Capital Equipment News December 2020

CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications Editor: Munesu Shoko capnews@crown.co.za Features writer: Mark Botha markb@crown.co.za Advertising manager: Elmarie Stonell elmaries@crown.co.za Design: Ano Shumba FEATURES NEWS

MATERIALS HANDLING 32 Vermeer Equipment Suppliers takes over distribution of MultiOne loaders 32 GLTC’s short-term rental offers customers a flexible solution mining news 34 SKF Zambia increases equipment availability for Zambian mine 35 Quality chute designs solve many plant challenges 35 Metso Outotec launches sizer crusher for soft ore applications TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS NEWS 36 Volvo Trucks commences local LNG testing 36 BHL places record order for FAW trucks construction news 37 BST Plant Hire invests in a new 38-t Hyundai tracked excavator 38 Volvo CE showcases groundbreaking innovations at bauma China 38 Cummins appoints new dealers in North and West Africa 38 Husqvarna Group acquires Blastrac 39 Boosting productivity for SANY equipment owners

COMMENT 2 Service takes centre stage TRANSPORT 4 Putting a different spin to the total solutions approach STATE OF MARKET – INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 8 New realities in the industrial equipment sector HYDRAULIC HAMMERS 12 Unpacking advancements in hydraulic hammer technology MARKET REVIEW 2020 18 Market review 2020: state of the industry and the way forward DEEP FOUNDATION AND MATERIALS HANDLING 22 Three new machines from Liebherr PARTS & MAINTENANCE 24 Examining the lifetime costs of fabricated parts for vibrating screens thought leadership 28 Construction industry needs to negotiate increasingly complex world 30 Unpacking the mining industry outlook 40 Innovating for growth with data analysis

Publisher: Karen Grant

Deputy publisher: Wilhelm du Plessis

Circulation: Karen Smith

PO Box 140 Bedfordview 2008

Tel: (011) 622-4770 Fax: (011) 615-6108 www.crown.co.za Printed by Tandym Print The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher.

Total circulation Q3 2020: 7 109

https://crown.co.za/capital-equipment-news