Modern Quarrying Q2 2018

A Trio TC36 short head cone crusher.

A Trio TIH4102 double deck inclined screen.

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With the expansion of its offering through the Trio range, Weir Minerals Africa is fully invested in the continent and is looking forward to the recovery of commodities markets, as well as better times for the global economy in general, he adds. “Closer to home, our commitment to development and transformation earned us the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of South Africa (SEIFSA) award last year for the most transformed organ- isation,” Singleton says. “This says a great deal about our approach and our enthusi- asm in this sector and this region.” www.minerals.weir

programme at Weir Minerals Africa and are well primed to add value. “There are a further three graduates in the comminution team undergoing their graduate programmes. This highlights the way we build local skills in-house rather than simply ‘buying in’ the expertise we need,” he says. “This crushing and screen- ing focus in the comminution team is in addition to the broader learnership and apprenticeship training that the company conducts.” This on-going development of local skills feeds the extensive network of 18 Weir Minerals service centres around Africa, allowing branches to source the talent they require from within the organisation. “Our involvement in the sector extends to taking an active role in industry bodies such as the Institute of Quarrying, where we exhibit regularly and present papers on occasion,” says Singleton. “We also exhibited our products and skills at the Bauma trade show, where we high- lighted our capacity in both wet and dry processing.”

Trio ® – supply and skills now fully ‘local’ Since acquiring the Trio product line in 2014, Weir Minerals Africa has invested in a strong stockholding of the range of jaw crushers, cone crushers, grizzly and belt feeders, ver- tical shaft impact crushers, horizon- tal shaft impact crushers, conveyor sections and hoppers. This allows the market to be serviced with very short lead times, if not same-day delivery. The equipment is the result of research and development invested over many years, with the aim of producing equipment that best serves customer operations. For instance, the Trio TP cone crusher has been engineered with a unique combination of high crushing force, high throw and high pivot point. Similarly, Trio TV verti- cal shaft impact (VSI) crushers offer high throughput with reliable and cost-efficient performance, featuring advanced open table designs, multi- port rotors and a larger bearing capacity thanmost other VSI crushers in the industry. Capacity of the Trio crushers range from50 tph to 1 500 tph and caters for all ore bodies. All crushers and screens in the range can be mounted on skids, eliminating the need for large civil-re- lated infrastructure to support these plants.

Rajen Govender, marketing director at Weir Minerals Africa.

JD Singleton, process director at Weir Minerals Africa.

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