With research and development comes adaptions to part design, and componentry such as bearings, fasteners and chain must all adjust to accommodate the constant evolution of mining environments. While it
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Bend-tech is your go-to for OEM replacement parts
Excavators such as the Hitachi EX3600 require fenders, guards and travel motor covers to protect the inner structure of the machine.
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Sandvik to trial 3D printing for machine parts
Sandvik and Boliden are conducting a small-scale trial of 3D manufactured parts that will be installed on underground drill rigs.
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Weir Minerals and AVEVA band together
Weir Minerals, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the mining industry, and AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, have signed a digital
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Premium procurement strategies for OEMs in Western Australia
CBC heavy industry and mobile equipment expert, Sheree Munnik advises her OEM contracts that when it comes to procuring the right supplies at the right time, “Fail to plan, and you plan to fail.”
Her vested knowledge in the procurement side of the business has been amplified in recent years by her extensive involvement in the contract sales side of CBC’s Western Australian business arm, which frequently caters to the OEMs involved in the production of equipment for heavy industrial plants, ore mining, refineries, and quarrying processes.
“A fair few of my clients manufacture heavy mobile equipment like dump trucks, diggers and excavators that dominate the heavy industrial equipment market here in Perth,’ says Sheree.
Not surprisingly, many of Sheree’s clients are looking to invest in premium level products for their manufacturing processes — and that’s exactly where CBC comes in.
According to Sheree, with some of the more recent challenges procurement managers have been facing, this has created a kind of convergence of opportunity to showcase the different capabilities that Motion Australia’s business possesses in terms of inventory, supply and distribution.
‘I recently had the procurement manager from a reputable OEM reach out to me,” says Sheree. “He wanted to discuss accessing hydraulic and gear oils for their batches of massive heavy earth moving loading trucks. Essentially, his hands were tied in terms of accessing supply due to difficulties with long lead times sourcing offshore products and he was looking for a premium quality onshore alternative that would be more readily available.”
Sheree deferred to her multi-branded solutions basket of contacts to source lubricants from their range of available premium oils. She also suggested the OEM manager enter into a procurement contract with CBC to benefit from their massive network of stock facilities and distribution channels.
The client ended up ordering a range of Shell products from our supplier Viva Energy Australia, including items from the Tellus T2 hydraulic oils and the Omala industrial gear oil ranges.
Since then, it has been full steam ahead with continuous ordering and supply.
“The client quickly made us their preferred onshore supplier,” says Sheree. “And the relationship has been ongoing for about a year now. We monitor it quarterly and regularly check in on the client’s needs to make assessments and offer oil samples for their team to trial.”
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Improved handrail design redefines underground safety
Bend-tech offers Sandvik safety handrails to suit a wide range of loader and truck models.
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The power of collaboration
Both critical cogs in the mining supply chain, Lincom and Daracon have forged a strong rapport over the years.
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A greener Coates for assets
Coates explains how a proactive approach to safety, sustainability and innovation translates to better choices and benefits for customers
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Don’t compromise on vibrating screen health
Haver & Broecker Niagara discusses how partnering with a technical original equipment manufacturer for machinery monitoring can help improve a mine operator’s bottom line.
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Caterpillar considers all with spacious MINExpo show
It will be hard to miss Caterpillar’s exhibition at MINExpo 2021, not only for its size but also for the future-focused lessons and equipment the OEM now offers the industry.
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Miski Mayo values McLanahan’s quick response for field service
When a leading Peruvian mineral producer needed to replace a major component on their Rotary Scrubbers they contacted the original equipment manufacturer, McLanahan for assistance.
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Brentwood shredding away all barriers to growth
Growth is projected for the waste and recycling industry in Australia and as it moves along this trajectory, one company in Unanderra, New South Wales, is particularly confident it can provide quality machinery for recycling.
By mid-2024, when the full waste export ban comes into effect, Australia must recycle around 645,000 additional tonnes of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres each year.1 This means demand for recycling infrastructure will grow substantially.
For Graham Badman, Managing Director of Brentwood Recycling Systems in Unanderra, near Wollongong, that vision justifies why his family business made the switch to design, supply and manufacturing of recycling equipment and turn-key recycling plants nearly 40 years ago.
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Integrating innovation from pit to tailings
Weir Minerals’ Integrated Solutions team enables mining operations to advance their potential through forward-thinking problem solving that can be adopted across multiple industries.
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Communication pivotal to RINGSPANN’s success
RINGSPANN has set high ambitions for growth in Australia with the company aiming to expand by 25 to 30 per cent by 2025. The company tells Australian Mining about its plans.
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Elphinstone drives underground vehicle expertise deeper
Major Caterpillar OEM Elphinstone continues to deliver innovative and reliable underground support vehicles for hard rock mining after 45 years.
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ABB, Hitachi to collaborate on electric mining technology
ABB and Hitachi Construction Machinery have agreed to work together to develop electric, automated and digital solutions to mining trucks and excavators.
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Service a key component of Liebherr milestones
Last year will be remembered by all, but particularly Liebherr-Australia. The original equipment manufacturer’s service department achieved multiple milestones, proving that aftersales is not an afterthought for the company.
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Makuri leads in optimising process front end performance
Makuri Technology is rapidly gaining a reputation as the right team to partner with in the supply of high-performance wear parts.
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Improving wear rates with engineered solutions
An iron ore processing facility in Western Australia has worked with its original equipment manufacturer, McLanahan, to optimise the rotary trommels to handle high tonnage and wear rates.
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ITM keeps mining operations rolling
ITM is one of the world’s leading suppliers for undercarriage solutions. The international engineering group provides the mining industry with innovative designs and solutions to keep undercarriages up and running.
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