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january-february 2015
international
construction
EQUIPMENT
Sandvik
Sandvik’s new screens
Sandvik has rolled-
out a new scalper
and sizing screen as
it consolidates production
of itsmobilemineral processing
equipment in
Ballygawley, UK.
Chris Sleight
reports.
base andmade it leaner.”
He added that when
Sandvik acquired the
Extec and Fintec businesses in
May 2007, which brought the
Swadlincote
and
Ballygawley
sites into the company, it had five
factories around the world making
mobile crushers and screens.
And although machines are no
longer made in Swadlincote, many
of the ideas that were distinct
features of theExtec range arebeing
carried over into new generations
of equipment. A good example is
the QA335 Doublescreen – the
‘Doublescreen’ was a patented
feature of theExtec range, with two
independent screens in the same
box, effectively performing two
processes on one plant. Sandvik
says this system still outperforms
a similarly sized single screen by
about 30%.
Vice President for sales and
marketing of mobile crushers
and screens at Sandvik, Eugene
Lyons said, “The Doublescreen is a
massive advantage over our flat and
single-box competitors.”
Mid-sized screen
Described as a mid-sized unit,
the QA335 features a 75 kW Cat
engine and has a simple to use
sequential start-up system on-
board, which allows it to be set up
and put into operation at the push
of five numbered and colour-coded
buttons.
The standard machine weighs
in at just over 27 tonnes and the
transport dimensions are 15.3 m
long x 3.4mwide x 3.0mwide.
Also new is the QE441 scalping
screen. “This is a machine that has
been designed and built to take
heavy-dutywork,” saidMr Lyons.
This flagship machine replaces
the QE440 at the top of the range
and changes include updates to the
screen box, screen drive and screen
media, as well as improvements
to the apron plate feeder, wear
resistant hopper and radio remote
controls, all of which are fitted as
standard.
The fact that machines like the
QE441 can either be used to feed
crushers or operate as sizing screens
is increasing their popularity
according toMr Lyons.
“Scalping screens have become
very big in the market so we are
expanding the range. Customers
are looking for machine that will
do more than one application. A
scalping screen will do the job of a
scalper or a sizing screen,” he said.
The QE441 has a maximum
capacity of 900 tonnes per hour
and the maximum feed size is 800
mm. Power comes from a 96 kW
Cat engine and the weight of the
standard model is just over 37
tonnes.
According to Sandvik, themarket
in general for this type of machine
remains flat. However, it said that
being a major player that is able
to offer financing, buy-backs and
other soft products was appreciated
by customers.
Sandvik Construction’s vice
president for global markets,
Greg Albert said,”Financing and
buy-back are a big competitive
advantage for us. In emerging
markets financing never used to be
needed, but now it is being asked
for and it is a big opportunity
for us.”
iC
The QA335 Doublescreen owes
part of its heritage to Extec.
User-friendly control panels
feature colour-coded controls
and simple sequential buttons.
L
ast March saw the news
that Sandvik would
cease production of
mobile crushing and screening
equipment in Swadlincote, UK
and move everything to its factory
in Ballygawley in the UK province
ofNorthern Ireland.
Functions such as product
support, marketing and research&
development are still carried out in
Swadlincote, but production is now
inBallygawley, and it was here that
Sandvik chose to launch two new
screening products at the start of
this year.
AsAndersKjellberg,Sandvik’svice
president for crushing & screening
said, “Ultimately it’s about creating
a centre of excellence, but we will
also have satellites around the
world. It has also improvedour cost
