PROFILE
Improving performance
Contributed by CDE
Founded in 1992, CDE is now one of the largest wet processing equipment companies in the world and is doing its share to reduce water usage and create sustainability in the sector.
Career path and qualifications
Nicolan Govender is a mechanical engineer with over 10 years’ experience in the quarrying, mining, and construction sectors.“ I grew up in Chatsworth, Durban,” he says and adds,“ I had a flair for design and excelled in mathematics and sciences throughout school. The engineering field has always been appealing to me.” Govender studied at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and started his career as an applications engineer, where he gained extensive and invaluable industry experience, leading him to take on his current position as regional manager Africa for global engineering and wet processing company CDE.
CDE’ s main focus
CDE was founded in 1992 and has grown to be one of the largest wet processing equipment companies in the world. The company’ s focus is to constantly develop and improve material processing technology.“ Key to the company’ s success is the company’ s unique modular solutions; its care in designing, building, and testing its equipment before despatch, which ensures rapid set up; and exceptional after-sales service,” Govender says with pride. CDE’ s wet processing solutions are designed to be highly efficient in the sand and aggregates, mining, environmental, industrial sands, and C & D recycling sectors. With over 1 000 installations successfully installed globally, the company is adept at tackling even the most difficult materials, in the harshest environments.
Sector challenges
“ In a perfect world, I would like to have everything delivered immediately— but, understandably and because we offer such a bespoke service, our typical project lead times vary from eight to 20 weeks.”
Differentiators
“ The African continent has high infrastructure demands and CDE’ s wet processing systems are ideal for quarrying and aggregate sectors, supplying large construction and infrastructure projects. We see the need for a washed manufactured sand
CDE Global
Washing plants for silica sand, used in glass manufacturing.
28- CEC May 2018