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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2016
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Manitou Southern Africa (MSA) will use
Electra Mining Africa 2016 to showcase its
aftermarket service and support offering.
The company says market demand has seen
a proactive increase in Manitou’s aftermar-
ket offerings and led to its customer-centric
approach.
Included among the increased ser-
vices is Manitou’s short-term rental offering of
up to 24-months. Manitou’s short-term rental
service offering began in September 2015
with 11 machines only, and has subsequent-
ly grown to a fleet of 35 machines in under a
year. The fleet comprises telehandlers, access
platforms, skid steers and track loaders, as
well as standard and rough terrain forklifts.
The customer focus at the exhibition will
be complemented by recent machine and
attachment innovations on display. Each is
said to have been tailored to reduce customer
costs, achieved through increased machine
versatility, resulting in faster operations,
improved uptime and increased safety.
Among the newly introduced products on
display will be the enhanced 28 t conveyor
belt handler attachment, said to reduce mine
conveyor belt handling time from days to
hours. This is complemented by a 16 t tyre
handler attachment, a 5 t improvement on
Manitou’s 11 t predecessor, significantly
reducing tyre-changing time for tyres of all
sizes. An upgraded Manitou 35 t tow tractor,
designed for underground use but also fully
adept in aboveground mining applications,
will be on show. It can be built to mine and
flameproof specifications.
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Manitou’s customer-centric focus at EMA 2016
ELECTRA MINING NEWS
Manitou Southern Africa will show its 35 t tow tractor designed for underground use, but can
also be deployed in aboveground mining applications.
Electra Mining Africa (EMA) has always
been a key event for South African original
equipment manufacturer (OEM) Joest
Kwatani as it provides an opportunity to
showcase its role as a leading vibrating
equipment solutions provider to the African
mining industry.
“EMA allows us to meet a large number of
existing and new customers, as well as forge
more alliances with industry participants in
just a few days,” says Kim Schoepflin, manag-
ing director of Joest Kwatani.
Importantly, Schoepflin says Joest Kwatani
has always valued the interaction with
international visitors to the event, facilitating
important discussions on greenfields and
brownfields projects on the continent, as
well as new and important trends in minerals
beneficiation.
The outcome of this interaction is the
introduction of the latest technologies from
Joest Kwatani to improve performance and
reduce costs; both critical requirements in
the current challenging market conditions.
Schoepflin says the ability to respond quickly
to market demands has always been one
of Joest Kwatani’s strengths. She says the
OEM has built a reputation for being able to
supply vibrating equipment that is tailored to
withstand arduous African mining conditions.
At this year’s EMA, Joest Kwatani will
exhibit the Derrick range of engineered fine
screening solutions. The company was re-
cently appointed the exclusive representative
for these technologies in select coal and iron
ore mining regions in South Africa, as well as
across the country’s borders.
Schoepflin says the company’s sales and
support functions will be undertaken in
partnershipwithDerrick Solutions International
Africawhich, like Joest Kwatani, has dedicated
as much as 40% of its engineering skills to
research and development (R&D). The
outcome of the gravitas Joest Kwantani
places on R&D can again be witnessed at
this year’s event. The company’s stand will
include a heavy media cyclone separation
pilot plant featuring vibrating screens
and feeders. The plant will simulate the
recovery of sinks and floats on its single
deck screen.
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Joest Kwatani’s screening expertise on show at Electra
Joest Kwatani will use Electra
Mining to introduce some of its latest
technologies.