As part of its product expansion programme, SANY Southern Africa is introducing its new 7-t wheel loader, an upgrade to the existing 5-t model. With the larger model, SANY now has a wheel loader model to cater for high-production operations in mining and quarrying, writes Munesu Shoko.
To operate profitably in a low-margin aggregates market, Danoher Group is championing operational efficiencies at its Bloemfontein-based Bloemspruit Quarry. Adoption of new technologies has helped to improve quality of the product, increase productivity, reduce overheads and, more importantly, improve efficiencies. Munesu Shoko recently visited the quarry and filed this report for Quarrying Africa.
With 2022 firmly in the rearview mirror and the new year now underway, it’s clear many of the opportunities and challenges impacting equipment manufacturers today are poised to remain as relevant as ever in the weeks and months ahead. By the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
The environmental impact of quarrying activities and opencast mining operations at large cannot be underestimated. However, Zama Sithole, founder of KwaZulu-Natal-headquartered consultancy company, ZN Geo Services, is encouraged by the industry’s newly found focus on environmental compliance. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, she hails the industry for putting the environment at the core of its activities, writes Munesu Shoko.