Agenda

09.00 – 12.00

OTR TYRE RETREADING: OVERCOMING SHORTAGES AND ENSURING TYRE MANAGEMENT SUCCESS

This interactive 3-hour workshop will see delegates through on OTR tyre retreading as a method of surviving the OTR tyre shortage.
The workshop facilitator will provide informative discussion on topics related to OTR tyre retreading, case-study examples of where tyre retreading has been used effectively and ooking at examples of poor tyre maintenance and discussing what can and can’t be repaired.

This tyre retreading workshop will include:

• Why is tyre retreading critical: facts and fiction
• Various retreading processes available
• The importance of designing retreads for your own mine conditions
• Tyre maintenance tips
• Advantages and disadvantages of each different retreading processes
• Case studies

Bruce Louden
Managing Director
BIG TYRE

14.00 – 17.00

DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING CONVEYOR SYSTEMS FOR HAULING OPERTIONS

This interactive 3-hour workshop will further focus on conveyors as tools to reduce operation cost on the mine site.  Among the topics to be covered include:

• Conveyor systems as an efficient  hauling tool

• Why use a conveyor system? Pros and cons
• What is the cost analysis of using conveyors
• Conveyors as an important tool to help increase productivity levels?
• Best operational practice and productivity optimization of conveyor systems
• Case study discussions

Tim Kirkness
Principal Mechanical Engineer
GHD