Amid increasing demand for scalping screens across all tiers of the crushing and screening market, Pilot Crushtec International is debuting Metso Outotec’s Lokotrack ST2.3 in southern Africa. Brought in to plug a product gap in the entry-level contractor market, you could think of it as the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of screening, given its ability to process various feed materials across both primary scalping and fine screening applications. By Munesu Shoko.
Having previously experienced incessant issues with its old processing plant, City of Tshwane’s Bon Accord quarry has taken delivery of the first locally manufactured FastPlant from Sandvik Rock Processing. Commissioned in May this year, the fully automated 220 tonnes per hour capacity plant has ushered in a new era of efficiency, boosting the quarry’s production by almost 80%, writes Munesu Shoko.
With its complex geology, characterised by five rock types, predominantly amphibolite, PPC’s Laezonia Quarry has traditionally been deemed one of the most expensive operations to run in South African quarrying circles. However, a number of cost-cutting initiatives are helping the quarry win the cost control battle. Munesu Shoko was recently on site and filed this report for Quarrying Africa.
Despite the ongoing supply chain challenges, newly appointed MD of Scania Southern Africa, Erik Bergvall, is encouraged by the state of the local trucking market. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, Bergvall envisages a 10-15% growth for Scania this year. A customer-centric approach and the rollout of innovations designed to increase customer profitability and operating efficiencies, will be key to the company’s growth. By Munesu Shoko.