Weir unveiled a range of new innovative technologies and solutions at this year’s MINExpo held from 24–26 September.
ESCO® NEXSYS™ GET Lip System. Supplied by the Weir Group PLC 1 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 1RW, Scotland 2
The company launched its ESCO® NEXSYS™ GET Lip System for rope shovel dippers, which lowers lip maintenance requirements, extends tooth and adapter life and, ultimately, provides miners with longer uninterrupted shovel operation.
The new Weir high-capacity ENDURON® ELITE screen was also unveiled. It is a double-deck banana screen, available in a range of sizes, the largest of which has a deck measuring 4.3m x 8.5m and weighs nearly 50 tonnes. It is driven by two exciters, whereas competitor machines of comparable size require three. It will form an integral part of the company’s commitment to deliver transformational flowsheet solutions in which traditional tumbling mills are replaced by HPGRs and vertical stirred mills, potentially reducing energy consumption by up to 40%.
Weir’s booth featured the Digital Hub, highlighting the company’s digital offering – MOTION METRICS® and the company’s new digital brand, NEXT™ Intelligent Solutions.
The new MOTION METRICS® ShovelMetrics™ Gen 3 Payload monitoring solution is designed to optimise truck loading and improve haulage efficiency by reducing both underloading and overloading. And as part of Weir’s commitment to service its customers even in the most remote locations, MOTION METRICS® systems now support connectivity via Starlink, enabling reliable data transmission anywhere in the world.
NEXT™ Intelligent Solutions extend and expand the company’s current capabilities and transforms its process optimisation services into real-time digital solutions. Weir has developed digital packages for all of its market-leading solutions – pumps, cyclones, HPGRs, screens and hoses and spools – based on key customer needs: insight, uptime and production.
The Digital Hub used monitors to create a remote operation centre, allowing attendees to experience the same digital platforms and interfaces that Weir utilises to support its customers.
Attendees also had the opportunity to experience an interactive scale P&H 41000XPC shovel model demonstration of MOTION METRICS® ShovelMetrics™ Gen 3, as well as a ShovelMetrics™ model control station, featuring the same touch screen monitor and controller used by operators.
Weir experts from its digital, extraction, processing, comminution, tailings and flowsheet solutions teams were available at the booth to continue the conversation about how the company is partnering with customers to accelerate sustainable mining.
Jon Stanton, chief executive officer of Weir said, “We’ve been doing a lot of work to expand our portfolio of innovative, end-to-end solutions to help our customers produce the metals and minerals required to transition to a low carbon economy and it’s exciting to be able to show that off at the world’s largest mining show.
“It is clear the world needs more metals and minerals but there is a recognition in the industry that we need to mine them more sustainably than we have in the past. That means using less energy, using water wisely and generating less waste. And Weir – with our world-class engineering, advanced materials science and intelligent automation – is at the forefront of helping miners do that.”
Source: Supplied by the Weir Group PLC 1 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 1RW, Scotland 2