Modern Quarrying October-November 2017

SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHT

New heavy tipper from Scania to reduce quarry haulage costs

The heavy tipper is certainly built for toughness, delivering a high equip- ment-to-payload ratio in any type of min- ing environment; it can be specially tailored for various specific gravities of mineral – and boasts a 25% payload increase. “Since 2015, Southern Africa has been one of the focus markets for Scania Global Mining,”says Scania key account manager mining Charnie-Lee Adams-Kruger, “due mainly to the wide range of opportunities in mineral production in Southern Africa.” More than 40 experts now staff the specialised mining unit at Scania’s head office in Sweden, providing a support function that ensures customer require- ments are met in the design and con- struction of the various heavy tipper configurations. Ruben Govender, also a key account manager mining at Scania, emphasises

“The main areas where the Scania solution will address the yellow metal shortfalls are lower acquisition costs, lower maintenance costs, fuel economy, performance, driving speed and shorter tipping cycles,”he says, adding that about 30 units of the previous G410 CB 8 x 4 EHZ are operational in southern African open pits. “It has been an exciting step for us to introduce the new mining truck into the local mining sector, as we already have about 3 000 of our various other truck models serving the mining indus- try in different ways,” says Friberg. “The main adjustment for our target markets is for them to see the value of an alter- native to the traditional yellow machines – but we are seeing that the market is ready for something different and more cost-effective.”

A ccording to Anders Friberg, general manager vehicle sales and export at Scania South Africa, the G4 10 8 x 4 heavy tipper with a 40 t payload – depending on material being transported and the specific grav- ity (SG) of this material – will take on the yellow metal machines head on. profitability, Scania’s new heavy tipper promises to change the in-pit haulage landscape with its robust, economical and fuel-efficient features. As South Africa’s mining and quarrying sector struggles to reduce costs and sustain

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