Sandvik gears up for CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is to showcase a number of innovative solutions at CONEXPO-CON/AGG, which takes place in Las Vegas, USA, 7-11 March 2017. The focus Sandvik says, “as always, on helping customers to improve their safety and productivity even further, with an emphasis on total cost of ownership, availability of service and parts and inherent product safety.”

“CONEXPO-CON/AGG gives Sandvik the opportunity to interact with customers from the global construction industry and introduce to them the very latest developments in technology and services, together with the value those solutions can deliver to a customer’s operations through the support of its global sales, service and distributor organisation. Some of the cornerstones of the extensive Sandvik offering of equipment and services will be on display, demonstrating why it is a supplier of choice in application areas including rock drilling, rock cutting, crushing and screening, loading and hauling, tunnelling, quarrying and breaking and demolition.

These include the introduction of the introduction of the Sandvik CS550 cone crusher, “the second-stage super producer.” Optimising the secondary step in the crushing process means more money for Sandvik customers. The latest, smartest, high-precision cone crusher for second stage crushing from Sandvik is more than the next generation of crushers. It is an intelligent, uncompromising piece of power built to produce more.”

The mobile Sandvik QJ341+ is a new addition to the proven Sandvik QJ341 jaw crusher range. This model comes with the added benefit of a double deck pre-screen as standard. “The pre-screen enables the removal of fines to increase throughput, resulting in greater efficiency, less wear on the crusher and ultimately higher productivity. This will be particularly effective in quarrying applications with a high proportion of fines in the feed material.”

The Sandvik UI310+ wheeled impact crusher is an electrically driven wheeled crushing unit “which offers a versatile and highly efficient primary crushing solution.” With the all new patented and highly modularised Sandvik CI512 Prisec™ crusher it offers the flexibility to configure one base crusher into either a primary or a secondary configuration. Purpose designed for the aggregates industry and targeted at the US market in particular, it features a pre-screen to maximise efficiency and is built with many features for ease of operation and low operating costs.

The Sandvik QE441 Free Flow mobile scalper is a new variant of Sandvik’s heavy duty QE441 scalper with a two deck 5.4 x 1.75 m Free Flow screen. This features a rigid scalping top deck and a dual motion lower screen deck for processing high specification & or difficult to screen materials. This is an ideal solution for screening material such as; soils, aggregates, ores, waste, biomass and other waste derived fuels and products with high moisture contents.

The Pantera DPi series drill rigs feature a redesigned control system, with updated user interface and touch screen. Featuring the latest user interface style from Sandvik, support for new drill rig options and enhanced troubleshooting functions, the new control system enables easier and even more accurate operations. The Pantera DPi drill rig family consists of two models: the Pantera DP1100i for hole sizes of 89 – 140 mm, and Pantera DP1500i for hole sizes of 102 –152 mm.

The Sandvik DT912D underground drill rig is a self-contained, air-mist flushing, diesel-hydraulic high reach jumbo which delivers high quality drilling in its most advanced form. Designed for fast and accurate drifting and production drilling of 12 to 125 m² cross sections, the 24 t single-boom jumbo “combines innovative Sandvik technology, creativity and expertise with the vast experience the supplier has gained over decades in the business. Being completely self-contained, Sandvik DT912D is an optimal machine for multifaceted operations, designed to take excavation efficiency to another level.”

“We’re driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new equipment to ever smarter customer services,” says Jeff Heinemann, Vice President, Sales Area USA, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology. “We are focusing on the numbers that matter, by conveying customer value and lower total cost of ownership of the total Sandvik package. At CONEXPO-CON/AGG, we will showcase a compelling offering of products and services, all designed to benefit our customers’ bottom line in terms of increased safety and productivity. Sandvik is at the forefront when it comes to equipment for the construction applications in which we’re present, whether it be crushing or breaking, drill rigs or drill bits. What ties it all together are our dedicated people and our offering of genuine parts and services.”