{"id":8456,"date":"2024-03-05T09:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T07:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/?p=8456"},"modified":"2024-03-12T09:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:50:28","slug":"in-house-engineering-expertise-give-mines-valuable-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/in-house-engineering-expertise-give-mines-valuable-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EXPERTISE GIVE MINES VALUABLE FLEXIBILITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With its well established design and manufacturing capabilities in South Africa, Sandvik Rock Processing delivers customised and standard vibrating equipment solutions, including screens and feeders, to customers that enhance future flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gideon de Villiers, Engineering Manager at Sandvik Rock Processing, says the company has built its success on decades of field experience \u2013 and the nurturing of its mechanical and metallurgical engineering skills base. Its 21,000 m2<\/sup> facilities, in Johannesburg South Africa, house modern workshop and testing facilities that are ISO 9001:2015 accredited and produce world class solutions for global markets.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cA key aspect of our design philosophy is to ensure that our customers can be more agile when their operational demands change,\u201d says De Villiers. \u201cThis allows cost effective modifications to be made relatively quickly, without unduly disrupting production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He emphasises that this is possible due to the depth of vibrating equipment related expertise that the company has developed, where in-house mechanical and metallurgical experts can come together to find screening and feeding solutions. It is also thanks to the far-sighted initial design of Sandvik Rock Processing\u2019s screens, which carefully take into account the opportunities for future modification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are various technical complexities to consider when creating a design that allows future flexibility,\u201d he explains. \u201cAchieving modified results with an existing machine \u2013 rather than replacing it \u2013 means a more sustainable solution with less waste. At the same time, the new design must accurately match the new requirements, which we can test and validate using technology like Finite Element Analysis (FEA).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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He notes that efficient design and engineering also make use of cutting edge software and tools such as  advanced CAD and CAE solutions  allows for sophisticated modelling, analysis and prototyping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe attract, retain and nurture some of the best skills in the sector, and encourage continuous improvement through training, academic programmes and specialised professional conferences,\u201d says De Villiers. \u201cWe also collaborate with universities, research institutions and laboratories to promote cutting edge research and innovation projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recent success for an iron ore mining customer in the Northern Cape saw Sandvik Rock Processing extend the life of the mine\u2019s scalping screen deck from six weeks to six months \u2013 by stiffening the frame and improving the panels\u2019 rubber compound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Designed with foresight and experience, Sandvik Rock Processing\u2019s range of vibrating equipment including screens and feeders can give customers more agility when targets change. Engineering Manager Gideon de Villiers explains how the company\u2019s depth of local expertise makes this possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[177],"class_list":["post-8456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-client-focus","tag-sandvik-rock-processing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coralynne.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}