Mining utility vehicle major Getman Corporation has launched its new ProShot concrete spraying vehicle. Getman said ProShot represents its focus “on solutions that fulfill customer expectations and meet the demands of underground mining.” With an innovative new interior touchscreen display and three exterior screens, operators can safely control the flow of concrete product from inside or outside the vehicle.
“ProShot is a fresh idea – a concrete sprayer built using the knowledge of shotcrete experts and experienced maintenance personnel,” said Ground Support Product Manager Rick Kraft. “It’s designed for the ultra-tough rigours of underground mining and tunnelling. Based on a common-sense approach that offers excellent user interface and accessibility, ProShot is a sprayer that’s intuitive to operate and easy to maintain. Even inexperienced technicians can apply consistent, high quality layers of sprayed concrete.”
Getman offers customer-focused solutions for production and production support equipment to both mine managers and technicians. With over six decades of experience serving underground mining, Getman says it designs its equipment with extensive research and development. “The new ProShot represents our resolve to meet changing customer needs for product development,” said Getman Product Manager Christopher Warner. “Our new design meets the challenge of maintaining a balance between a manoeuverable chassis size and a layout that facilitates safe and easy daily maintenance.”
Cited points of interest on the new machine include:
- Boom mounted on centerline of chassis
- Operator cabin mounted mid-ship to reduce exposure to rebound and provide excellent operator visibility
- Getman nozzle assembly easily disassembles for cleaning without using special tools
- ProShot’s innovative in-cab 10-inch touch screen provides state of the art information about the machine. With Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities, software revisions are available via customer’s smartphone
- The Getman dosing management system provides real time spray process information and data acquisition, visible on three 7 in exterior displays
- Chemical additive dose may be changed via remote, with five preset rates and changes visible on process displays
- Telescopic boom extension: 2.5 m (8.2 ft)
- Chemical tank volume: 700 l (185 gal)
- Fuel tank capacity: 250 l (66 gal)
- Spray boom coverage envelope: 5.5 m x 8.6 m x 2.5 m (18 ft x 28.25 ft x 27 ft)