Technology leaders go OE for AIMEX

Western Australia is a major contributor to Australia’s resource sector with over 300 projects and more than 50 different minerals in commercial production.

So it is little wonder that a number of top WA mining suppliers will be displaying their latest technologies at Asia Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) in September at the Sydney Showgrounds between September 9 and11.

Below three such companies, L&M Radiator, Immersive Technologies and Transmin, detail what they will be displaying at AIMEX.

L&M Radiator

L&M Radiator plan on introducing the new MESABI high efficiency aluminium tube Charge Air Cooler (CAC), which features a tube to header seal that is held captive in the header plate by a special sealing process. The flexible fluorocarbon rubber seals absorb stresses and thermal tube expansion that can cause conventional coolers to fail.

In addition to the CAC, it will also display a MESABI Service Exchange Radiator to suit the latest Caterpillar D11R bulldozer. Also at its stand will be a hands-on demonstration showing the features and benefits of the MESABI Flexible Core Radiator.

The technology behind the Flexible Radiator Core featured in L&M Radiator products stems back to the tanks of World War II. It first commercial use was by Rolls Royce. In 1957, L&M Radiator acquired the rights to the concept and developed it for the mining industry. The take up of the radiator by mining companies was so impressive that L&M Radiator began working with OEM’s as mining customers started specifying the L&M radiators on new equipment.

As a custom manufacturer, L&M Radiator has the engineering capabilities to custom design heat exchangers for almost any heavy-duty cooling/heating application.

It specialises in working with OEM’s directly providing customised radiators to the likes of Komatsu, Liebherr, LeTorneau, Euclid Hitachi, Sandvik Tamrock and Terex.

Transmin

Transmin will be promoting its extensive range of products and services at AIMEX 2003, which includes: bulk materials handling equipment - chain conveyors, screw conveyors, vibrating conveyors, specialist belt conveyors, bucket elevators, rotary valves, bin activators; weighing systems - weigh augers, belt weighers and loss in weight hopper systems; rock breakers and boom systems; silo and materials storage equipment; flocculant mixing and dosing equipment; and medium duty ball mills and slaking equipment, crushing and sizing equipment.

The stand will feature a mix of graphics, static and moving equipment and component samples. It will also display its bulk ISO sea container tipping and unloading equipment. AIMEX will provide the first opportunity for the bulk ISO sea container unloader to be viewed at a trade show.

With offices in WA and NSW, it specialising in the design, supply and servicing of rugged quality engineered products for a broad range of applications.

The Transmin rock breaking boom system, for example, is said to be the most widely installed and trusted system throughout Australia and, Transmin says, is becoming increasingly recognised in the world market.

Immersive Technologies

Immersive Technologies design and produce Advanced Equipment Simulators (AE) for operator training in the mining industry (see page 58 February issue AM).

Global mining companies, equipment manufacturers, their dealers and schools use the AE Simulators in their training programs. Clients such as Caterpillar US use a portable unit that they literally truck around the country to conduct on site training for their clients.

“Our AE Simulator creates an environment as close as possible to reality where operators learn how to make split second decisions and to operate the machine in a variety of conditions,” Immersive Technologies sales and marketing manager Graeme Rutherford said.

“The AE Simulator enables operators to safely learn the correct control procedures from production through to machine wear and tear. We work with the manufacturer’s engineers to ensure the AE Simulator behaves like the real machine.

“We can record and log the operator’s performance and evaluate the session so that the operator and supervisor can address areas where there may be weaknesses. The AE Simulator allows situations to be posed that ordinarily would be too dangerous or difficult to attempt in a real work environment. That’s the beauty of the technology; we are literally taking the risk out of what has been in the past a risky business.”

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