Multotec Chile and international vibratory tools provider Hewitt Robins have joined forces in a strategic partnership to, they are saying, improve and optimise mineral processing options with the intention to meet the rising demand for extra environment friendly mineral processing in Latin America.
Whereas this partnership will enhance mineral processing within the area’s copper and lithium sectors, its broader influence lies in supporting the sustainable provide of vital minerals important to the worldwide clear vitality transition – a key driver in decreasing international carbon emissions and mitigating local weather change.
The partnership not solely strengthens each firms’ presence within the area, it leverages Multotec Chile’s regional understanding and over 5 many years of expertise in classification methods and high-performance supplies with Hewitt Robins’ superior vibratory know-how. This collaboration offers purchasers with in depth experience in mineral classification methods, vibrating tools know-how mixed with real-time monitoring options. Collectively, this boosts operational effectivity, reduces operational downtime and helps sustainable mining practices, the businesses say.
Mining homes throughout the area will now have entry to an built-in providing of sturdy, fit-for-purpose merchandise supported by over 150 years of mixed mineral processing experience from each corporations. This can permit them to reap the advantages of accessing full turnkey mineral processing know-how, supported by real-time gross sales and aftersales service help, professional on-site technical help and domestically manufactured screening media and capital tools spare components.
By working carefully on product integration, configuration and manufacturing unit pre-testing, the partnership delivers extra streamlined options whereas decreasing transport-related carbon emissions via native manufacturing of key capital tools spare components, supporting purchasers’ ESG commitments and boosting total undertaking effectivity.
Mario Saavedra Vergara, Basic Supervisor at Multotec Chile & Peru, says: “By partnering with Hewitt Robins, we’re well-positioned to fulfill the rising demand in Latin America for environment friendly mineral processing options, notably within the copper and lithium sectors. Our mixed experience and modern know-how permits us to supply tailor-made options geared toward more practical mineral processing of the vital minerals that our world wants as we speak but in addition aligns with the mining trade’s long term concentrate on sustainability and decreasing their carbon footprint.”
The collaboration encompasses a variety of merchandise together with vibrating screens, vibrating feeders and superior modular display screen panels for each dry and moist purposes. Clients can even profit from predictive upkeep providers reminiscent of spot vibration evaluation to establish and resolve any tools points geared toward decreasing operational downtime. A soon-to-be-introduced real-time vibration monitoring answer will additional enhance productiveness by anticipating potential issues early and enabling preventative upkeep.
Furthermore, Multotec Chile’s native workforce of professional engineers and metallurgists supply complete tools and course of coaching, together with on-site help to make sure seamless integration, upkeep and optimisation of Hewitt Robins tools – all coordinated via a single level of contact to facilitate easy coordination and quicker response occasions for purchasers.
Joan Ferrer, Gross sales & Technical Engineer: Latin America at Hewitt Robins, stated: “Multotec’s sturdy regional presence and understanding of the Latin American market mixed with our superior vibratory tools helps us present full mineral processing options that align with trade wants. By working collectively, we are able to ship tailor-made processing options that deal with our prospects’ particular challenges.”
Shoppers in Chile’s Atacama and Antofagasta areas are already benefiting from the progressive partnership, which now goals to broaden its attain by providing vibration evaluation and reporting providers to assist new purchasers establish and deal with tools points. A shopper in southern Peru has already seen the worth of this service via actionable insights offered by a complete vibration evaluation report.
Multotec Chile showcased its expanded service and partnership providing at Expomin, in Santiago, Chile from April 22-25, 2025. This occasion served as a platform to focus on the collaboration and to achieve direct insights into the trade’s wants and challenges.
The workforce can even be collaborating within the PERUMIN 37 Mining Conference, going down from September 22-26, 2025 in Arequipa, Peru.
