May/June 2013 - The ASIA Miner

Supplier News
Keep manuals up to date, says METS
WITH Australian expertise and engineering consulting services becoming
more sought after internationally, demand for assistance
in creating, re-writing and updating commissioning and operating
manuals is at an all-time high at Mineral Engineering Technical
Services (METS) in Perth, Western Australia.
Overseas clients in particular are approaching METS to have
their commissioning and operating manuals reviewed or entirely
written up from scratch. Cost pressures are transferring equipment
purchases to lower cost countries, however the expertise of
Australian engineering is continuing to be sought after to plan, operate
and maintain beneficiation plants and operations.
In mineral processing plants, commissioning and operating
manuals do not only enable plant operators to be trained correctly
in required practices to safely and successfully run and monitor
operations, but also provide guidance on health, safety and environmental
issues that may arise within the plant environment. Operating
manuals are supplied or developed prior to plant
commissioning as a reference tool on how to confidently pursue
and identify current and correct practices to monitor and control
a particular situation that may arise within the plant environment.
They are provided as a reference tool, however the reality is that
their use and maintenance diminishes with time.
As operations in mineral processing plants commence and operators
are proficiently trained in operating the plant, referral to
manuals become less frequent. Over time plants are altered,
equipment updated and more often than not the updating of manuals
is left behind. “We are receiving more enquiries from companies
locally and abroad that realize their operations and/or
commissioning manuals are outdated and need professional assistance
in writing or updating them,” says METS director and
principal consulting engineer Damian Connelly. “Achieving and/or
maintaining a positive health, safety and environmental record is
increasing in importance and the manuals are a vital guidance and
reference tool to all aspects of running an operation.”
The digital revolution is taking over from paper-based manuals.
“For years we have been assisting clients with writing and updating
commissioning and operating manuals and associated faceto-face
training of operators in the classroom and on site. While
the content may be the same, clients are now increasingly requesting
digital delivery options for their operator training,” says
METS Training Team leader Tina Mucha. “Now clients are requesting
digital solutions and we have developed the e-Trainer –
a tablet version of the traditional paper manual, that clients can
take to location on-site and use as a reference tool.”
Whatever the means – up-to-date commissioning and operating
manuals are essential to ensuring a plant operators’ workplace
remains an efficient and safe place to work.
New Eurotire manager in Central Asia
EUROTIRE, a leader in off-the-road (OTR)
tyres for the mining industry, has appointed
Yuriy Tarabukhin as regional business manager
for Central Asia. Yuriy Tarabukhin brings
extensive experience as an innovative, resultoriented
manager and leader in technologybased
organizations. He is a seasoned
professional in business development, project
management, global sales, marketing and distribution.
Before joining Eurotire, he worked as a project manager with
Sandvik Mining, USA, as well as an international sales manager
selling heavy machinery with Tigercat Industries, Canada.
At Eurotire, Yuriy Tarabukhin will focus on sales process improvement,
KPI, customer service, complaints/claims process
and business relationship. He is fluent in English and Russian
with more than 15 years of business experience in multicultural
environment. In his spare time, Yuriy enjoys cross-country skiing
and modern English and Russian literature.
Meantime, at the bauma International Trade Fair in Munich,
Germany, Eurotire mounted tyres on Perlini Equipment’s newest
version of the DP705 WD original dump truck. Eurotire’s ETRAC
24.00R35 tyres were fitted on Perlini’s newly developed dump
truck with load capacity of 65T. Perlini customized Two Star
24.00R35 tyres for this heavy load application.
Eurotire’s 33.00R51 were also on display in the Zeppelin Caterpillar
Stand. IMT’s TireHand Tyre Manipulator was mounted on a
Hyster forklift and featured the Eurotire 33.00R51 in the outdoor
booth. Eurotire personnel were on site and available to answer
any questions about these giant tyres.
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