Leading materials wet processing equipment and engineering company CDE is showcasing 25 years of international expertise to South African mine and quarry operators at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA in Johannesburg this week from 13 to 16 March 2018. This comes just after the news that it will take over the former Caterpillar Monkstown manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland September, which is more than 300,000 square feet in size and is described as “ideal for the fabrication of complex equipment.”
The CDE South Africa team is introducing the company’s latest modular equipment for wet processing that can be applied in mining and sand and aggregates applications, as well as its high-tech water management systems, which significantly reduce the necessity for fresh water usage. CDE has been rapidly growing its footprint in sub-Saharan Africa over the past years and bauma CONEXPO AFRICA offers a unique opportunity for the company to showcase the strength and adaptability of its wet processing solutions for mines and quarries to the 20,000 visitors expected at the event.
“With the global mining and construction industries showing reassuring signs of recovery, there is no better time to look to new ways of processing minerals and sand and aggregates for end products of higher quality whilst saving water, energy and money. CDE’s best sellers on the global market include a sand washing plant, the EvoWash, and a thickener, the AquaCycle. The EvoWash sand washing plant can produce up to 250 tonnes of material per hour and up to two products at the same time, whilst the AquaCycle recycles up to 90% of process water for immediate reuse in the system, allowing for maximum dewatering and a product ready to be sold directly from the belt. These two high efficiency systems are also available as a combined modular washing and recycling solution onto a single chassis, the CDE Combo, which is designed to fit the smallest site footprint.”
CDE boasts the successful completion of over 1,000 wet processing projects globally, including the largest sand washing plant in the world in Qatar, which processes 1,200 tons per hour of dune sand. The company brings to the table a portfolio of successful projects across Southern Africa (iron ore, diamond, gold, construction and industrial sands) where it has been helping mining and sand and aggregates operators to maximise their businesses.
Nicolan Govender, CDE’s Regional Manager Africa says: “CDE has been completing projects in countries across sub-Saharan Africa, with unique customised solutions for each customer and with a variety of applications that show the versatility of our equipment range. CDE is fast growing its footprint in South Africa due to a locally-based, dedicated team that understands the particularities of market, working on a partnership basis from the first contact with the client through to the on-site start up, and also providing comprehensive support at the after-sales stage.”
Govender concludes: “bauma CONEXPO AFRICA is the ideal platform for CDE to showcase the wealth of knowledge, innovation and experience that has already helped over 1,000 operations to grow beyond our clients’ expectations over the past 25 years globally. “We look forward to discussing efficient wet processing solutions with mining and sand and aggregates operators that will help them to optimise their businesses.”