The collaborative relationship between component manufacturer and supplier is crucial when it comes to offering full-spectrum service to customers. This is exemplified by CBC’s recent implementation of the Gates Super HC cross-section V-belts to a copper mine in Townsville. “When Gates and CBC are both involved...
When CBC Regional Mining Manager, Sam Wilkinson, received a query from a copper mining customer in Northern Queensland about a bearing failure analysis on one of their flotation blowers, he moved quickly to draw up a proposal that included an NTN bearings solution. “The fans move...
When the Eloise Copper mine in Cloncurry looked for a reliable conveyor drive to replace an outdated hydraulic drive unit, the CBC team at Townsville recommended Bonfiglioli HD Series gearbox and a TECO MAXe3 Mining motor as the best solution. Being a remotely located mine producing 50,000-plus tonnes...
Anti-seize lubricants are commonly used in the mining industry to treat corrosion and the subsequent seizure of metal connections in machine assemblies. But not all anti-seize products are made equal. This is why a hard rock mining operation in North Queensland consulted with the CBC...
“There is no contingency circuit, meaning if there is a breakdown of these conveyors, the site will stop producing,” explains Sam Wilkinson, when asked how critical the conveyor system is in a large mining operation that he works with in North Queensland. This is why...
