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Press release: April 3, 2017 Joy Global highlights expanded service products and consumables offerings, Montabert drifter conversions

EMALAHLENI, South Africa - With a focus on helping customers extend equipment life and lower operational costs, Joy Global hosted a Consumables Show at its JoySmart Services Center in eMalahleni from 28 to 30 March 2017.

As the original equipment manufacturer, Joy Global engineers or selects each JOY service product and consumable to meet the company's exacting application and design standards, ensuring optimal system performance. Consumable and upgrade components available for customers' specific applications include:

  • Shuttle car tyres: 32-ply load-rated with sidewall reinforcement to minimize failure risk

  • Optima Series dipper upgrades to optimize shovel productivity, minimize adjustments and extend maintenance intervals

  • Continuous miner crawler chains with grouser configurations to deliver improved sumping forces and turning performance to drive up production rates

  • Shuttle car conveyor chains with integrated chain and sprocket design to minimize downtime and increase component life

  • Delta Series crawler shoes proven in the most extreme mining environments, engineered as a complete system to ensure all component lives are maximized

  • Joy genuine filters and elements that offer exceptional quality and protection to maximize hydraulic life system

The company also highlighted Montabert drifters and drifter conversions, which can provide up to 60% overall savings on unit operating costs due to longer maintenance intervals, lower costs per repair and reduced consumable consumption. Proven benefits include increasing drill bit life up to 47%, increasing shank life up to 60%, and decreasing noise and vibration levels to enhance operator environment. For case studies on successful drifter conversions from Joy Global, visit www.joyglobal.com.

A Montabert drifter on display during the show. About Joy Global

Joy Global is a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions. Through its market-leading P&H, Joy and Montabert brands, the company manufactures and markets equipment and services for the global mining industry from 135 locations in 20 countries. Joy Global's products and related services are used extensively for the mining of coal, copper, iron ore, oil sands, gold and other materials, including crushed stone and sand/gravel.

Joy Global Inc. published this content on 20 March 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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