Volume 9 Edition 3 2012 - The ASIA Miner

Foreword:German Mining Technology Serves the GlobalMining IndustryAs we move into 2012, there is widespread growing demand for energy and steel, especially inemerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Russia. Germany’s mining-equipment manufacturersare ready to respond to the new surge in demand for high technology—combined withbetter safety standards—as the key to higher production and greater efficiency.Germany leads the world in engineering expertise, especially in mining equipment and technology.German technology has a long tradition, having been designed to handle the difficult geologicalconditions found in the hard-coal mines in the Ruhr area, the Saarland and at Ibbenbüren.Over time, this technology has been developed further, so as to satisfy the requirements of a worldwidemarket.Today, almost 90% of German mining-equipment sales are generated in countries other thanGermany. While China, Russia and the United States are currently the main export destinations,other parts of the world such as Southeast Asia, Latin America and Australia are growing marketsfor Germany’s mining equipment manufacturers. German mining technology has been field-provenin both underground and surface mines in each of these markets, firmly founded on the strengthof its technical design, safety measures and environmental features.The VDMA-Mining Equipment Association welcomes all readers of the 2012 Mining Supplement,with its emphasis on how today’s German mining technology is designed with the emphasison operational and personal safety. We hope you will enjoy this publication.VDMAGlückauf!Dr. Paul RheinländerPresident of the VDMA-Mining Equipment AssociationVDMA, the German Engineering Federation, Mining Equipment AssociationLyoner Strasse 18D-60528 FrankfurtGermanyTable of Contents:A Special Supplement toEngineering & Mining Journal (E&MJ)Produced by Mining Media International11555 Central Parkway, Suite 401Jacksonville, FL 32224, USATel: +1-904-721-2925Fax: +1-904-721-2930www.mining-media.comCopyright 2012 Mining MediaSponsor: German Engineering FederationVerband Deutscher MaschinenundAnlagenbau (VDMA) e.V.Lyoner Str. 18, D-60528 Frankfurt/MainTel: +49-6966-031262Fax: +49-6966-032262www.vdma.orgGerman Equipment Sales Go from Strength to Strength with Record Export Demand ......................2Underground Mining Technology: Safer Working Conditions and Higher Productivity ......................4Surface Mining Technology: Safety and Productivity Going Hand-in-Hand ......................................6Materials-Handling Technology: Keeping Minerals Moving Around the World ..................................8Coal and Mineral Processing: Getting Out the Most, Safely and Economically ..............................10Pumping Technology: For Water, Slurries, Solids and More ............................................................14Drives Technology: Placing Power Where it’s Needed......................................................................16Safety and Productivity Across the Board: Completing the Portfolio ..............................................18Consulting Services: Taking German Experience to the World ........................................................20Vendor Matrix and Buyers Guide ....................................................................................................22Articles in this publication were researched and written by Simon Walker, European Editor for Engineering & MiningJournal. For additional information about the articles or the manufacturers highlighted here, pleasecontact Mining Media (info@mining-media.com) or one of our regional representatives.Published by MiningMedia Int’lin cooperationwith the VDMAEQUIPO | INGENIERÍA | TECNOLOGÍA2012 • VDMA MINING SUPPLEMENT VDMA 1