In concordance with MTG’s cited “sustained growth path towards offering state of art GET solutions for heavy mining” the company says it is now providing a wide range of teeth, adapters and bucket protectors for rope shovels. MTG’s electric shovel adapters, which allow the use of wear caps where necessary, have been designed with the StarMet tooth-and-adapter fitting system and a conventional two or three-part lip mechanical locking system. The group is also currently developing a hammerless mechanical locking system for these adapters.

The new range includes specific self-sharpening teeth designs featuring the MTG Twist hammerless locking solution to offer the perfect balance between penetration and resistance to abrasion. They are stronger and have more wear material to guarantee increased bucket productivity with such machinery. The new wing and blade shrouds, in combination with a conventional mechanical locking system, complete the full bucket protection. MTG also offers a range of templates allowing correct lip reconstruction and ensuring the correct installation of adapters and shrouds to extend the bucket’s working life and prevent incidents during loading. The new products have been successfully tested under the toughest conditions on several applications, highlighting in a test performed on a Bucyrus 495BII (now the Caterpillar 7495 model) at the Aitik copper mine in Gällivare, Sweden.