Leading local manufacturer and supplier of mining consumables, West
 Rand Engi-neering, continues to add value to the mining industry
 with its time- and cost-efficient range of products. Notable in
 this endeavour is the manufacture of the company’s Combi
 Valve. This combination ball valve, used in mining and industrial
 applications for compressed air, is unique to West Rand
 Engineering. Accordinprice of zenith iron ore crusherg to West Rand Engin-eering sales
 administration manager Mike Maddocks, the main benefit of ball mill and conveyorusing the
 combi valve is cost effectiveness.
“The Combi Valve with attached fitting is less elimestone crushing equipment price in indiaxpensive to
 manu- facture and this saving is transferred to the
 customer,” he states. “It is also more cost efficient
 in terms of stockholding and product placement. “The Combi
 Valve ensures that operations continue without interruption as the
 spud or hose fitting cannot be unscrewed and subsequently
 misplaced. Installation is quick and easy as only one part needs to
 be attached instead of two.” Maddocks notes that there is a
 constant demand in the mining industry for products that aid in the
 overall economic running of operations and the Combi Valve fulfils
 these requirements. “The Combi Valve matches our product
 range and is essentially the marrying of our two main product
 ranges – hose fittings and valves and has benefitted from our
 research and development capabilites.” “There is a
 great demand for these Combi Valves and West Rand Engineering has
 the capacity to increase production by ten times if
 required,” concludes Maddocks.
