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MODERN MINING
September 2015
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CRUSHING/SCREENING
W
hile the machines making
up the ‘train’ – the J-1175
jaw crusher, the C-1540
cone crusher and the 694+
inclined screen – are estab-
lished models within the Finlay range, the units
on show at the launch were the new dual pow-
ered versions, offering end-users the flexibility
to operate a fully mobile crushing and screen-
ing plant able to run either on a self-powered
basis or from an external electric power source.
The dual powered crushers are electrically
driven allowing them to be powered from
either an external electrical supply or from
their on-board gensets. In applications where
a full train is powered by the on-board genset
configuration, the crushers generate sufficient
energy to enable the operator to run the Finlay
694+ dual power inclined screen for ‘free’
when used in conjunction with the J-1175
dual power jaw crusher.
Dual power crushing/screening
Terry Gillham (left), Bell Equipment’s Director, Sales & Mar-
keting, and Paul Chappel, Finlay’s Regional Sales Manager,
pictured at the launch.
The entire dual power crush-
ing and screening ‘train’ is
seen in this photo.
Bell Equipment recently launched the first Finlay dual
power crushing and screening ‘train’ in Africa at a two-day
event in Johannesburg which included a trip to Afrimat’s
Glen Douglas quarry in the Vaal area to see the machines
in action. Over 100 customers and Bell staff attended the
launch, with some of the customers coming from as far
afield as the DRC, Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique.
Bell has represented Finlay – based in Omagh, Northern
Ireland – for the past two years, during which time it has
recorded excellent sales of the Finlay range.
Talking to
Modern Mining
at the launch, Paul
Chappel, Finlay’s Regional Sales manager, said
that the dual power concept offered very signif-
icant cost savings. “We estimate that in South
Africa these savings could amount to up 30 %
when the on-board gensets are used and up to
60 % if external power sources are available as
compared to the running costs of conventional
diesel/hydraulic machines,” he said
He added that the machines were well suited
to a range of applications in mining, construc-
tion and quarrying and that phenomenal
interest in the range had been shown by the
customers attending the launch.