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Electra Mining Africa an opportunity to reinforce brand – FLSmidth

NEXT STEP FLSmidth nextSTEP rotor/stator installed inside the FLSmidth 660 m3 SuperCell

NEXT STEP FLSmidth nextSTEP rotor/stator installed inside the FLSmidth 660 m3 SuperCell

26th August 2016

  

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Original-equipment manufacturer FLSmidth has long been a leader on the African continent with its suite of minerals processing, materials handling and cement processing solutions, and its participation at Electra Mining Africa 2016 will underpin the importance that this region continues to have for the company.

An in-depth knowledge of the particular logistical challenges that can be faced in different countries in Africa has enabled FLSmidth to grow its footprint and, today, the company can point to many instances where its products continue to operate reliably and efficiently on the continent.

With FLSmidth’s ongoing focus on improving efficiencies, reducing costs and increasing throughput for its customers in the mining and minerals processing industries, the company’s primary objective at Electra Mining Africa 2016 is to interact with operational personnel from its customer base. To facilitate this, a team of technical individuals will be on hand at all times to discuss FLSmidth’s solutions offering and how the various technologies can be leveraged to improve efficiencies and increase throughput where relevant.

FLSmidth sales and marketing manager for precious and base metals Terence Osborn says the type of visitors that Electra Mining Africa draws makes it the ideal platform on which to engage at an operational level allowing the company to unpack its various support options that are geared towards reducing cost of ownership.

“Crucial to the successful operation of any minerals processing and materials handling equipment is the level of support that is rendered. “FLSmidth has technically competent and skilled customer service teams that interact directly with customers on site,” Osborn says.

A significant aspect of the FLSmidth support offering is the ability to assess an individual plant and tailor a support programme that will enable customers to enhance sustainable operating practices.

Another important aspect that will be covered is FLSmidth’s extensive product and solutions portfolio, which has grown extensively over the last 15 years. “By discussing the full spectrum, we can assist customers in identifying other areas where we can assist in optimising a plant by introducing new technology,” Osborn says.

An example would be a reflux classifier, which represents the latest in fine particle gravity-based separation technology. Already proven in gravity-based separation engineering in Asia, Australia, North America and Africa, Osborn says the reflux classifier is the next generation of fine coal and minerals processing equipment and is more efficient and compact than competing fine coal and minerals processing equipment such as spirals, up-current classifiers and teeter bed separators.

Another technology that has been successfully applied by FLSmidth is its VXPmill, which has established a benchmark in the regrind of gold flotation concentrates resulting in significantly increased gold recovery. This technology will be particularly important in the future as ore grades are declining and minerals becoming more finely disseminated within the ore. Successful recovery hinges on the liberation of minerals and conventional grinding technologies are not able to efficiently achieve the fine product sizes required.

Another example of how FLSmidth’s ongoing research and development has benefited the minerals processing sector is the nextSTEP rotor/stator. This combination represents the newest design in forced-air flotation technology and offers major advantages to the market. The design of the stator was reinvented in the development of the nextSTEP. Slots were added to the stator, making energy dissipation more uniform, resulting in a higher probability of bubble particle contact during the flotation process.

Osborn says reducing energy consumption is a prime topic on mines today and through the use of more effective dewatering technology, energy consumption can be significantly reduced.

FLSmidth has a product range suitable for sedimentation, filtration and drying technologies. Access to this range, together with its expert personnel, enables the company to structure a fit-for-purpose solution that will meet individual application needs and, with many different in-house technologies available, ensure selection of the best solution in each unique case.

“A solution that has been proven internationally by FLSmidth, that will allow mining companies to reduce their environmental impact is the dry stacking of tailings. This is used instead of the traditional wet tailings depositional facility and is particularly suitable for arid climates where water is scarce,” Osborn says.

The FLSmidth Rahco brand comes with over 60 years’ experience in leveraging technology to provide solutions to the mining, aggregate and bulk solids industries.

One of the main attractions on the FLSmidth stand will be specially developed holograms, which illustrate a coal plant and a flotation concentrator plant. These three-dimensional (3D) images will allow interaction with technical personnel who are able to explain the various technologies used.

Physical products on the display will include FLSmidth’s Meshcape screen media product range, which will be showcased on a demonstration table where visitors can see the ease with which these screen panels can be removed and replaced without affecting the fixing arrangement.

Also on display will be a 3D printed model of a Krebs UMD pump. This newly designed heavy-duty slurry pump has been engineered to ensure the best wear life while still maintaining the highest efficiency.

“With FLSmidth considered the leading solutions provider in minerals processing, materials handling and the cement industries, Electra Mining Africa is certainly an opportunity to reinforce our brands and how we can use them to improve our customers’ ore processing and handling operations,” Osborn concludes.

Hall 6 Stand D16

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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