Modern Mining May 2015

CRUSHING, SCREENING AND MILLING

media solutions

price. “There will always be companies that enter with a low-cost strategy and use disrup- tion strategies to gain market share. This is a short-term achievement and certainly not a sustainable business model. Multotec supports a long-term view of the market, which requires an innate understanding of where you can add value to customers’ operations. The current market conditions present an opportunity for customers that wish to engage in the process of optimising their processes,” he adds. Roy Roche, Vice President Screening Media at Multotec, cites the Australian model of increasing value by employing smart method- ologies and adopting automation of processes. This business model is resulting in a number of companies experiencing both reduced labour costs and increased value of offerings. He feels that in order to remain sustainable, plants in the South African mining industry will need to take heed of this trend and become automated within the next 20 years. “This model results in highly predictable shutdowns and an increased time period between shutdowns, both of which reduce labour costs. Linked to this is the impact that online monitoring has had on customer operations. The return on investment of these

screening, such as the Multotec TeePee™ panel, is optimising open areas for screen panels. A further screen panel development is the O-slot™ aperture, which is being used successfully in iron ore applica- tions. This ensures that panel life is optimised while the screen still retains non blinding characteristics. In general, the com- pany now has multiple material options avail- able, including various polyurethane grades, rubber grades and steel grades, which would be applied as a solution specific to the custom- ers’ process application requirements. Increasing productivity and value Multotec subscribes to the philosophy that value should be emphasised over

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Multotec’s TeePee™ panels which optimise open area installed on a single deck screen.

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