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ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS DRIVING

INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION AT

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

enewable energy, ESG, decarbonisation and environmental innovation Bell Equipment will present its new
are increasingly shaping strategic decision-making across mining, motor grader range, built on a
Rmanufacturing and industry. Organisations are seeking to improve future-ready platform designed to
energy security, reduce emissions, strengthen supply chain competitiveness support responsible and efficient
and position themselves for long-term sustainable growth. International operations. The machines are
customers, investors and supply chain partners are also placing greater compatible with both B20 biodiesel
emphasis on ESG performance, carbon reporting and responsible business and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)
practices, making measurable sustainability progress an important without modification. An advanced
competitive advantage. hydromechanical transmission
enables operation at lower engine
Organisations looking to embed sustainable, cost-saving and waste- RPMs, reducing fuel consumption and
minimising improvements throughout their operations will find practical emissions while maintaining grading
solutions at this year’s Electra Mining Africa, the largest industrial exhibition in performance.
Southern Africa. Visitors will be able to see technologies designed to reduce
energy consumption, material usage, waste, emissions and downtime while Energy efficiency also extends to power
improving productivity across the production process. transmission. Vulkan will demonstrate
coupling technologies that improve
Among the innovations on display is ABB’s extended automation approach, mechanical efficiency, including the
which integrates electrification, digitalisation and lifecycle services into a GBNDA eco-friendly coupling series,
unified automation ecosystem. By providing real-time operational visibility, the designed for durability and longer
solution enables companies to identify inefficiencies, reduce downtime and service life, and the GsND coupling
optimise energy use. series, engineered to enhance power
transmission efficiency. By reducing
Demolition and Drilling Equipment (DDE) will showcase a range of all-electric mechanical losses, these solutions
equipment, including BROKK demolition robots, RockBreaker pedestal boom maximise the proportion of electrical
systems, First Green Industries skid steer loaders and Pentruder concrete energy used for productive work,
cutting equipment. The equipment will be powered on the stand, allowing helping large-scale operations lower
visitors to experience the technology firsthand. overall energy consumption over time.

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