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MAY 2017
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SEW-EURODRIVE SA’s MC Series IG units
for Kazakhstan gold mine
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Cummins C&G targets strong growth
in East Africa
The 50:50 joint venture partnership
between Cummins and Car & General
(C&G), named Cummins C&G Limited,
became fully operational in April
2017. Cummins C&G Limited’s region
of responsibility will cover Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, South
Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti,
Eritrea, Somalia and Seychelles.
East Africa, one of the fastest growing
regions in the world, with an expected
GDP growth rate of 6% over the next
five years, represents a strategic growth
opportunity for Cummins in Africa. The
new partnership will consolidate the
sales, service, and support of Cummins
products in East Africa.
Working smarter with Atlas Copco’s
SmartROC T45
Longer drill rods, improved fuel burn and
upgraded software have made Atlas
Copco’s SmartROC T45 Top Hammer
drill rig even smarter. The machine
is designed to boost productivity at
limestone and aggregate quarries as
well as construction, open-pit and
selective mining operations by drilling
faster, better and more accurately.
Equipped with automation technology,
the SmartROC T45 delivers optimised
drilling and blasting processes. Rig
Remote Access sends drill patterns, hole
angles and depths to the rig with GPS
coordinates, enabling the SmartROC
T45 to drill holes autonomously and
accurately in the right place at the right
depth and at the right angle. Recent
upgrades have made the SmartROC T45
even more cutting-edge; the lengthening
of the drill rods and starter rods to 4,2
m and 6,1 m, respectively, increases
uptime due to fewer stops.
Weba Chute Systems for
Botswana mine
The ability to engineer transfer points
for individual application requirements
within a plant is a major differentiator
for Weba Chute Systems, and it is this
capability that enabled the South African
OEM to supply 13 custom-made chute
systems to a diamond mine in Botswana.
The 13 new units, which will replace
existing ageing transfer points, have
been designed taking all operational
factors into account. According to
Werner Baller, founder and CVEO of
Weba Chute Systems, the transfer
points are engineered for optimum
material throughput as well as
reliability.
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One of the largest orders in the history of
SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa for its MC
Series industrial gear units is being supplied
to a gold-mining project in Kazakhstan,
which will see the assembly and supply of
31 units.
The OEM won the order from a local
specialist in the design and supply of
equipment to the metallurgical industry.
“What made it such a unique project for us
was the low ambient temperatures that we
had to accommodate in the specification,”
explains Rudi Swanepoel, Head of Projects
at SEW-EURODRIVE.
This meant that special oil tanks with
heaters had to be fitted to the units. While
this is available as a standard feature, it
is not a run-of-the-mill requirement. Other
features that had to be installed as well
included flow switches. “We also had to
meet the required loads of the application,
which are considerable in terms of
agitators,” adds Swanepoel.
The MC Series comprises particularly
compact helical and helical-bevel gear
units. The torque range of the seven sizes
is 6 kNm to 65 kNm. The parallel shaft
design offers plenty of flexibility in system
design, in addition to requiring remarkably
little space. This makes it ideal for a range
of applications, from materials handling
to transporting heavy loads, mixing, crane
drives and shredders. A version with
Extended Bearing Distance (EBD) and
reinforced output shaft is also available for
more specific applications.
Swanepoel says the collaboration with its
client in fulfilling this order for Kazakhstan
represents a latest trend in the increasing
internationalisation of projects. “It also
sends a highly positive message about the
manufacturing experience and expertise
of SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa, which is
increasingly sought-after the world over.”
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SEW EURODRIVE SA has won the order to supply 31 of its MC Series industrial gear units to a
gold-mining project in Kazakhstan.
basics or fundamentals are often forgotten
and must be reiterated, and our training
does that; it should also be remembered that
lessons learnt from experience are not always
found in text books.”
Combrink emphasises that the centre
gives customers access to application-
specific and product-specific training,
which helps participants explore the best
optimisation options for their particular
conditions.
“Our product and process training
provides technical knowledge that gives
customers a firmer skills foundation on
which to manage their operations day-
to-day, but it goes further than that,”
he says. “The way we train also gives
customers a platform to engage one-to-
one with industry experts so they can ask
questions about their specific challenges
and objectives.”
The facility creates a knowledge-sharing
environment in which experienced trainers
facilitate theexchangeof valuable information,
not just between trainers and participants, but
between the participants themselves.
“Having customers from various plant
operations under one roof really does
provide a unique platform for sharing
experience and practical knowledge,” says
Combrink. “This level of engagement is also
vital for bolstering skills levels in industry,
as solutions can be shared, adapted and
implemented in differing conditions.”
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