NEW EQUIPMENT
Pilot Crushtec’s MaxiScalp 600 is the industry’s first modular scalping plant.
FIRST MODULAR
SCALPING PLANT
By Robyn Grimsley
At Pilot Crushtec International’s 2017 open day, the company launched two new products:
the Pilot Modular MaxiScalp 600 and the Metso Nordplant C80.
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ast year, crushing and screening
specialist Pilot Crushtec International
held an open day for customers, at
which it launched two new products: the
Pilot Modular MaxiScalp 600, designed and
built in-house to meet high-volume scalping
needs, and the Metso Nordplant C80
primary crushing station, which is intended
for use in modular configurations.
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Sandro Scherf, CEO of Pilot Crushtec,
took the opportunity to speak informally,
giving a frank appraisal of where the
industry found itself in 2017, its problems
and future opportunities.
“There is no getting away from the fact
that the last few years have been tough, and
in South Africa, this is still the case. It has to
be said that local business remains affected
by the current political climate; yet, the global
market for crushing and screening equipment
is well on the road to recovery and in some
instances is doing exceptionally well.”
And while the West African market is
“lively”, southern Africa is lagging behind.
“Current Metso’s experience is that their
global factories are working at high capacity
due to strong demand from the US, Australia,