Modern Quarrying Q4 2019

Scania South Africa has a sizeable population of engines powering gensets operating in prime power applications on several operations across the region.

is hard to beat when it comes to fuel consumption.” In fact, Scania South Africa has a sizeable population of engines powering gensets operating in prime power applications on several operations across the region. “We have several units running in Botswana, Zambia, Seychelles, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar,” says Louw. “Power shortages are a real issue to contend with for quarries and mines operating across the region and as Scania South Africa we are well positioned to offer reliable power generation engine solutions and the necessary backup support to keep these engines firing on all cylinders,” says Louw. Engine in detail The Scania DC16 engine for power generation is based on a robust design with a strength optimised cyl- inder block containing wet cylinder liners that can easily be exchanged. Individual cylinder heads with four valves per cylinder promotes repair- ability and fuel economy. The engine is equipped with a Scania developed Engine Management System (EMS) in order

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Located far away from utility electricity connection, Great Karoo Crushing’s Malmesbury quarry is running completely off the grid, relying on prime power supplied by a fleet of four generators powered by Scania engines

x2 700 kVA x2 500 kVA

The quarry relies on two 700 kVA and two 500 kVA for all its power needs. At the heart of the four gen sets is Scania’s DC16 engine

Scania South Africa’s 95% parts stock availability is among the best parts support benchmarks in the industry

The engine is equipped with a Scania developed Engine Management System to ensure the control of all aspects related to engine performance

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QUARTER 4 - 2019 MODERN QUARRYING