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MULTOTEC PANEL EXPERT Roy Roche – vice president, screening media
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as the conference well attended and what value did you obtain from networking and the industry-leading presentations? RR The
conference was certainly well attended by what we perceive to be the appropriate level of people, and the networking opportunity was superb. The conference was attended not only by technical personnel but also by decision-makers throughout the industry and support industries such as universities and private research organisations. The opportunities offered in terms of this networking could not have been any better. There was both international and local attendance at all the right levels, definitely pushing the g that need to be dealt challenges with. When you consider the challenges being faced by the coal sector and the keynote addresses in terms of identifying and even offering possible scenarios this would benefit the sector. Key industry leaders participated and were able to
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give insight, new thoughts and new approaches to these challenges. In my opinion, this is a watershed conference and the coal industry will have to find solutions for its challenges. Just one of the questions that springs to mind is: If you consider that only 40% of available energy is effectively utilised, what about the remaining 60%? And how it is used and what do we do with waste materials and the potential liberations within the waste materials. Another issue is how to reduce the environmental impact to acceptable levels.
What equipment and solutions does Multotec offer the coal sector? The Multotec objective for the coal sector is ‘cleaner coal for cleaner profits’ and is achievable with our followingg product ranges: • Screening media – injection moulded polyurethane and polywedge screen panels
• Process equipment – dense medium cyclones, spiral concentrators, sampling systems, magnetic separators, centrifuges and filter presses • Ceramic wear linings – this product is used in high-wear conditions together with Multotec dense medium cyclones, centrifuges and pulley lagging.
What products/ equipment/solutions did you present and market at the conference? Screening Media Effective dewatering and rinsing Multotec has, over the years, developed numerous different screen panels, sieve bends, static screens and centrifuge baskets for
coal dewatering. Modern mining conditions are demanding more capacity from installed equipment than ever before. Dewatering applications are no exception, with current screens often unable to handle the additional demands placed on them. Our newly launched TeePee injection moulded screen panel displayed at the conference offers a solution for increased capacity without impacting on reliability or efficiency, with the following key features: • double the open area of conventional panels with the same aperture size • double the drainage capacity of conventional panels • standard modular design and pinning. Multotec TeePee panels are injection moulded, ensuring repeatable class-leading performance. Computer controlled injection machines maintain optimum conditions throughout the manufacturing process, resulting in consistent aperture sizing in a robust and hard-wearing polyurethane. Process equipment/wearresistant linings The Multotec MAX dense medium range of cyclones has the ultimate in alumina tiled cyclone engineering design. Computation fluid dynamic analysis, 3D computer aided design and extensive