As part of its commitment to the quarrying industry, Multotec will again exhibit at this year’s Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa (IQSA) Conference. Pieter Uys, regional sales manager – Consumables (West) at Multotec, tells Quarrying Africa that the company’s major highlight at the show will be two new products that address blinding in tertiary applications, thus improving screening efficiency. By Munesu Shoko.
Following the local launch of the UJ443E fully electric mobile crusher late last year, Sandvik Rock Processing reports strong early interest in the technology. The first two Sandvik UJ443E machines in Africa – the third and fourth units to be produced globally – have been sold to local mining contractors through southern African distributor, S&R Enterprises, signalling the impending fundamental shift towards fully-electric mobile crushing technology in Africa. By Munesu Shoko.
In January 2024, Africoal – a leading opencast mining contractor with a strong operational footprint in the coalfields of Mpumalanga, South Africa – took delivery of its first ever SANY excavators. Impressed by both the performance of the machine and the backup support, the company has, within two years, grown its fleet of SANY excavators to seven. Based on this performance, Ross Robertson, CEO of Africoal, expects SANY to be the company’s preferred excavator supplier for the long haul. By Munesu Shoko.
While there is a general sentiment that the industry is shifting towards smart, connected systems, JMH Equipment, the southern African distributor of the Soosan Cebotics range of hydraulic crawler drills, has observed growing demand for simple, mechanical machines, with local quarry operators chasing reliability, ease of maintenance and cost control. On the back of that trend, the company has seen a growing uptake of its Korean-made SOOSAN Cebotics range, particularly the JD-1400E. By Munesu Shoko.