Modern Mining May 2018

CRUSHING, SCREENING AND MILLING

Collaboration now a key part of Multotec’s strategy

A long-time screening media leader in the mining sector, Multotec’s impressive design and manufacturing capability today allows it to share the benefits of its ongoing technology development with its Europe-based sister companies and unlock more value in return.

“ W e are working more and more closely with our European-based sister companies like Steinhaus, Siebtech- nik, Hein Lehmann, Isenmann and Tema to le- verage our respective expertise and experience to mutual advantage, and to the benefit of our local customers,” says Roy Roche, Vice Presi- dent Screening Media at Multotec. “The diversity of our product offerings has allowed Multotec to operate across all commodities, supplying screening media to operations such as gold, diamonds, coal, base metals, precious metals, precious stones, phos- phates and rare earth,” he says. “Working more closely with our global partners, we now have the opportunity to grow our presence into the aggregate segment and even industrial seg- ments like food.” He highlights Multotec’s unique manufac- turing capabilities, producing a wide range of

Roy Roche, Vice President Screening Media at Multotec.

screening media using wedgewire, polyure- thane polymers, rubber compounds, ceramic compounds and various forms of steel. “There are few, if any, other companies in the world that can match this capability,” he says. “This allows us to screen any commodity at all, and to consider expanding our applica- tions through our global collaboration with sister companies into new geographies.” These firms – based mainly in Germany – have up to a century of experience in their respective fields and can feed into Multotec’s mining product evolution cycle with technol- ogy in areas such as fixing systems, ease of installation and flexibility of polymers. “Without collaboration, business will struggle to face the challenges of the future,” he says. “The world has changed a great deal in the last 30 to 40 years, and with the ease of international travel combined with the power of the internet, we have really become a global village; and, as in any village, we really need to start talking to each other.” Roche emphasises the importance of South Africa remaining a leading ‘platform’ of min- ing expertise. While the country held a unique position up to just a couple of decades ago, there have been considerable advances in min- ing technology in countries such as Australia, China, India, Chile and Canada since then. “Multotec’s extensive operations in the southern hemisphere through our South African base and African footprint – together with Multotec Australia and our presence

Precision engineering is integral to all products designed and manufactured by Multotec.

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