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T he display comprised mixers,
tippers, a stemming truck, staff
carriers and infrastructure support
vehicles and well as a containerised
genset, which forms an integral part of
Scania’s container module systems for
remote applications.
“Many people ask what typical mining or
construction solutions we offer,” explained
Alexander Taftman, product and marketing
director at Scania South Africa.
“The simple answer is that there are no
typical solutions because the solution we
provide to each customer is unique. Noth-
ing is predefined, from our comprehensive
needs analysis through sale, finance or in-
surance to after sale services.”
To illustrate his point, Taftman pointed out
that Scania had two mixers on display at
the show. The first was a traditional mixer
in which all concrete components are mixed
while on route to the site where it is to be
used. The second, a vehicle that was handed
over to the client at the show, transports dry
components of concrete, cement, aggregate
and additives, such as fly-ash, to site where
it is then mixed with water.
Both these vehicles would typically be used
by a construction contractor but the appli-
cations they offer for mixing cement are
worlds apart. The first vehicle is the more
widely used way of mixing concrete in ur-
ban applications. It is driven short distances
and often idles on site for many hours. The
second specialised vehicle is more suited
for long distance travel to more remote sites
as it is housed on an off-road 6x6 truck and
chassis.
Traditional mixing trucks use weight batch-
ing while the unit handed over to the client
at the show uses volume batching. The
specialised vehicle has a load capacity of
9.5 m3 and can produce 60 m3 an hour.
Traditional mixers have an average load
capacity of around 6 m3. The specialised
vehicle can achieve this high production
CONSTRUCTION AND MINING FOCUS
from Scania at Bauma Conexpo Africa 2015
Steve Fillmore, vice-president, ProAll, Dirk Moolman, Reimer, Jaco Burger, Desert Fruit
and Steve Wager, managing director of Scania Southern Africa.
A P410 CB8x4 Tipper truck on Scania’s stand at
Bauma Conexpo Africa 2015.
Photographs: Richard Jansen van Vuuren
by Richard Jansen van Vuuren
Scania had a selection of vehicles suited to the mining and construction industries on display at Bauma Conexpo
Africa 2015. In addition, several representatives from its various divisions; sales, finance, insurance, service
repair and maintenance, driver training and fleet management, were available to assist existing, new and
potential customers.