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Technology improvements boost efficiency and precision

Barloworld Equipment, the southern African dealer for Caterpillar, has invested R68-million in several operational upgrades, technology enhancements and skills development initiatives at its Barloworld Rebuild Centre (BRC). The investment into the BRC, which was opened in 2012, has supported the company’s rebuild-efficiency and precision, with the overall goal of extending equipment lifecycles for its southern African customers. By Chantelle Kotze.

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Boosting support capacity

Amid rising demand and a growing installed base for its payload management systems in the Western Cape province of South Africa, Loadtech has capacitated its Cape Town branch to better support customers in the region. Speaking to Quarrying Africa, operations director Glen Webster says the move reinforces Loadtech’s customer-centric approach – affording the growing customer base localised and prompt support. By Munesu Shoko.

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Changing the game in sand making

As natural sand resources near urban growth centres dwindle and environmental restrictions tighten, manufactured sand is proving to be the most economical and ecological alternative. Amid growing demand for manufactured sand, Pilot Crushtec International’s comprehensive range of modular sand making plants affords producers the quickest route to production, while the DynamiTrac HRC8, the world’s first fully-tracked HPGR crusher, changes the game in sand making with its novel inter-particle comminution principle. By Munesu Shoko.

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Broadening the hauling portfolio

Renowned for its wide variety of hauling systems and solutions for the quarrying and surface mining industry at large, Caterpillar has expanded its portfolio with the launch of its Cat 707 wide body truck. Angel Gonzalez Suarez, Global Product Specialist, Load & Haul Products at Caterpillar, tells Quarrying Africa that the Cat 707 – the first model in the Cat wide body truck line up – marks Caterpillar’s first foray into the wide body truck market and broadens the company’s hauling systems portfolio. By Munesu Shoko.

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