Modern Mining August 2024

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

At this year’s Electra Mining Africa exhibition, visitors will be attracted to the Weir stand by innovations such as the Weir Modular Wheeled Plant (WMWP), a fully mobile crushing and screening plant, as well as the latest in the company’s cutting-edge digital solutions for smart mining. From smart mining to portable crushing from Weir at Electra Mining Africa

S upporting customers to mine for a more sustainable future, Weir will not only showcase its leading range of equipment and solutions, but also the digital technology to further optimise its performance and reliability. “Our exciting Motion Metrics mine operation monitoring systems will be some of the main features at the show,” says Mufaro Muzvondiwa, Process and Products Director at Weir. “These systems provide mines with real-time particle size analysis of material carried on shovels, loaders, conveyor belts and haul trucks – helping to avoid blockages at the crushing stage and optimising the mine-to-mill value chain.” Using stereoscopic vision combined with artificial intelligence (AI), Motion Metrics™ cameras leverage machine learning to enhance their predictive capabilities and provide actionable insights to customers, says Muzvondiwa. Another highlight will be Weir’s intelligent solution which features condition monitoring technology. This is portrayed through 3D conceptualisation, “Visitors to our stand can witness the value of real-time monitoring in enhancing plant performance and optimising uptime,” he explains. “This is where Weir is supporting our customers’ ambitions to be more cost effective by driving down their total cost of ownership of equipment while driving productivity and sustainability.” In addition to the display of its latest pumps, screens, cyclones, valves, liners and ground-engaging tools, Weir will also have its recently launched mobile crushing and screening plant at its outdoor stand. With Weir’s WMWP fully mobile plant mounted on an on-road trailer, the plant can be moved to site showing all associated benefits including safety, savings and maintenance optimisation.

Motion Metrics’ smart rugged cameras alert operators of lost GET and oversized boulders being loaded, which could lead to unplanned crusher downtime.

remind visitors of Weir’s concerted focus on partnerships for sustainable

and set up within a couple of hours – as a ‘plug-and play’ solution. “This innovation has

mining. This includes the extensive footprint of OEM service centres and

already generated great excitement in the aggregates and small-scale mining sector,” he says. “The design

Our exciting Motion Metrics mine operation monitoring systems will be some of the main features at the show.

partners across Africa, ensuring technical support is always available in close

provides a fully mobile plant, making it ideal for road projects requiring aggregate crushing at various points along the route.” Muzvondiwa highlights that Electra Mining Africa provides a useful forum to

proximity to mines. “In addition to our South African presence, we are present in countries

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