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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
APRIL 2017
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MATERIALS PROCESSING
Following the installation of a CDE EvoWash
72 on its Analiza quarry site, South African
brick and block manufacturer Multi Crete
Bricks “just can’t keep up with orders”,
according to CEO Christo Niemand.
Multi Crete has been supplying the
South African construction industry for 16
years, delivering premium brick and block
products nationwide as well as supplying
customers directly at its Brakpan factory.
The company not only ensures that the
best raw materials are selected but
also guarantees the best end product by
overseeing production from start to finish.
In 2016, Multi Crete saw an opportunity
to take the lead in the local materials
washing market. To achieve this, an
upgrade of its sand screw washing plant
was necessary to remedy the substantial
loss of valuable fines that ended up in
its quarry’s dam. By installing a new
CDE EvoWash sand washing plant on
its Analiza quarry, Multi Crete can now
continue to produce its own bricks, blocks
and manufactured washed sands with an
additional plaster sand.
Niemand, a savvy and practical busi-
nessman who relies on a combination of
word of mouth and direct communications,
visited a close-by quarry with a CDE rep-
resentative to witness the efficiency of
the CDE materials washing equipment in
action.
Convinced by the high tech but user-
friendly aspect of CDE installations,
Niemand took the next step and challenged
Nicolan Govender, CDE’s regional manager
for Africa, to find the best-value-for-money
washing solution that would significantly
reduce the amount of lost fines, increase
production levels and sand quality, and
crucially allow for multiple sands to be
manufactured.
The objective was to boost Multi
Crete’s product offering and subsequently
demand. The CDE EvoWash 72 dual sand
washing plant ticked all of the boxes and
Niemand says that he is now ready to
further upgrade his equipment to meet the
newly created and ever increasing demand
for Multi Crete’s products.
“The combination of a solid relationship
with our local CDE experts and the
commissioning of an ultra-performant
EvoWash has given Multi Crete’s activities
a positive boost. Our plaster sand is
hands-down the best in the region and
being able to produce two products at the
same time, including plaster sand, is truly
remarkable,” says Niemand.
The Analiza quarry treats raw
materials including crushed rocks, a
mixture of granite and silica, some being
heavily clay-bound. It now produces
23 t per hour of plaster sand and 19 t
per hour of river sand. The EvoWash
allows for two products to be produced
at the same time and can also be set to
alter the amount of finer sand in the end
product, allowing the quarry to produce
two off plus zero products (-2 mm + 0 and
-6 mm + 0).
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CDE EvoWash 72 to the rescue
One of the perpetual problems facing
would-be entrepreneurs is that while they
may have a great idea for a product and
potentially receptive customers, entry
costs remain a barrier to doing business.
Pilot Crushtec International’s range of
modular crushing and screening plants
is providing a workable solution to this
problem by offering affordable products
that enable fledgling businesses to gain
a foothold into industries as diverse as
quarrying, recycling, road building and
agriculture.
The latest example is the purchase of
a complete, comprehensively equipped
semi-mobile plant by Aletro Trading
Enterprise, located in Meyerton, Gauteng.
The total purchase price – including
shipment, installation and commissioning
– came in at under R1,8 million, providing
trouble-free access to new and potentially
lucrative markets.
Owner and operations manager Alert
Thovhakale explains why he identified
Pilot Crushtec International as his supplier
of choice. “Before starting my company, I
gained a lot of experience working with
a market leader in waste management
solutions. I was responsible for sourcing
recycling equipment, which is how I first
came into contact with Pilot Crushtec
International. I got to know its products
and the technical and service support that
comes with them.”
Thovhakale, who is a metallurgist by
profession, explains that the plant will
initially be used to process raw or waste
graphite and carborundum material for
use by steel and titanium producers in the
smelting process.
This is, however, the first stage in an
expansion programme that is intended to
see Aletro Trading Enterprise making its
mark in converting an increasing variety
of deemed waste materials into usable
and commercially viable products.
“Pilot Crushtec International’s range
of modular plants is designed to provide
low-cost, turnkey solutions to entry level
participants in the crushing and screening
market. This can include applications ranging
from recycling high volumes of construction
and demolition waste to processing hard
rock,” says CEO Sandro Scherf.
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Pilot Modular range promotes enterprise development
EvoWash has given Multi Crete’s activities a
positive boost.