Capital Equipment News August 2021

AFTERMARKET SUPPORT

Front view of the Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions workshop facilities – Khomanani.

Giving mines quality support, the way they choose

The high quality of Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions’ customised aftermarket service offerings is now underpinned by one of the global firm’s largest workshop facilities – recently opened in Kempton Park, near Johannesburg.

“Our new mega-workshop incorporates both the mechanical soft-rock cutting and the hard-rock mining businesses. We are now able to integrate the skills and competencies of each field under one roof. This further strengthens our foundation of expertise available to support our product range.”

A ccording to Imraan Amod, business line manager – services at Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions, the new 62 000 m² site housing its new state-of-the-art Khomanani facility further enhances the OEM’s capability to serve customers. “Our new mega-workshop incorporates both the mechanical soft-rock cutting business and the hard-rock mining business,” says Amod. “We are now able to integrate the skills and competencies of each field under one roof. This further strengthens our foundation of expertise available to support our product range.” The facility has even allowed for added

Imraan Amod, business line manager – services at Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions

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capability, he says, such as the extensive new bead blasting bay, large wash bay with robotic washers, modern spray-painting bay and newly equipped machine shop. The investment in the latest machinery has included vertical and horizontal boring

mills, milling machines and CNC machines – keeping the company abreast of latest technology. He highlights that the aftermarket support philosophy of Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions is based on close

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