MechChem Africa May-June 2020

⎪ Materials handling/minerals processing ⎪

Weba Chute Systems has concluded an agency agreement with Melbourne-based Mincore. The move marks another significant step in the South African OEM’s strategy, which will increase its business in Australasia and extend its global reach. Australasia agency adds to chute expert’s global reach

B ased in Germiston, chute specialist Weba Chute Systems boasts more than 4 500 transfer point systems operating successfully in countries across the world. Of the 4 500 transfer point systems, 211 areinAustralia.ThecompanyopeneditsPerth office in 2011, focusingmainly on the iron ore market in the western side of Australia. The agreement will see Mincore cover central and eastern Australia, owing to the vast size of Australia and the extent of the country’s mining industry. The company will also cover international markets such as Papua New Guinea and South-East Asia. “With its wide range of customers and contacts in mining and engineering, Mincore is well placed to support us in promoting our bespoke transfer chuteengineered solutions,” says Weba Chute Systems sales director Farouk Abrahams. “The company has exten-

sive experience of working with our chutes at mine level, so they have the necessary expertise relating to our products. “Mincore is an established engineering company involved in the design, supply and construction services of material processing, material handling, and reclaiming for themin- ing and building material industries.” Abrahams says that Mincore has its own team of experienced materials handling design engineers, estimators and project managers, as well as a specialistWeba Chute Systems applications designer. This enhances thesynergybetweenthetwocompanies,plac- ing the agency appointment on an ideal foot- ing for a successful long-term partnership. Weba Chute Systems has built its success on a scientific approach to the dynamics of bulk materials handling at transfer points. Through in-depth field studies almost three decades ago, the company analysed the nega-

Weba Chute Systems offers a scientific approach to the dynamics of bulk handling at transfer points.

Experienced Weba Chute Systems applications engineers play an important role in the design of transfer points. tive and cost-incurring aspects of conven- tional chutedesign. Its solutions tominingand other industries since then have successfully eliminated the problems that were identified in this research. q

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