Conti showing underground portfolio at Bauma
Continental’s underground mining products are engineered at the company’s Research and Development Center in Hanover, Germany and production is based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa – close to many customers’ gold, copper, and platinum mines. Two key products in this segment are the General Tire brand Power Slick and Semi Slick, and the tyre maker is displaying both of these at the Bauma 2013 show.
One of the greatest challenges in the underground mining business is to keep the machines running. In these harsh environments, the performance of the tyres plays an important role in limiting downtimes. According to Continental, the Power Slick and Semi Slick reduce overall costs for customers operating in the underground mining business while increasing durability and safety.
The two product lines are said to provide excellent tread depth and maximum resistance against impact damages and cuts. Both the Power Slick and Semi Slick are specifically designed for underground mining machines operating in harsh mining conditions. The rubber compounds provide maximum resistance to rock cutting and to penetrations. Continental’s dedicated carcass construction is a combination of multiple crossed textile layers, providing high loading capabilities and impact resistance.
Power Slick tyres, as the name suggests, have a smooth pattern without any tread blocks, providing excellent traction in hard rock applications. Smooth and wide tread provides excellent traction in hard rock mining. The carcass construction and the used rubber compounds realise maximum resistance against cut and impacts damages.
Semi Slick tyres have tread blocks for customers operating in soft rock applications such as underground coal mining. Tread provides excellent traction characteristics in soft rock mining. Reinforced sidewalls and the tread compound used provide maximum protection against rock penetrations, tearing or cutting.
Continental says it is developing new sizes to meet the requirements of new machinery with higher load capacity; its current underground mining portfolio covers 15 to 25-inch rim diameters.
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