Construction World May 2023

Rubble Master RM90GO! Is crushing marble aggregates on a quarry in Namibia.

comes at a lower capital cost, a growing number are turning to Pilot Crushtec for its equipment quality, uptime, spares availability, service backup and warranty. Among the offerings that have attracted customers has been a five year or 10 000 hour extended protection service (EPS) warranty on major Metso Outotec components – quite unusual for OEMs operating in this demanding environment, he notes. “Customers find that our equipment also retains its resale value very well – which considerably safeguards their upfront investment,” he says. He notes that a Namibian customer has also recently leveraged the longevity of their Metso Outotec crushing equipment when converting from mobile to modular plants. “They simply moved the Metso Outotec equipment from the previous mobile configuration, and installed it on the new modular plant,” he explains. “This augmented the additional Metso Outotec crusher that was purchased for the new plant, saving considerably on capex while not compromising reliability.”

A Lokotrack mobile train for aggregates in road construction working in Namibia.

The recently commissioned Pilot Modular VS350 VSI module manufacturing sand in Botswana.

years we have also marketed the highly regarded Metso Outotec brand. Known for being robust and reliable, Metso Outotec crushers have been the preferred choice for mines around Africa for many decades.” 

“Pilot Crushtec has been operating in Africa for more than two decades, so this operating terrain is very familiar to us,” says Francois Marais, Sales and Marketing Director at Pilot Crushtec. “Our reputation is solid, and for the past seven

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