Modern Mining April 2022

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Epiroc introduces DM30 XC Blasthole Drill for maximum productivity

Equipment manufacturer, Epiroc recently introduced the DM30 XC blasthole drill, which is suitable for a variety of multi-pass rotary and down-the-hole (DTH) drilling applications. Built off the same platform as the Epiroc DM30 II, the new DM30 XC offers 33% more power and many benefits to customers, the company says. The DM30 XC is designed for maxi mum productivity and efficiency due to increased rotary torque, increased pull down, and a larger hole range capability. The DM30 XC is built to handle a 4- to 6¼-in (101 – 159 mm) drill pipe and has a weight on bit up to 44,000 lb (20,000 kg). The heavy-duty, crawler-mounted, hydrau lic top head drive drilling rig features a 30 ft (9.1 m) drill pipe change and a stan dard carousel. “The DM30 XC is built tough for the most demanding jobs, and high quality at an excellent value is what sets it apart from other drills in its class,” said Mark Stewart, regional business manager, Epiroc surface division. “The drill is designed for mining so the structural components will hold up to the heavy-duty cycles required in a mining SKF recently secured an order for 600 MUDBLOCK cassette seals after the prod ucts delivered excellent results during a punishing underground mining field test over a three-month period, the company said. SKF was asked by a customer and leading supplier of braking systems for SKF MUDBLOCK seals the deal

EpirocDM30 XC drill-rig. drill. The robust frame and tower weld ments are manufactured to last the lifetime of the machine.” The smaller, compact footprint of the DM30 XC makes it easy to manoeuvre on tight benches and simple to transport over between pits. underground mining equipment, to identify particular seals. “Having identified the prod ucts as cassette seals, we referenced them to our newly developed SKF MUDBLOCK (MUD11) cassette seals and received a quote from our customer for 300 pieces in Q3 2021,” says Andre Weyers, SKF product manager: seals. The cassette sealing solu

The DM30 XC is equipped with an Electronic Air Regulation System that pro vides low load start up and easy adjustment of bailing air to save horsepower and lower fuel consumption, extending power com ponent life and decreasing total cost of ownership.  In addition to benefitting from a quality, competitively priced product supplied by an OEM, our customer now conveniently has access to SKF technical support and spare seals in stock,” says Weyers. 

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tion has been specially engineered for heavy duty jobs in the most stringent and demanding environments. The punishing wet, muddy, dry and dusty conditions so typical of the underground mining environment proved to be no match for the four 165x190MUD11 sample seals and SKF received an order in March 2022 to supply 600 cassette seal uni ts scheduled for delivery during April 2022.

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Above: SKF MUD11 seals engineered for heavy-duty jobs to deliver reliable performance in gruelling environments. Right: SKF MUDBLOCK cassette seals delivered excellent results during a three-month underground mining field test.

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