Posted by Daniel Gleeson on seventh November 2024
Sandvik Mining and Rock Options is launching the MD/MDX Peg Bolt, a brand new floor help resolution for underground mining.
Primarily based on the well-known MD/MDX Bolt, this new addition to Sandvik’s floor help portfolio improves underground security even additional, the corporate says.
Revolutionary applied sciences and excellent product high quality allow the most secure floor help options, however even the very best merchandise additionally require right and full set up to ship full performance, in accordance with Sandvik.
Sandvik’s new MD/MDX Peg Bolt incorporates a peg part within the type of a plastic disc put in beneath the ID tab, offering an simply seen and long-lasting indication of right and full bolt set up. When the bolt is rotated (left hand) to the required 350-450 Nm torque, the peg protrudes by means of the ID tab and stays clearly seen even after subsequent blasting cycles.
“Security is at all times a key focus for underground work,” Bradley Darlington, Analysis & Improvement Engineer – Bolting at Sandvik Mining and Rock Options, says. “The brand new MD/MDX Peg Bolt now affords improved security and peace of thoughts with the simply seen and lengthy lasting peg exhibiting right and full bolt set up.”
This new function, together with the industry-leading technical properties of the MD/MDX Bolt, demonstrates Sandvik’s dedication to repeatedly creating options to make working underground safer, the OEM says.
