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PRODUCT News
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MODERN MINING
June 2015
Index to advertisers
Allied Crane Hire
29
Babcock
38
Barloworld Equipment
OFC
Barloworld Power Rental
20
Barloworld Power Retail
46
Bauma Conexpo Africa
7
Beka Schréder
30
BME
IFC
Booyco Electronics
63
Brelko Conveyor Products
57
Caterpillar Training Solutions
40
Condra Cranes
2
DRA Projects SA
15
ESCO Corporation
50
Hytec Engineering
61
JOY Global
43
Lafarge SA (Ash Resources)
28
M & J Engineering
49
Maelgwyn Mineral Services Africa
9
MDM Engineering
42
Metso Minerals
54
MMD Mineral Sizing
59
New Concept Mining
OBC
Novatek
13
Simantel
IBC
SP Mine Safety SA
17
Tenova Mining & Minerals
24
Tenova Mining & Minerals
52
Tyco
48
Verder Pumps
60
Worley Parsons
11
Zest WEG Group
27
Hydrocyclone offers up to 50 % higher capacity
The new Cavex® 700CVX hydrocyclone from
Weir Minerals can achieve up to 50 % higher
throughput capacity in comparison with
competitor cyclones in the 26-inch diam-
eter range, due to its larger inlet and vortex
finder configuration.
According to Sheldon Gabriel, Product
Manager Cyclones of Weir Minerals Africa
and Middle East, the Cavex® 700CVX hydro-
cyclone has a small, more space efficient
body, making it ideal for new installations.
“It is also perfectly suited and sized to fit
into existing cyclone clusters for easy ret-
rofitting, adding substantially to increased
capacity. This hydrocyclone is the result of
extensive research and development by the
company and underlines our philosophy of
driving customer centricity in all product
development.”
Mark Lockyer, Weir Minerals’ Global
Product Manager Hydrocyclones, says that
the need to increase throughput tomaintain
production levels is a reality for much of the
industry, withmany mines having to process
more ore than they have in the past.“In these
conditions, increasing throughput is essen-
tial,” he says. “Sites that can achieve higher
throughput with minimal capital expendi-
ture certainly have a competitive advantage.”
Gabriel says that Cavex® hydrocyclones
have been highly regarded for their proven
efficiency and high capacity performance
for decades. Cavex® CVX hydrocyclones
are designed to withstand severe abrasion
caused by the rotational flow of solids and
slurry.
“The unique shape of the Cavex® hydro-
cyclone range features a laminar spiral inlet
geometry that allows the slurry to follow
a natural path without encountering any
shelves, edges or corners. This reduces tur-
bulence inside the hydrocyclone, which
helps maximise separation efficiency,
hydraulic capacity and wear life, while mini-
mising localised wear in the feed chamber
and vortex finder.”
Rene Calitz, Weir Minerals Africa, tel (+27 11) 929-2622
With 45 years’ experience in the general
plant hire industry, SPH Kundalila now
operates an extensive fleet comprising
over 320 items of plant which it offers to
customers in mining, quarrying and other
industries. The company was originally
established in the Western Cape in the
1960s as Saldanha Plant Hire.
SPH Kundalila has a vast geographic
base and specialises in materials han-
More than 300 units now in SPH Kundalila’s fleet
dling, crushing and screening, loading and
hauling, rehabilitation and other turnkey
solutions. The company has concentrated
its efforts on the mining industry and has
proved its mettle in the demanding and
harsh environments encountered in this
market sector.
“As a natural evolution and as a result
of the demand from our existing cus-
tomer base and new customers, we have
extrapolated this experience, expertise
and capacity to other market sectors,” says
Graeme Campbell, Group Commercial and
Operations Manager.
In addition to 60 articulated dump
trucks, 40 mobile screens, five mobile
jaw crushers, two mobile cone crushers,
20 excavators, 10 graders and 20 tipper
trucks, the company is reputedly the larg-
est owner of Cat 950H front-end loaders in
the southern hemisphere.
Campbell points out that the company
enjoys the benefit of priority support from
A fit-for-purpose fleet of equipment is a major differentia-
tor for SPH Kundalila.
a number of major OEMs.“This stands us in
good stead when we require components
or when we need fast turnaround on our
equipment. This benefit is then passed on
to the client who is assured of minimised
downtime and maximised productivity.”
All operators are trained to perform
daily preventive maintenance tasks, which
drastically reduces the normal down-
time associated with taking an item out
of service for offsite maintenance to be
performed. An emphasis on maintaining
equipment according to OEM specifica-
tions provides the assurance of optimum
reliability and performance. This not only
benefits the client in terms of timeous
completion of tasks, but also extends the
longevity of each piece of equipment.
The company has operational offices in
Gauteng and outlets close to its custom-
ers’operations across the country, with the
exception of KwaZulu-Natal.
SPH Kundalila, tel (+27 21) 527-5200