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machinery is Hitachi's flagship excavator, weighing in at more than 800 tons, with the ability to load a 300-ton payload in a Hitachi EH5000AC-3 truck with just four passes. The monstrous EX8000-6 is transported to site by many large floats and semi-trailers and assembled on-site with the assistance of large cranes. Largest Mobile Conveyor The world's largest mobile conveyor is headed to Sydney in September, with the Putzmeister Telebelt TB200 to be displayed at AIMEX 2015. Featuring a 62-m placement conveyor, 22-m feed conveyor and a maxi- mum throughput of 7.65 m 3 (or one and a quarter Olympic-sized swimming pools) per day, the TB200 will be exhibited by Australian industrial supplier Mobile Conveying Services on stand 0108. Suited to a range of industrial bulk material applications beyond mining, Mobile Conveying Services said the TB200 provides greater production efficiency by eliminating frequent relocation, the need for multiple machines and conveyor load- ing systems. The independent slew of the feed conveyor and placement belt also pro- vide productivity advantages, with the tele- scoping of the placement belt allowing larger areas to be processed. "The TB200 on show is the only one in the world available for wet hire and project work, and is available for regional work as well as work in Australia. It suits large scale bulk handling work such as backfilling tail- ings dams, mine reclamation, port develop- ment and work on large scale hard stands," said Mobile Conveying Services' Managing Director Graeme Cooney. "With cost savings an ever-present chal- lenge for mining companies throughout the Asia-Pacific region, particularly with reduced commodity prices and global eco- nomic volatility, the TB200 provides signifi- cant cost advantages as placement or setup ground preparation is not required, which makes it suitable for projects involving sen- sitive or unstable ground and backfilling. "Compared to dump trucks dumping at the face, there is no need to build, maintain and move a haul road. There are no safety and congestion issues with dump trucks backing up to a face on ground that may cause stability issues with the dump body raised. On one job the TB200 backfilled cais- sons [water-tight retaining structures for foundations] for a port development from land, where the alternative would have been to do this from a barge, at considerably greater expense," Cooney explained. First Time for Kal Tire Mining tire specialist Kal Tire Mining Tire Group is exhibiting for the first time at AIMEX. The Canadian-based company will showcase its Total Tire Solutions for mining tire service and supply, and how this pro- gram can effectively decrease costs and improve productivity. "Kal Tire has been operating in Western Australia for many years," said Kal Tire Australia Managing Director Darren Flint. "We're expanding our reach to bring our best-in-class mining tyre solutions to mines across Australia's east and west." Kal Tire has spent more than 40 years delivering tire solutions to more than 150 mines across five continents. Due to hav- ing more than 1,600 team members worldwide, the company is able to mobi- lize quickly and efficiently to new pro- jects. Flint said Kal Tire team members were qualified to a global standard and together had amassed a wealth of knowl- edge. "The constant goal is to provide mining customers innovative tire solu- tions that improve productivity at every step of the mining process, from sourc- ing, maintenance and reporting, to on-site custom solutions and safety programs. "We're considered a trusted partner to many leading mining companies because we're capable of handling all of the tire requirements, every day," said Flint. "We're on the mine sites, bringing our global expe- rience and knowledge to deliver tire supply and services that are really tailored to our customers' needs. We don't work for manu- facturers. We work for miners." Kal Tire, a company founded in the mountains of British Columbia more than 60 years ago, has been delivering local tire solutions to mine sites around the world and at every extreme — from 14,000-ft-high sites in the Andes to the -30°C oil sands of Alberta, and the scorching rainforests of Ghana to the remote red earth of the Pilbara. "Safety is a number one priority, like it is with any mining customer, and we're proud to be showcasing Journey to Zero at AIMEX," said Flint. "At Kal Tire, our goal is zero harm for every team member, every day. Like our training, we have global stan- dards when it comes to operating safely." There will be an interactive display of Kal Tire's capabilities, services, products and portfolio at AIMEX stand 2216, Hall 3. Putzmeister's Telebelt TB200, billed as the world's largest mobile conveyor, is heading to Sydney in September for display at AIMEX. Canada-based mining tire specialist Kal Tire is exhibiting for the first time at AIMEX 2015. a i m e x 2 0 1 5 p r e v i e w c o n t i n u e d 52 www.coalage.com July 2015