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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
MARCH 2016
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TOTAL SOLUTIONS
for mining and construction
W
hether in mining or construction,
Scania works closely with its cus-
tomers to ensure that the right
combination of chassis, wheel configura-
tion, powertrain and cab is matched to the
job requirement. Not only is this cost effec-
tive but a vehicle with the right specifica-
tion is more efficient and has less impact
on the environment.
Scania builds its vehicles according to a
70-year tradition of modular design – which
makes for tremendous flexibility and contrib-
utes to shorter lead times for delivery. The
chassis are imported from its factories over-
seas but the bodies are assembled in South
Africa to the customer’s specification. This
means that it in addition to its well-known
and wide range of offerings for the construc-
tion industry it can supply specialist vehicles
such as lubrication trucks, water tankers,
staff transporters, stemming units, and ser-
vice vehicles to the mining industry.
Mining profitability depends on carefully
controlled capital and operating costs. As
Becky Smith, GM Mining notes, “Transporta-
tion costs make up to 30 % of this total, and
the message Scania wants to get across to
South Africa’s mining sector is that we have
a solution for every stage of mining – from
exploration to reclamation and everything in
between”. Scania’s range includes on- and
off-road vehicles, all built to a demanding
mining specification, which can provide ca-
pacities up to 46 tonnes in the case of in-pit
rigid dump trucks and up to 120 tonnes in the
case of longer distance haulers.
In the business of providing fully specified
solutions and not just selling vehicles, Scania
is able to offer qualified mining advisory ser-
vices in logistics and site optimisation which
can include optimising loading time and
overall equipment utilisation, and monitoring
ongoing operations. Smith explains, “We will
typically create a haulage solution that is tai-
lored to each customer’s situation and give
advice on how to maximise equipment effi-
ciency and productivity and minimise down-
time. These are crucial factors in any mining
application”.
As part of its extensive construction range,
Scania also offers the local construction mar-
ket two mixer models: the P310 6x4 (which
carries a 6 m
3
drum) and the P410 8x4
(which carries an 8 m
3
drum). The 6 m
3
drum
is fitted to a three axle vehicle and the 8 m
3
drum to a four axle vehicle.
Construction and mining industries have come to rely on Scania trucks
as robust, durable and ingenious solutions that offer uptime, productivity
and fuel efficiency. Driver training, insurance, financing, servicing;
Scania South Africa offers the total package.