Capital Equipment News October 2023

MANUFACTURING

company’s success. In addition to acquiring the right skills, Sandvik Rock Processing emphasises retaining talent through a positive working culture, resulting in low staff turnover and the preservation of critical skills. Addressing loadshedding The ongoing energy crisis in South Africa has posed challenges to local manufacturers. Fragmented factory operations across different locations have made it challenging to install backup power generation capacity. However, Sandvik Rock Processing is actively exploring alternative power supply sources to ensure uninterrupted operations, demonstrating its commitment to reliability and agility. “We have invited local suppliers to tender for the supply of alternative power supply sources for all our workshops. This will require a significant investment, but on the upside it will help ensure we continue to be the same reliable and agile supplier we have always been to our customers,” says Steinmann. Global manufacturing excellence Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions, encompassing Kwatani screen products, Schenck Process Mining screens, and Sandvik’s original screening products, is well-positioned to become a global leader in screening solutions. The company’s South African facility aims to be the worldwide engineering and manufacturing hub for vibrating equipment, offering cost-effective screening solutions that contribute to the lowest total cost of ownership for customers worldwide. “Our facility is set to become the global engineering and manufacturing base for vibrating equipment for both local and international customers who are looking for quality cost-effective screening solutions that will enable them to achieve the total lowest cost of ownership,” concludes Steinmann. Sandvik Rock Processing’s dedication to manufacturing agility, internal process optimisation, and skilled workforce development underscores its commitment to meeting and exceeding customer demands while embracing a sustainable and agile future. b

Highly skilled staff include boilermakers, artisans, certified welders and engineers.

Sandvik Rock Processing has its own in-house engineering team further facilitating agility.

We have invited local suppliers to tender for the supply of alternative power supply sources for all our workshops. This will require a significant investment, but on the upside it will help ensure we continue to be the same reliable and agile supplier we have always been to our customers.

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