In late March, Assarel-Medet took supply of a R 9350 E electrical excavator at Bul in Bulgaria’s Pazardzhik province, being the fifth 300-t class Liebherr electrical excavator that Liebherr-Export and Alki-L have delivered to the copper mining firm.
Assarel-Medet selected the R 9350 E for its operations at Assarel mine as a result of it emits zero greenhouse gases throughout operation whereas additionally providing distinctive productiveness, sturdiness and ease of upkeep, Liebherr says.
Nikolay Peltekov, Govt Director of Assarel-Medet, mentioned: “We proceed to implement trendy mining tools from main international producers to make sure our sustainable improvement by means of increased manufacturing effectivity and office security. I congratulate our colleagues at Assarel mine who’ve the pleasure of working with the brand new machine, and I thank everybody who contributed to the success of this funding.”
The R 9350 E is supplied with a robust 1,200 kW electrical motor that gives important benefits similar to fewer vibrations and fewer noise throughout operation, longer service life for working models and elements and most general effectivity at excessive temperatures, Liebherr says. Moreover, the electrical motor is designed to final for the complete service lifetime of the machine, decreasing working and upkeep prices.
Raphael Goeppel, Liebherr-Export’s Common Supervisor for Earthmoving and Mining Gear, mentioned: “This 300-t machine is an emblem of not solely technical excellence – because of Liebherr’s dedication to steady enchancment – but additionally of the long-standing cooperation between Liebherr and Assarel-Medet. Lately, the world has confronted quite a few challenges, and the truth that we are able to all come collectively like this reveals how vital an excellent partnership between firms is.”
This face shovel excavator is supplied with a customized 17 cu.m bucket to make sure that it gives optimum productiveness whereas shifting materials at Assarel mine, the OEM says.
The partnership between Assarel-Medet, Alki-L and Liebherr-Export started in 1993, when Assarel-Medet obtained its first Liebherr machine, an L 506 wheel loader, at Assarel mine within the Sredgna Gora mountain vary. Within the intervening many years, Assarel-Medet’s Liebherr fleet has grown to a present complete of 28 machines and consists of extra wheel loaders in addition to dozers, wheeled excavators, a specialised tracked machine for welding work and enormous diesel and electrical mining excavators. Due to the devoted help of Alki-L’s service specialists and the crew from its mine restore and central restore base, a variety of these machines have reached greater than 130,000 working hours and are nonetheless productive members of Assarel-Medet’s fleet.
Goeppel mentioned: “Delivering this R 9350 E isn’t just a enterprise achievement; it’s a reflection of the distinctive relationship we have now constructed with Alki-L and Assarel-Medet over time. When companions genuinely work along with a standard aim, nice issues occur. We’re extremely happy with this second and actually enthusiastic about every part the longer term holds for our collaboration.”
