Following Babcock’s recent launch of SDLG excavators in South Africa, Amatshe Mining has become one of the first recipients, with seven units hard at work at its Firmabuild Aggregates operation in the West Rand, Gauteng. Deployed for digging and loading duties, the units have already proven their mettle in terms of performance, efficiency and productivity. By Munesu Shoko.
The hero of this origin story is the operator who prevents dust. Particulate emissions in workplaces around the world are coming into acute focus, affecting, as they do, the health and morale of workers, and so inspiring stakeholders to seek solutions. Long-term exposure leading to chronic lung diseases is well-known, but medical studies have linked dust in bulk handling to kidney disease, heart disease, cancer and even cognitive and memory issues. By Daniel Marshall, process engineer, Martin Engineering.
By adopting Multotec’s rubber screen panels for its tertiary screen, a KwaZulu-Natal-based quarrying company has not only enhanced its final product sizing, but also increased screening efficiency, extended the lifespan of panels and reduced maintenance downtime. The strategic move was aimed at rectifying challenges experienced with woven wire mesh screening media. By Munesu Shoko.
Following its September 2023 appointment as the official Terex MPS dealer in Angola, Namibia and Botswana, Consulmet Equipment has successfully commissioned its first aggregate plant in Angola. Leading construction, crushing and aggregate company, Costa Blanca, Angola, took delivery of the first plant and deployed it on one of its projects in Lobito, an infrastructure development hotspot in the Benguela Province. By Munesu Shoko.