Modern Mining June 2015

PRODUCT News

More than 300 units now in SPH Kundalila’s fleet dling, crushing and screening, loading and hauling, rehabilitation and other turnkey solutions. The company has concentrated its efforts on the mining industry and has proved its mettle in the demanding and harsh environments encountered in this market sector.

have been highly regarded for their proven efficiency and high capacity performance for decades. Cavex® CVX hydrocyclones are designed to withstand severe abrasion caused by the rotational flow of solids and slurry. “The unique shape of the Cavex® hydro- cyclone range features a laminar spiral inlet geometry that allows the slurry to follow a natural path without encountering any shelves, edges or corners. This reduces tur- bulence inside the hydrocyclone, which helps maximise separation efficiency, hydraulic capacity and wear life, while mini- mising localised wear in the feed chamber and vortex finder.” Rene Calitz, Weir Minerals Africa, tel (+27 11) 929-2622 a number of major OEMs.“This stands us in good stead when we require components or when we need fast turnaround on our equipment. This benefit is then passed on to the client who is assured of minimised downtime and maximised productivity.” All operators are trained to perform daily preventive maintenance tasks, which drastically reduces the normal down- time associated with taking an item out of service for offsite maintenance to be performed. An emphasis on maintaining equipment according to OEM specifica- tions provides the assurance of optimum reliability and performance. This not only benefits the client in terms of timeous completion of tasks, but also extends the longevity of each piece of equipment. The company has operational offices in Gauteng and outlets close to its custom- ers’operations across the country, with the exception of KwaZulu-Natal. SPH Kundalila, tel (+27 21) 527-5200

extensive research and development by the company and underlines our philosophy of driving customer centricity in all product development.” Mark Lockyer, Weir Minerals’ Global Product Manager Hydrocyclones, says that the need to increase throughput tomaintain production levels is a reality for much of the industry, withmany mines having to process more ore than they have in the past.“In these conditions, increasing throughput is essen- tial,” he says. “Sites that can achieve higher throughput with minimal capital expendi- ture certainly have a competitive advantage.” Gabriel says that Cavex® hydrocyclones “As a natural evolution and as a result of the demand from our existing cus- tomer base and new customers, we have extrapolated this experience, expertise and capacity to other market sectors,” says Graeme Campbell, Group Commercial and Operations Manager. In addition to 60 articulated dump trucks, 40 mobile screens, five mobile jaw crushers, two mobile cone crushers, 20 excavators, 10 graders and 20 tipper trucks, the company is reputedly the larg- est owner of Cat 950H front-end loaders in the southern hemisphere. Campbell points out that the company enjoys the benefit of priority support from

With 45 years’ experience in the general plant hire industry, SPH Kundalila now operates an extensive fleet comprising over 320 items of plant which it offers to customers in mining, quarrying and other industries. The company was originally established in the Western Cape in the 1960s as Saldanha Plant Hire. SPH Kundalila has a vast geographic base and specialises in materials han- A fit-for-purpose fleet of equipment is a major differentia- tor for SPH Kundalila.

Hydrocyclone offers up to 50 % higher capacity The new Cavex® 700CVX hydrocyclone from Weir Minerals can achieve up to 50 % higher throughput capacity in comparison with competitor cyclones in the 26-inch diam- eter range, due to its larger inlet and vortex finder configuration.

Index to advertisers Allied Crane Hire 29 Babcock 38 Barloworld Equipment OFC Barloworld Power Rental 20 Barloworld Power Retail 46 Bauma Conexpo Africa 7 Beka Schréder 30 BME IFC Booyco Electronics 63 Brelko Conveyor Products 57 Caterpillar Training Solutions 40 According to Sheldon Gabriel, Product Manager Cyclones of Weir Minerals Africa and Middle East, the Cavex® 700CVX hydro- cyclone has a small, more space efficient body, making it ideal for new installations. “It is also perfectly suited and sized to fit into existing cyclone clusters for easy ret- rofitting, adding substantially to increased capacity. This hydrocyclone is the result of

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Novatek Simantel

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IBC

SP Mine Safety SA

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Maelgwyn Mineral Services Africa

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