Capital Equipment News April 2018

MINING NEWS

Weir Minerals and Andritz in strategic alliance

Weir Minerals has announced its long- term strategic cooperation agreement with international technology group An- dritz to supply equipment for processing tailings in the mining industry. As part of the agreement, Andritz will supply proven separation and dewatering technologies, thus enabling Weir Minerals to offer com- plete tailings solutions to its customers. “The tailings market is experiencing growth driven by environmental and governmental pressures. We understand our customers are under increased Profitability is generally good when pro- ductivity levels are high in most industries, and one of the long-recognised ways to ensure that productivity remains elevated is by upskilling the workforce through useful training courses. The reliability solutions arena is a prime example of how well-trained workers can have a positive impact on an industrial operation by maximising the investment in a good condition monitoring programme. As mechanised operations become

pressure to further improve the management of their mine tailings, which is why we have partnered with Andritz. We are industry leaders in mineral processing equipment, with well-known brands Warman, GEHO and Cavex, all of which are backed by our global service footprint. Our capabilities, teamed with Andritz’s extensive knowledge on tailings thickening, will ensure our customers receive a complete tailings solution,” states Ricardo Garib, Weir Minerals division president. increasingly complex, and the smooth running of components is increasingly critical to the general production and output in industry, so the need for ongoing employee education becomes more important. Condition monitoring specialist, WearCheck, has run popular skills training courses for its customers for over 20 years. The training material assists staff in various positions within the maintenance teams to ensure that the monitoring and upkeep of components is

“Our separation technologies have been proven in a large number of industries, such as food and beverage production, chemicals, biomass, organic waste and mining. We are very proud to work with Weir Minerals, who operate in over 70 countries worldwide and in the most remote locations, and to contribute to their offering of sustainable and val- ue-added tailings solutions with our expertise and product know-how,” says Olaf Müller, business area manager for Andritz Separation. b conducted as efficiently as possible. WearCheck employs reliability solutions services such as used oil analysis, thermal imaging, vibration monitoring, balancing, laser alignment and others, to monitor and maintain machinery at its optimum yield. Customers with well-trained maintenance staff can supply better samples and data to WearCheck, boosting the integrity of the test results and thus gaining optimum benefit from their condition monitoring programme. b

A well-trained workforce boosts profits

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