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Vital bridge reclaimer revamp project completed on time

hyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa’s service centre minimum,” stresses Monare. He lauds the company’s field service
recently successfully completed a ROM (run of mine) bridge technicians on their vast knowledge which goes a long way in minimizing
treclaimer revamp project for Sasol’s Twistdraai Export Plant. The equipment downtime.
order was secured in January 2021 and the work commenced in mid- Monare also worked on another successful major overhaul project
June 2021. Owing to the company’s experience and knowledge, expert completed by thyssenkrupp on their product portal reclaimer. “Major
capabilities, thorough planning skills and understanding of mitigating overhauls such as these take an enormous amount of planning before
downtime for a production plant, the reclaimer was back in operation on spanner time”, states Monare. “For me one of the biggest benefits of
time in September 2021. working with thyssenkrupp is that they fully understand that we are a
thyssenkrupp shares a longstanding relationship with Sasol, dating production operation and therefore know that critical equipment simply
back to 1979 when the first stackers and drum reclaimers were supplied. cannot go on overhaul for too long a period. The thyssenkrupp team
The bridge reclaimer was first commissioned at Sasol’s Twistdraai Export managed both major overhauls with flexibility, extending working hours,
Plant during the mid-nineties in response to a growing export demand working over weekends, etc., to ensure that our equipment is back
for high quality thermal coal. in production as soon as possible. This can only be achieved through
The company’s service centre, based in Chloorkop, Johannesburg, meticulous planning and sheer dedication from the project team.”
specializes in the servicing of coal handling equipment including two According to Monare, after sales support and ongoing consultations
thyssenkrupp reclaimers and stackers at Twistdraai Export Plant. are vital due to the complex and often unique nature of mining projects.
thyssenkrupp is also a key service provider to Sasol Coal Supply East “thyssenkrupp ensured that all product support related work was
and West as well as the ash handling plant. The service centre’s provided with the commissioning of the two overhaul projects. This goes
comprehensive offering includes regular consultations, revamps, a long way in ensuring that the highest standard of quality is realized
overhauling, sub-assembly, spare parts as well as technical support. before leaving site.”
Costa Hormovas, Account Manager (Mpumalanga Province) at Hormovas concludes, “The value of our services lies in the fact
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions South Africa, discusses the revamp that we ensure customer satisfaction by timeous completion of the
project on the bridge reclaimer. “The scope of work was initially project, backed by OEM warranties on parts and workmanship. Our
determined by our project engineers with the assistance of our field objective is to ensure equipment reliability and availability to mitigate
service technicians and finalized in collaboration with the customer. We breakdowns in the future, subsequently maximizing safe production
supplied new parts including chain guides and liners, chain link assembly, for our valued customer.”
scraper blades and guide rollers. We also refurbished the travel guide
bogies, chain drive, take-up assembly, rakes and towers. Once the parts About thyssenkrupp Mining
were installed, the equipment was commissioned, and the machine was The Mining Technologies business unit of thyssenkrupp Industrial
put back into operation on time.” Solutions supplies a full range of machinery, systems, equipment and
Lisema Monare, Project Engineer at Sasol Mining, Twistdraai Export services for the extraction, processing, storage and transportation of raw
Plant, affirms that thyssenkrupp as the Original Equipment Manufacturer materials. In collaboration with our customers in the mining and minerals
(OEM) of their stacking and reclaiming equipment has always enjoyed a sectors throughout the world we develop custom, forward-looking
mutually beneficial relationship with Sasol Mining. “Armed with an in- solutions that enhance productivity and allow natural resources to be
depth understanding of the technology, thyssenkrupp is able to provide used responsibly and efficiently.
sound engineering solutions during problem solving.”
“Equally important, the team also understands that in an operations Contact thyssenkrupp Mining South Africa, Phone 010 215-6300,
environment time is money; ensuring equipment readiness for service.requests@thyssenkrupp.com,
production is therefore paramount in keeping downtime to an absolute www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com

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