Adopting a Modular Design Saves Money
It goes without saying that, in all industries, across all sectors, wasteful expenditure is a sure fire way to hasten a company’s demise. What comes to mind is the concept of ‘Just in Time’ manufacturing, made popular in the 70’s by the Toyota corporation which stated a company should be geared toward making just what […]
Claims To Be A Game-Changer
Amarillo Gold Corporation has selected Metso Outotec’s modular FIT Station for its Posse Gold greenfield mining project in the state of Goiás in central Brazil. The new game-changing crushing and screening solution was introduced to the market in 2020, and Amarillo Gold will be the first site where it will be installed. The cost-efficient FIT […]
Zimbabwe Export Order
Mining and quarrying equipment specialist Osborn, a subsidiary of Astec Industries Inc, has completed a significant export order for a new aggregate crushing plant in Harare, Zimbabwe. New customer Beta Holdings, Zimbabwe’s largest brick and concrete roof tile supplier, has installed and commissioned six Osborn machines in the brand-new plant. “This order was secured through […]
Stacking Efficiencies and Performance in the Digital Space
Thyssenkrupp is an industry pioneer and world leader in the manufacture of stackers, drum reclaimers and other stockyard machines. Moving with the Industry 4.0 tide, the global engineering specialist has introduced new technology that improves stacker efficiency and performance. Thyssenkrupp stackers are responsible for stockpiling an extensive range of materials at mines, quarries and ports […]
Post-lockdown deliveries
Surface mining industry association, Aspasa, has called on miners to use the lag between the opening of surface mines and the delivery of products wisely, by preparing smart stockpiles, internal roadway systems and traffic separation measures to deal quickly and safely with the tide when markets reopen. Post-lockdown deliveries Carefully planned stockpiles should be prepared […]
Cold crushing
Metso is delivering three Lokotrack crushing and screening plants retrofitted for extreme cold for the reconstruction of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) McMurdo research station in Antarctica. The equipment enables crushing in temperatures as low as -40 °C. McMurdo Station, located on an island in the Ross Sea, is the U.S. Antarctic program’s logistics […]
The Cusp of a Crushing Revolution
thyssenkrupp’s new hard rock ERC is smaller, more efficient and suitable for processing a range of commodities above and undergroundThe Eccentric Roll Crusher (ERC) is a unique new crusher on the market. Designed, developed and manufactured by thyssenkrupp, the ERC beat the designers’ efficiency expectations in testing and offers miners and mineral processing plants a […]
Adopting a Modular Design Saves Money
It goes without saying that, in all industries, across all sectors, wasteful expenditure is a sure fire way to hasten a company’s demise. What comes to mind is the concept of ‘Just in Time’ manufacturing, made popular in the 70’s by the Toyota corporation which stated a company should be geared toward making just what […]
The Challenge
The andersite rock found at AfriSam’s Eikenhof Quarry is one of the hardest and most abrasive aggregate materials found anywhere. Its strength and resistance to wear is what makes Eikenhof’s andersite a commodity that is sought after by the asphalt industry. It is also what makes it extremely challenging to work with. Andersite is difficult […]
Saving screens with high-quality motors
Harsh operating conditions on vibrating screens demand high quality engineering and the strictest tolerances for unbalanced motors and gearboxes, or they simply do not last. Kenny Mayhew-Ridgers, chief operating officer at Kwatani says, “We design our own motors with local conditions in mind, giving the customer a high performance and long lasting product.” This includes […]
