How do you improve mine efficiency by standardising load and haul equipment when the fleet includes a diversity of machines and accessories? It’s a challenge that calls for a non-standard solution. In a recent example, the Schlam team worked with a Tier 1 miner in Australia to resize existing excavator buckets and custom design new
The Hercules’ innovative curved dump body design is revolutionising the payload capacity of all classes of haul trucks. The Hercules is lighter, stronger, more durable, requires less maintenance and can carry more dirt than the rest. The curved design reduces stress throughout the dump body, enabling us to go thinner and lighter while maintaining structural
A chance encounter at the WA Mining Conference & Exhibition in 2021 led Schlam to collaborate with Queensland-based SOFT RIGGING SOLUTIONS (SRS) to develop a lightweight, yet high-strength, Tray Retention System (TRS). One year later, this very encounter has resulted in taking out the winner’s trophy for the Hastings Deering Safety Initiative Award at the 2022 QUEENSLAND MINING AWARDS in Mackay.
The mining industry is continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency, cut costs and reduce carbon emissions. One of the biggest areas of savings is fuel. According to a report by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the Australian mining sector uses 10% of the country’s energy use. And it consumes approximately five billion litres of diesel
Schlam today launched the Hercules EXO – a next-generation mining dump body that offers iron ore miners both a higher payload potential and longer service life. The Hercules EXO is a 240-tonne class iron ore specific dump body that is 20 per cent lighter than the company’s already class-leading Hercules. The decreased weight gives miners
Nearly 1,500 Hercules dump bodies have been designed and deployed across Australia, and that number is growing by the day. The design may not have changed much over the years to an untrained eye, but nothing could be further from the truth, according to technical sales manager Tom Smith. “To be honest, the perception that
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