increased productivity and makes
media change-outs safer and faster than with
traditional systems. “Up until now, the removal of
worn-out pin and sleeve screening media
modules has been a time-consuming and
potentially unsafe undertaking. Metso's
innovative new attachment system improves
worker safety during change-outs. There is no
need to use a hammer when installing and
removing screening media. The specially
developed pins can be screwed into place as well
as removed using an impact driver. Accidents that
occur when pins that are stuck get torn off by
force can be avoided. In addition to improved
safety, the new attachment system cuts the
change-out time considerably, resulting in higher
uptime and productivity.”
“In the past year, we've launched the web-
based Screen planner wear monitoring system
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