Modern Mining May 2022

CRUSHING SCREENING AND MILLING

Almost a decade since its launch in June 2013, engineering company FLSmidth’s centre of excellence in Delmas, Mpumalanga is helping its African customer base negate the logistical challenges associated with shipping to deliver vibrating equipment at speedy turnaround times. GM for operations, manufacturing & warehousing, Warren Walker, speaks to Modern Mining’s Nelendhre Moodley. Investment in FLSmidth’s Delmas facility underpins local success

GM for operations, manufacturing & warehousing, Warren Walker.

F LSmidth’s global centre of excellence, which stands at an impressive 120 000 m 2 and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, man ufactures, refurbishes and upgrades vibrating equipment, screens and associated wear parts and spares. “Customers across the globe continue to ben efit from the establishment and our continuous investment in the Delmas facility, which produces quality products efficiently. The Delmas Supercenter is a world class OEM centre that provides special ist expertise within the African market and beyond,” explains Walker. Over the years, the equipment manufacturer has made significant investments in the facility, expand ing it from a centre with an under roof capacity of 5 000 m 2 in 2013 to 10 500 m 2 currently, to meet a growing interest from the international mining sector.

In fact, the multinational engineering company is currently manufacturing eight large double-deck screens for a European customer. According to Walker, despite the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has been one of the best years in terms of product sales and revenue – due largely to the buoyant commodities market which sees miners hastening to increase production as they take advantage of favourable commodities prices. “2021 continued the trend of strong demand from local and global segments, and this year is also prov ing propitious, with FLSmidth fulfilling orders for the export market as well.” Vibrating equipment specialist Positioned as the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of screens, the equip ment manufacturer is set apart from its competitors

FLSmidth manufactures, refurbishes and upgrades vibrating equipment and screens.

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