Sandvik showcases next generation mining equipment and services at MINExpo

By MEq August 29, 2016 17:25

Sandvik introduces innovative new products and services that help customers to improve safety and productivity even further, with emphasis on total cost of ownership, scalable automation packages, availability of service and parts and inherent product safety.

At MINExpo INTERNATIONAL 2016, Sandvik will showcase the latest in its portfolio of innovative equipment and services, ranging from a single drill bit to mine automation.
Sandvik offers a wide range of automation solutions that customers can apply right now in order to maximize the full potential of their mine site while significantly improving safety. Depending on customer requirements, Sandvik provides AutoMine for autonomous solutions and OptiMine for information management – or a combination of these two – all resulting in improved safety and productivity. 3D scanning is one of several new and innovative features available in Sandvik’s automation offering. It automatically scans overbreak and underbreak to save valuable time during the drilling cycle.

At MINExpo, Sandvik will launch a number of drill rigs, including its latest addition to the DD422 series. Sandvik DD422iE uses electric battery power instead of a diesel engine, eliminating emissions during tramming. The patented electric driveline system enables battery recharging during drilling. Sandvik DD422iE burns less fuel, also generating less heat and noise than conventional drivelines. The result is safer, healthier and more productive development drilling. There are many other new and innovative solutions on Sandvik DD422iE designed to increase productivity and simplify maintenance, to help ensure maximum rig availability.

Having developed and supplied productive rock tools for more than 100 years, Sandvik continues to reinvent drill bit design. The newly-introduced top center drill bits, incorporating the most significant upgrade to face drilling bits in decades is one of the Sandvik highlights at MINExpo. The new design features a so-called “raised front“, elevating two or three front buttons – depending on diameter size – a few millimeters above the gauge buttons located on the periphery of the bit. Additionally, the front buttons are set at a slight angle relative to the symmetric axis of the bit.

“We’re driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new equipment to ever smarter customer services,” says Marie Brodin, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, 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 MINExpo 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 mining equipment, whether it is equipment automation or cemented carbide grades for drill bits. What ties it all together is our dedicated people and our offering of genuine parts and services. We call it Sandvik 365.”