Modern Mining June 2024

SUPPLY CHAIN News

Lubricants supplier introduces latest calcium sulphonate grease

Index to advertisers AECI OBC Astec Industries 25 BBE 34 Brelko OFC Electra Mining 23 Komatsu Mining 13 Liebherr 3 Maptek 40 MineArc IFC Multotec IBC Powerbit Rock Tools 5 Redpath Mining 35 VEGA 9 Weba Chutes 27 Weir Minerals 19 Xylem 30 number of products used on-site. “Calcium sulphonate greases offer superior high temperature performance,” Gons notes. Their dropping point and high-temperature life are superior to those of lithium greases, allowing them to operate at elevated tem peratures. They also outperform lithium greases in terms of oxidation resistance, making them much more stable under challenging conditions. Another benefit is higher mechanical stability compared to lithium greases. “RENOLIT CSX ULTRA f rom FUCHS offers several advantages, particularly in the context of sustainabil ity and rising lithium prices,” says Gons, adding, “It performs well even at elevated temperatures, making it ideal for arduous applications such as mining.” 

Following extensive testing, one of the world’s largest diversified natural resource

companies has standardised on FUCHS’ RENOLIT CSX ULTRA across all its heavy mobile equipment. The calcium sul phonate complex grease is now being blended locally by FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA for its extensive mining customer base, says Dave Gons, Mining Export Technical Export. “RENOLIT CSX ULTRA from FUCHS is a grease capable of meeting and exceeding all major min ing OEM grease performance criteria at a sustainable cost,” says Gons. It is in line with changing maintenance practices as mining operations push to reduce the

FUCHS LUBRICANTS SOUTH AFRICA’s latest calcium sulphonate grease.

Astec Industries and Elite Crushers & Hydraulics in new dealer partnership

Reflecting Astec Industries’ commitment to continuously improving its service to exist ing and potential customers around the world – including offering swift, seamless technical support in every region in which it operates – the global equipment manu facturer has partnered with Elite Crushers & Hydraulics in Botswana. The company has been appointed as Astec’s dedicated agent in the country for all its Materials Solutions equipment. This includes Astec’s premium range of crushers, screens and feeders, as well as washing, classifying and material handling solutions, modular plants and rock breaker technology. Elite Crushers & Hydraulics is a well-estab

Astec Industries and Elite Crushers & Hydraulics in new dealer partnership. lished supplier of equipment to the mining and quarrying industries in Botswana. According to director Thembelani Albert, the company’s new dealer partnership with Astec Industries will ensure swift ser vice and readily available spares for the end users of durable, high quality Astec Industries machines in the country. 

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