Aquamec Ltd. specializes in marketing, developing and manufacturing machines under brand name Watermaster.
Watermaster is an amphibious multipurpose dredger for all shallow water work.

Aquamec Ltd. is a part of Lännen group of companies which is one of the main manufacturers of construction machinery in North Europe.

Watermaster technology is currently solving shallow water challenges with hundreds of units in over 60 countries worldwide, such as maintenance of process- and wastewater ponds and recovering of valuable materials in mines and enrichment plants, restoring shallow waterways and shores, preventing floods, removing vegetation, cleaning polluted urban canals and construction work in water environment.

Watermaster is a serial product manufactured in Finland. The concept has been continuously developed since 1986.

Watermaster is versatile, mobile and proven - a smart solution for hard work.

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PRODUCT BRIEF:

Watermaster is specifically designed multipurpose dredger for shallow water environment such as; small rivers, lakes, ponds, basins and seashores. The maximum working depth is about 6 meters.

This multipurpose water construction machine works where no other machines can operate. It has an excellent mobility and is suitable for numerous applications, for example:

Environmental work:   
Cleaning and maintenance of dams, lakes, ponds, rivers, canals., Removal of vegetation & litter. Flood prevention

Industrial work:              
Waste ponds cleaning and mining applications.

Civil engineering work:            
Deepening work, piping and cable work, maintenance work.

Moving Watermaster is easy. The machine is transportable as complete unit on public roads. It can load and unload by itself and "walk" in and out of water without crane assistance. When it is in water it cruises to the site using its own propulsion system. Anchoring and moving at the working site is also independent, so no wire-cables, separate anchors or assisting vessels are needed.

Watermaster reduces investment, operational and maintenance costs, since one machine can do the work of many separate machines.

Tell us about your company’s products & services?
      
Aquamec Ltd. specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing machines under brand name Watermaster.  Watermaster is an amphibious  (works in water and on dry land) multipurpose dredger for all shallow water work.

Aquamec Ltd is a part of Lännen Group of companies which is one of the main manufacturers of construction machinery in North Europe.

What are its applications?

Watermaster technology is currently solving shallow water challenges with hundreds of units in over 65 countries worldwide, such as maintenance of process- and wastewater ponds and recovering of valuable materials in mines and enrichment plants, restoring shallow waterways and shores, preventing floods, removing vegetation, cleaning polluted urban canals and construction work in water environment.

What makes the product unique?
      
Watermaster is uniquely versatile, made for heavy duty multipurpose operation in the various water environments. Watermaster's capabilities include:

• Suction dredging, Backhoe dredging, Raking  & Pile driving – all from dry ground to 6,3 meters depth.
• Watermaster is truly amphibious in all work modes, capable of operating in water, wetlands and on dry ground – able to reach and work at the most challenging sites.
• Watermaster’s smart work process maximizes productive work time and minimizes the need for repositioning and manual servicing.
• Watermaster reduces investment, operational and maintenance costs since one machine does the work of many separate machines.

Where was the product developed?

Watermaster is a serial product manufactured in Finland. Concept has been continuously developed since 1986.

Has the product been imported or manufactured locally?  

Imported

On which projects, if any, has the product been used successfully?

Thousands of projects including Southern- and South Africa

Is the product exportable? 
      
Refer to question no 4.
  
Background on the company marketing the product?

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Water is an essential part of a typical mining operation. There are three main types of water involved; Process Water, Seeping water and Tailings water
       
Watermaster solves problems and challenges in each of these categories.
       
Mineral sediments, also known as slimes, accumulate over time in process water ponds. Cleaning the ponds from the slimes keep the ponds in operation and prevents costly downtimes.

Mining generates enormous amounts of solid waste, “tailings”, in the form of rocks and dirt. In order to prevent the uncontrolled release of tailings material into the environment, enrichment plants have a disposal facility, usually a pond. Tailings ponds require regular maintenance to ensure safe operation of the enrichment plant.

Tailings and drainage ponds also contain valuable materials that have accumulated there due to rainfall or outdated processing methods. These materials can be profitably reprocessed with modern technology.