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passing through and compromising worker safety.
Lani Service Centre Workshop Manager Jonathan
van Biljon says Vesconite bushings are installed at
the pivot points around which the two doors, which
lie at either side of the chute, rotate. The bushings
are desired because they are self lubricating, can
withstand the high pressures involved in the
application, and are able to cope with a dirty wet
mining environment, he says.
He also informs that the company, which repairs
and manufactures many engineered products out of
steel, produced eight doors (or four set ups) last
year and has produced two doors (or one set up)
this year, following a successful tender. He notes
that many mines use Spillminators of different sizes.
This specialised application is being introduced
widely since it ensures the efficient flow of ore,
without spillage. It also ensures that staff and
machinery are protected from mud rushes that have
historically claimed lives as well as resulted in
equipment damage in South Africa’s mining sector.
Process plant support
Multotec has a well established network in Africa.
For instance, it is locally registered in Mozambique
and well-staffed with 26 highly trained and
qualified Mozambican nationals. Multotec Services
Mozambique has secured supply contracts for
processing equipment with some of the country’s
major role players. This is typical of its African
presence. The company’s global strategy is to be
located close to customers, not just in-country but
as near to operational sites as possible.
“We were the first mineral processing company to
establish a facility in Tete province – back in 2011,”
says Thinus Kruger, Multotec’s Regional Manager
for East Africa. “We now have a solid presence with
our full range of mineral processing solutions, as
well as maintenance and fabrication services.
“Our branch is situated within 20 to 100 km of all
our major customers, making for fast response
times in terms of maintenance and support services
and for the delivery of emergency spares.”
Multotec Services Mozambique’s customer base
now includes four major coal players, a graphite
mine and a heavy minerals mine, as well as mineral
separation plants and harbours. So well equipped is
the branch that it is also used as a base for servicing
customers in Zimbabwe and Madagascar. Among
the full fleet of vehicles to enhance customer service
is an 8-t crane truck for collection and deliveries, a
personnel transporter, double-cab vehicles for
service support, two forklifts, an equipped standby
trailer, and a rugged HDPE welding trailer for
overland installations of HDPE pipes.
Situated just off the main road between Tete and
Moatize, the Multotec facility is just 10 km from the
airport and 15 km from customs, and boasts a 1,000
m 2 fabrication workshop with a bending break,
guillotine, pedestal drill, power saw and a variety of
welding machines.
“Leveraging the local team’s combined 60 years
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of experience in mineral processing, our company
in Mozambique offers long term maintenance
contracts, supply contracts and fixed price
agreements to suit customer requirements,” says
Kruger. “We also conduct small to medium-scale
steel fabrication and specialise in the
manufacturing of steel chutes, launders, steel
pipes and general fabrication work, including
carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminium and
welding and installation of HDPE pipes.”
Multotec says its quality of services is ensured by
ongoing investment in local employees through
training on-site and advanced training in its South
Africa-based training centre, which hones employees’
skills in installing and maintaining Multotec products,
as well as in the ceramic lining of equipment.
This focus on skills has allowed the company in
Mozambique to develop a depth of expertise that –
in addition to a commercial manager, accountant
and human resources officer – also includes a
metallurgical process specialist, an engineering
and fabrication specialist, ten artisans or
technicians, four HDP pipe welders and nine artisan
assistants and installers. The company’s capacity is
enhanced by technical support from the Multotec
head office in South Africa.
“We regularly fly our Multotec equipment
specialists to Mozambique to assist with on-site
training for our customers, as well as to conduct audits
on their installed Multotec equipment,” says Kruger.
He expects that employment numbers in the
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