Quantified savings for Mining, Quarries, Oil & Gas
and Planation Industries
Embracing the use of smart technology, 88Chemco has concluded a business study resulting in quantified savings for the Mining, Quarries, Oil and Gas and Plantation industry sectors.
88Chemco, an Australian fine particle engineering and management company, launched its South African operations last year. Specialising in chemical technologies and engineering methodologies, the local team of engineers has already made significant inroads into the local and African markets by improving haul road performance, as well as sustainable increases in production through adaptations in areas of design and maintenance.
Backed by a strong product line focusing on Haul Roads, Stockpiles, Tailings, Road Stabilisation and Erosion Control, 88Chemco’s is able to offer technology and expertise to optimise secondary machinery and improve production levels on a sustainable basis.
Founder of 88Chemco, engineer Sebastian Karsas states “our applications have resulted in significant cost savings in water, fuel, and wear and tear on road haulage vehicles”.
Since its launch, the company has partnered with BASF Construction Chemicals South Africa service the Sub Saharan market. “Through this partnership we source chemical input from local markets, resulting in the benefit of pricing our products competitively without compromising on quality” says Karsas
The partnership with BASF has recently led to the production of custom “White Label” products for clients own branding, adding to the packaged solutions already offered by 88Chemco.
Partnering with Delta-V Experts (based in Melbourne (Australia) and Durban (South Africa)), a specialist forensic engineering and safety solutions consulting group, together have released new monitoring hardware enabling remote access monitoring, objective analysis and control capabilities. The Pit and Road Condition Monitor can be fitted to any dump truck, water cart or even light vehicle.
Powered by the vehicles own 12V DC power source, it makes use of 3G for all data transmissions to any PC. The resulting data is used in objective performance benchmarking, and allocation of graders for optimal secondary machinery management. Reaping the benefits still further, the results are used in pre-shift meetings to create a Pit Plan for the next shift or planning road maintenance planning for the next week, month or year.
88Chemco will be showcasing at the forthcoming Mining Indaba in Cape Town in February 2015.