Modern Mining December 2023

SUPPLY CHAIN News

Northern Cape mine smooths flow with Weba Chutes

if the chutes are not purpose-designed, he argues. The high velocity of the material can also cause considerable damage to chutes as well as create excessive dust. To inform Weba Chute Systems’ designs, the com pany’s team uses technical questionnaires to help gather information from the cus tomer on a range of variables. “On the apron feeder discharge chute, for instance, we designed a swing door that will absorb most of the impact of big lumps moving at high velocities,” he says. “This also helps to protect the wear plates on the jaw crusher.” The aim of the design will be to assist the mine reduce the incidences of chute blockages, spillage and excess dust – mak ing the process more streamlined and less labour intensive. 

Specialist transfer point company, Weba Chute Systems is working with a mine in the Northern Cape to improve material flow. The mine ordered two custom engi neered chutes from Weba Chute Systems, which are expected to improve efficiency at the transfer points. According to Arnold Archer, Weba Chute Systems’ Regional Manager for the Northern Cape, the contracts are for an apron feeder discharge chute and a jaw crusher feed chute. Archer says the company had previ ously supplied the mine with a SAG mill feed chute, and had collaborated success fully to improve performance within that application. With run-of-mine material at the mine including large lump sizes of 800 mm to 1,2 m, there is a high risk of blockages

A rendered image of the jaw crusher feed chute.

ACTOM turns 120 and remains upbeat about African prospects

ACTOM, an electro-mechanical manufacturing company in Africa, recently cele brated its 120 th anniversary with a ceremony held at the Royal Johannesburg Golf Club. Since its inception in 1903, ACTOM has become a key supplier of electrical equipment and services to a wide range of industries, including energy, mining, and utilities. The company is a major contender in the renewable energy sector and has played a pivotal role in advancing the development of solar and wind power projects in South Africa. “This event was a celebration of a legacy company that is over a century old, and the fact that we have managed to navigate multiple industrial revolutions, technology changes, a pandemic, economic cycles, and survived by way of reinventing the com pany, is testimony to our strength. This event aimed to celebrate what we’ve achieved, as well as the people who have been involved in helping us reach this achievement,” said Mervyn Naidoo, Group CEO at ACTOM. 

ACTOM recently celebrated its 120 th anniversary.

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SANY expands its reach with new Richard’s Bay branch SANY, a leader in southern Africa’s heavy duty earthmoving machinery market, has opened a new branch in Richard’s Bay to better serve its customers in the region. The branch is the global leader’s third in South Africa and forms part of the company’s expansion plans for the region. The expan sion into KwaZulu-Natal is motivated by the province’s vast scope of industries. The branch will serve the construction, materials handling, mining and forestry industries and

will supply front-end loaders, excavators, graders and dump trucks. Backhoe load ers will be available in 2024. The Richard’s Bay branch offers full customer support and after-sales services with the aim of maximis ing optimal uptime for customers. Support for after-sales services will come from the company’s state-of-the-art Johannesburg warehouse, which houses over R170 million in spare parts. The 500 m² premises is in the city’s industrial hub in Richards Bay. SANY Sales General Manager, Jay Moodley said, “SANY is committed to growth, and we view this new branch as a strategic move towards growing our presence in local industrial activities. Through customer prioritisation, we aim to grow our visibility and expand our overall footprint”. 

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