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Crushing and Milling
Expansion paves way for facility to play globally
By: Natasha Odendaal 7th October 2022 The extensive expansion – and leveraging of the latest technologies – of minerals processing equipment and solutions provider FLSmidth Delmas’ “supercentre” has positioned the company well to serve its customers better – locally and globally. There are likely plans for further expansions as the... →
Sintech
7th October 2022 It is no coincidence that the majority of the world’s mobile crushing equipment is fitted with PT Tech hydraulic power take off (HPTO) clutch units as they were essentially designed to meet the unique challenges of this application. PT Tech, a Timken-owned company, have for many years been at the... →
Company offers condition-monitoring capability
By: Darren Parker 7th October 2022 Vibrating-equipment manufacturer Kwatani is embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution by providing condition-monitoring capability to complement its service offering. Increasingly, customers are seeking original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that can offer the ability to remotely monitor... →
Challenges rippling through to subcontractors
By: Nadine Ramdass 7th October 2022 Subcontractors have to contend with numerous challenges – budget allocations, delayed payments, primary contractors running into cash flow problems and navigating tender processes, many of which are often outside of their control – that continue to negatively affect their ongoing sustainability... →
Mobile crusher offering impresses producer
7th October 2022 Copper producer Kazakhmys Corporation invested in engineering group Sandvik’s wheeled UJ300 crushing unit for its underground copper mining operations. As Kazakhmys was “very impressed” with the productivity and simplicity of operation of the Sandvik mobile jaw crusher, the company has since put... →
Bearing assemblies for tough conditions
7th October 2022 Industrial equipment supplier BMG offers a comprehensive range of machinery manufacturer NSK’s bearings which extend from precision miniature bearings – used in machine tools and electronics applications – to giant-sized bearings for the steel and mining industries. Included in the NSK portfolio... →
Company has unique blend of crushing, screening equipment on offer
By: Simone Liedtke 7th October 2022 Focusing solely on crushing and screening equipment, mining equipment provider Pilot Crushtec offers customers a unique blend of Finnish industrial company Metso Outotec’s and its own brand of mobile machinery equipment, to help optimise overall productivity and profitability. The company... →
OLI South Africa
23rd November 2021 OLI is the world’s top-selling supplier of electric external motovibrators. The OLI product is distributed in Southern Africa by its subsidiary in Gauteng, South Africa. →
Components improve joint reliability
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 1st October 2021 Vibration and shock can quickly impair joint integrity and negatively affect overall product performance, especially in demanding applications, such as vibrating screens in the mining sector, says engineering solutions provider BMG. “BMG’s Lock Bolt pins and collars – designed to replace bolted... →
Optimising mill circuits for best efficiency impact
1st October 2021 Decades of product evolution have given multinational engineering company FLSmidth a range of solutions – including its LoadIQ smart sensor technology – to supply and optimise all technology in the grinding circuit. According to FLSmidth regional product line and key account management director... →
Company appoints Indonesian distributor
1st October 2021 Mineral processing technology provider Metso Outotec has appointed Indonesian equipment supplier PT Trakindo Utama as a distributor for aggregate solutions as of last month. PT Trakindo Utama will provide Metso Outotec’s track-mounted, wheel-mounted, and stationary crushers and vibrating... →
Welding solutions provider breaks into mining
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 1st October 2021 With its extensive experience in the welding industry, cutting tool solutions provider First Cut states that it has “only just begun to scratch the surface” in building a customer base in the mining industry. “We have assembled a team of individuals with experience in sales, training and product... →
Smart plant control readily accessible
1st October 2021 The innovative digital operating concept SPECTIVE from crushing plant producer Kleemann, supplied by German construction company Wirtgen Group, has optimised the control options of crushing plants in a “trendsetting manner”. With the SPECTIVE CONNECT extension, Kleemann goes one step further. All... →
Global offering showcased in Las Vegas
1st October 2021 Buoyed by recent success, mining equipment supplier TAKRAF Group joined MINExpo 2021 eager to discuss the future of the global mining industry, as renewed interest spurs investment in the Americas and elsewhere. TAKRAF Group’s engineering and service experts from across the continent engaged with... →
Particle ore sorting solutions continuing
1st October 2021 Mineral processing equipment supplier Metso Outotec and mining materials handling company TOMRA Mining have agreed to continue the non-exclusive cooperation to supply particle ore sorting solutions to the mining and metallurgical industries. The collaboration expands Metso Outotec’s and TOMRA’s... →
Another Lokotrack for SPH Kundalila contract
1st October 2021 Leading crushing and materials handling contractor SPH Kundalila has reaffirmed its faith in Metso crushers by installing another Lokotrack LT120 from local distributor Pilot Crushtec. The Lokotrack LT120 mobile jaw crushing plant, acquired early in 2021, has been added to SPH Kundalila’s... →
