Modern Mining May 2017

PRODUCT News

Pumprite a key part of BMG's fluid technology portfolio technologies, materials and coatings,” says Weylin Kapp, National Product Manager, Lubrication, BMG.

BMG’s Pumprite range, which forms part of the company’s fluid technology port- folio, encompasses lubrication, grease, oil and abrasive fluid handling equipment, designed and manufactured locally to cope efficiently in Africa’s arduous operat- ing conditions. “BMG’s strategy to enhance its fluid technology services to meet growing market demand in diverse industries incor- porates the introduction of new products, with the latest developments in design

passes pneumatic grease transfer pumps, heavy duty retractable hose reels, spring feed lubricators, foot-operated grease pumps, bearing packers and hand lever grease guns. Products recommended for handling viscosity oils include pneumatic oil pumps and retractable hose reels for oil and fuel. The manual oil and fuel range also includes pumps for gear oil, hand rotary pumps and wing pumps. The pneumatic abrasive pump range handles cementitious products and wash/ solvent pumps efficiently handle all water based fluids, as well as chemicals, acids, solvents and anti-freeze. Robust Pumprite pumps, with a refined design that can be stalled without dam- age, also ensure failsafe operation in arduous conditions. The reciprocating air piston has been designed for an even and non-pulsating delivery of product. Weylin Kapp, BMG, tel (+27 11) 620-1500 disposal is by means of a new double flap valve below each trough hopper into a dust sealed mobile dust skip. TAKRAF Africa was responsible for mechanical dismantling and erection to hot commissioning of the system. The original dust extraction systems were installed in 1995 by the equipment supply division of the then Bateman group of companies before it was acquired by the international Tenova group in 2012. TAKRAF Africa has installed approxi- mately 2 000 reverse bag filters in a range of industries in South Africa. The bag filters can handle flow rates between 0,5 and 100m 3 /s, with high collection efficiencies of >99,99%. TAKRAF Africa, tel (+27 11) 201-2300

“The company’s expansion programme in the fluid technology sector also involves increasing product stockholdings through more than 160 BMG branches and a wide distribution network in South Africa and across borders into Swaziland, Zambia, Bot­ swana, Mozambique, Namibia andTanzania.” Pumprite equipment – a key brand in BMG’s portfolio – has been designed for use in diverse applications, including the transfer of product, lubrication of machin- ery, greasing, pack setting, rock grouting, washing, fixed and mobile systems and draglines. Pumprite pneumatic and manual pumps handle a wide range of products that include grease, oil, chemicals, grout and cement, air, water, hydraulic oils, diesel fuel and detergents. BMG’s Pumprite grease range encom- beneficiates heavy minerals to produce titanium dioxide feedstock (chloride and sulphate grades), zircon, rutile and high purity iron products. TAKRAF Africa’s scope of work covered refurbishing the existing Tenova reverse pulse bag filter systems, making modifica- tions to optimise the ducting system and equipping the filters with new filter bags. Handling ilmenite, rutile and zircon dust and reducing the dust load from 15 g/Am 3 to less than 20 mg/Am 3 , the refurbished Tenova bag filters collect dust from vari- ous dust sources in the MSP building via the partially new ducting system. Dust

Pumprite heavy duty retractable reels are used for high performance transfer of lubricants and abrasive fluids.

Namakwa Sands dust extraction system refurbished Global mining, materials handling, miner- als processing and equipment supplier TAKRAF Africa has recently refurbished a dust extraction system which the com- pany installed at the Tronox Namakwa Sands Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) at Koekenaap in the Western Cape more than 20 years ago.

While the refurbished system has the same capacity as the original system, it now offers significantly increased dust col- lection efficiencies to meet new and more stringent environmental regulations. Operating on the West Coast of South Africa, Tronox Namakwa Sands mines and

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