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Conveyor belt mistracking is one of the major problems experienced on conveyor systems across all bulk material handling industries, including quarrying and mining. Tru-Trac Rollers’ Guy Fitt and Douglas van der Westhuizen unpack some of the basic conveyor belt tracking ‘rules’ to follow and how the company’s new Apex Taper Trough Tracker, said to be the next leap forward in belt tracking technology, ushers in a new era in eliminating belt misalignment. By Munesu Shoko.

Some three years after Astec’s famed move to unify its 16 brands under the OneASTEC business model, a move which reinforced the group’s ‘Rock to Road’ strategy, a solid foundation for future growth has been laid. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, Johan Goosen, Regional MD – Africa and Middle East at Astec, unpacks the impact of the strategy to date, industry trends shaping the market and his outlook on the business. By Munesu Shoko.

In a strategic move aimed at providing end-to-end solutions to the mining value chain – from rock-breaking to mineral processing – Omnia Holdings recently announced the rebranding of its Protea Mining Chemicals (PMC) business under the unified BME brand. The move allows BME to take mining solutions beyond the mining bench and extend the value offering to the milling and comminution circuit. By Munesu Shoko.