Virtual event showcases new screening solutions
By: Darren Parker 2nd October 2020 Original-equipment manufacturer Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology’s new Peak Screening solution – an integrated system designed to help ensure every square meter of a customer’s screening is as productive as possible – was showcased at the company’s Innovation in Mining virtual event, hosted... →
New tech boosts productivity
By: Darren Parker 2nd October 2020 Comminution, separation and sorting technology provider IMS Engineering now supplies process systems and equipment manufacturer General Kinematics’ STM-Screen – which can replace a brute force screen and provide an increase of up to 40% in circuit capacity, helping mines to improve their... →
Crushing plant fabrication completed
2nd October 2020 Steel fabrication and structure erection company Betterect has successfully completed the fabrication of a semi-mobile crushing plant (SMCP) for a coal mine in Mozambique. The SMCP project was required as part of the mine’s goal to increase production. The mining business unit of diversified... →
OEM renews strategy to promote various brands
By: Darren Parker 2nd October 2020 Multinational original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) group Astec Industries, based in the US – which has had a presence in South Africa since 2000 through its acquisition of South African crushing and screening OEM Osborn Engineered Products – is renewing its focus on a strategy to consolidate its... →
Virtual symposium pending for wet processing industry
2nd October 2020 Wet processing equipment manufacturer CDE has announced plans to host a virtual trade event for the global materials wet processing industry. Continuing its engineering insights education series, the major two-day virtual event will take place on October 14 and 15. →
Safety a major driver for innovation in crushing
By: Darren Parker 2nd October 2020 An increased focus on safety is one of the key driving factors behind innovation and development in original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology’s crushing and screening product ranges. “We’ve seen an evolution around the safety aspect of technology developments in our... →
MechProTech (Pty) Ltd.
2nd October 2020 MechProTech (MPT), your Original Equipment Manufacturer and supplier of mineral processing solutions, tailormade to your unique needs. MPT’s equipment is sized and designed for, amongst others, the metallurgical processing of gold, diamonds, iron ore, copper, chrome, cobalt, ferro metals, coal,... →
VIBRAMECH: Improving engineering design for superior vibrating equipment
2nd October 2020 Southern Africa’s largest manufacturer of vibrating mineral processing equipment, Vibramech, is proud to announce its biggest single order in its 43 years of operation. During the course of 2020, Vibramech will supply over 30 units of vibrating equipment to a state-of-the-art marine diamond... →
OLI South Africa
21st February 2020 Making business simpler for customers, while going global with a first-class product, has secured OLI’s position as the world’s top-selling supplier of electric external motovibrators. Since its establishment as an industrial vibration technology company in 1961, OLI has remained committed to... →
Tailings presents opportunity for wet processing experts
By: Tracy Hancock 4th October 2019 Wet-processing equipment company CDE South Africa is targeting iron-ore and gold mining operations with low-grade ore and tailings dumps, as it believes this is where potential for growth lies in South Africa. “In the iron-ore space we have had a lot of success in beneficiating low-grade waste... →
Fekola mill expansion started
By: Tracy Hancock 4th October 2019 Canada-headquartered senior gold producer B2Gold has started the mill expansion at the Fekola mine, in south-west Mali. The expansion, which is scheduled for completion early in the fourth quarter of 2020, is expected to significantly increase yearly gold production and enhance the Fekola mine’s... →
OEM introduces a new range of crusher wear parts
4th October 2019 Finnish industrial machinery company Metso is expanding its crusher wear part offering by launching a new range of original-equipment manufacturer crusher liners. Available for select markets from September 2019, the new Metso O-Series offers the right balance between performance, affordability... →
Crusher manufacturers focused on improving longevity
By: Tracy Hancock 4th October 2019 Technological advances in the crushing industry are few, with some machines based on old technology that has been used for decades, says surface mining association Aspasa director Nico Pienaar. “Crushers remain basic,” he says, noting that the industry is in the Second Industrial Revolution and... →
Local manufacturers solve gold mine’s milling issues
4th October 2019 Specially designed ore silo chutes from transfer solutions provider Weba Chute Systems will be installed at a South African gold mine to reduce mill wear and other processing challenges caused by the uncontrolled flow of mined material into the mills. Developed in collaboration with vibrating... →
Mines realising value of OEM services
By: Tracy Hancock 4th October 2019 Mines and quarries are returning to original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as mining and quarrying equipment manufacturer Osborn Engineered Products for service-level agreements (SLAs) amid tough economic conditions. “Even repairs are being redirected to OEMs, owing to the great cost and... →
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