Posted by Daniel Gleeson on twenty ninth October 2024
One in all Australia’s largest multi-disciplined mining and civil engineering corporations, Murray Engineering, is once more taking centre stage on the IMARC exhibition flooring this 12 months, presenting guests with new merchandise in addition to those who have already been properly acquired by the markets.
Murray Engineering’s positioning on the entrance to the ICC Sydney IMARC exhibition space means attendees will get a great take a look at the Talon BPX floor partaking instruments (GET) and JumboGuard drilling security system. The corporate may also once more exhibit a part of its electrical car charger vary.
Murray stated a 12 months in the past it deliberate to rework GET security and longevity at main underground mining contractor Byrnecut’s websites over a 12-to-18-month interval by deploying Talon BPX GET and Key Account Supervisor, Nathan Bradshaw, says progress has been swift and properly acquired.
“Now we have presently accomplished over 50 loader conversions and can proceed the rollout subsequent 12 months while we proceed to work with Talon on product improvement and enchancment, finally driving down the working prices for our prospects,” he says. “Now we have seen a large discount in downtime when the bucket tooth are finally required to be modified out.
“Then there’s the numerous enchancment in security with the hammerless design in addition to a discount in guide dealing with. It’s really a win-win for the crew.”
The Malaysian-made Talon BPX GET has a hammerless mechanical system with a pull-on/push-off mechanism that actively strikes the shroud on the lip throughout set up and elimination, considerably enhancing the security of upkeep personnel, Murray Engineering says. Murray has additionally labored with Talon to introduce a “closed-loop recycling system” through which worn GET is collected on web site and returned to the foundry to be re-processed into new items.
“Now we have seen our prospects, enhance security, cut back working prices and actually interact with the recycling program,” Bradshaw says. “Now we have presently despatched over 65 tonnes of waste product again to the foundry for processing. It provides our prospects the boldness that we’re genuinely partaking within the complete life cycle of the product, from the foundry to the foundry.
“We’re presently speaking to many potential prospects concerning the product introduction. When you may provide improved security with a discount in working prices and a discount in downtime with a closed-loop recycling program, it truly is a no brainer. It’s a tremendous product.”
JumboGuard, a product designed in Australia by Victoria’s YUMARR Automation, has been available in the market longer than the Talon GET.
YUMARR developed a laser scanner-based jumbo help system that may be retrofitted to all kinds of underground drilling tools, together with manufacturing drills, cable bolters and improvement drills. The system “observes” the machine’s environment and displays the motion of individuals. If an individual strikes right into a hazardous space or if a hazard is detected it shuts down the increase hydraulics, blocking motion and rotation of the drifter and increase.
Murray Management Techniques Supervisor, Michael Finney, says greater than 250 of the items have been bought in Australia and now the primary JumboGuards have been deployed at websites offshore.
“We at the moment are deploying era two items,” Finney says. “We’re continuously reviewing information and suggestions offered by our prospects to make sure the absolute best efficiency from the system.”
IMARC is working from October 29-31 on the ICC Sydney. Worldwide Mining is a media sponsor of the occasion
