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The manufacturer of heavy duty mining equipment GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, has launched a remarkable LHD. It comes with the biggest bucket and the best power rating, for highest operating slope angles, in the 7 t payload class. All that combined in a low emission, compact package.

The GHH team are specialists for everything on wheels in rock logistics, with a high attention to detail and quality. With the new addition, their range of Load Haul Dumpers (LHDs) is growing to become one of the largest in the world. In the competitive segment of lower medium-sized models for hard rock underground mining, the LF-7 is not only the latest but probably also the best in the segment.

The articulated LF-7 (Figure 1) carries 7,000 kg of payload in its bucket, that is sized at 3.6 m³ (SAE heaped): far more than what others deliver. The vehicle is only 8,900 mm long in driving position, 2,240 mm wide at the bucket and 2,200 mm high at the cab when loaded. This meets demands like large narrow vein and small mass mining operations almost perfectly.

At approximate 18 t operation weight, the LF-7 is powered by a 164 kW Cummings diesel, making it the best in class. It complies with Tier 3 and 4 as well as EU Stage 5 emissions standards, so this is one of the “cleanest” vehicles around. The Dana transmission shifts forward and reverse in four gears each to cope with gradients of up to 28 % and to reach speeds of up to 27 km/h. The ergonomic cab is ROPS/FOPS certified and offers a high level of safety and ergonomics with comfortable t-back seat, low whole body vibration and noise levels, as well as ride control and great visibility.

The manufacturer praises the robust frame and overall well thought design, which is said to result in very low operating costs. This is not least due to its easy, ground level maintenance. All relevant vehicle data can also be accessed and remotely evaluated via analysis software known as “GHH InSiTE”. The LF-7 is also proximity detection interface ready with bucket weighing and tyre pressure monitoring systems optional. The LF-7 has the DNA of its successful predecessors and sister models and can thus be considered very reliable. In line with this, the new LHD is the perfect 3-pass loading partner to the remarkable MK-A20 dump truck.

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GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH
www.ghh-fahrzeuge.de

Just start up the engine and go was yesterday. Increasingly, mining and tunnel projects, as well as large construction sites, are also being managed digitally. The latest solution for this is the “GHH InSiTE” digital analytics software from GHH, which can be used on any equipment regardless of brand.

Here a dump truck, there a loader – the times in which rock logistics above and below ground consisted solely of man, machine and material are coming to an end. “Smart management is the future,” says product manager Felix Straßburger. “This increases the mining operations’ return on investment”.

Speed is the core benefit. “Today, mining and maintenance processes are often already so well coordinated that the smallest deviations can have undesired, costly consequences”. In view of the high workload and productivity targets, it is clear that costs must be kept under control.

Together with a vast team of external experts, GHH has created a digital analytics platform solution that transparently depicts the expensive on-site operations: “GHH InSiTE” provides for a digital performance and condition monitoring, as well as the baseline for the future of digitally optimized mining operations (Figure 1). Its use is worthwhile due to the gain in operational safety and cost control, without requiring a substantial effort on the part of the user.

The system receives the input directly from the machines on site. Location, payload, distances, consumption, exhaust gas values, temperatures and much more – the measured data have long been available on many machines. According to Straßburger, the only thing lacking so far is comprehensive consolidation, meaningful evaluation and clear presentation.

This is where GHH InSiTE comes into play. The software is regarded as a powerful tool that is adaptable and scalable, and thus designed to be future-proof. The connection to common IT infrastructures is guaranteed. All components are connected to each other via network. The data converge at the control station controller, partly in real time depending on the source. The responsible persons have all information available at any time via PC, tablet or smartphone. If something goes wrong or a change of schedule is required, they can intervene immediately. Networked rock logistics thus stands for more precise process sequences and minimum deviations. Straßburger: “The technology is proven and works reliably.”

Even before the market launch, GHH took a major customer on board in 2019 to put the solution through its paces in practice. The results were so convincing that an order was placed in mid 2020. The contract covers a considerable part of the plant and equipment, around 150 machines. This is understandable, as the customer was able to achieve fuel savings of 7 % and an increase in efficiency of 12 % in the monitored sub-fleet alone.

Market observers agree: smart systems for rock logistics have come to stay. The benefits of central control, the contribution to real-time situation awareness and, in particular, the gain in operational safety and cost optimisation are just great. And the development is progressing rapidly. GHH is preparing to play a committed role in shaping this market: The company is already regarded as one of the world’s leading suppliers of almost everything in the field of rock logistics that drives on wheels.

Further information:
GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH
www.ghh-fahrzeuge.de

GHH Vehicles GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, the manufacturer of heavy machinery for rock logistics, announces the launch of the Stage V engine range in their load haul dumpers (LHD). It starts with the new LF-14, a vehicle that is more than just a technical highlight. It marks nothing less than the current spearhead of a strategy designed to make GHH the “cleanest” supplier in the industry (Figure 1).

The Germans are already well ahead in this respect. Dump trucks and scalers meeting the currently most stringent exhaust emission standards have long been part of the product range. Take, i. e., the MK-A20 Stage V dump truck, delivered this year, the MK-A35 Stage V already operating well in the field since April 2019 and the MK-42 Stage V heading to the customer site soon. We also find a large fleet of the LF-7.6HB Stage V scaler successfully running at a mine in Europe since June 2019. More loaders are closely following with the SLP-3H, SLP-14H, LF-8 and LF-12H planned for the Stage V implementation during 2020 and the new LF-7 following in 2021.

The new LF-14 Stage V occupies a key position at GHH. With the first machine having hit customer ground in early March 2020, their second one on order and another customer having ordered three already, the LF-14 is seemingly the loader of choice. It completes the missing link in an important chain. GHH is probably the first manufacturer to be able to supply a complete core range of machines with the cleanest combustion engines.

The fact that GHH also offers vehicles with electric drive, whether cabled or battery-powered, underlines even more how serious the manufacturer is about protecting the environment and the operators of its machines.

GHH presented the LF-14 (with Stage IIIA and IV) as early as 2018. Various technology developments have been realized in the new edition. These include in particular the Volvo TAD1381VE as an engine option with Stage V: a 285 kW (1,900 rpm) power package with SCR and DPF exhaust system.

The LF-14 with 41 t operating weight carries 14 t payload in a bucket designed for 5.4 to 9 m³. The vehicle is approximately 11 m long, 3 m wide and 2,4 m high at the cabin. It can be used in both hardrock and softrock applications. GHH says, it has the best power-to-weight ratio in its class and offers the proven DNA of all the manufacturer’s machines – which are proven powerful, robust, safe and reliable. Ergonomics and overall design quality have always been a priority.

Recently, the company announced the formation of the GHH Group as a merger of several manufacturers of the Schmidt Kranz Group. GHH now not only sees itself as a “Total Solution Provider” in the field of rock logistics, supplying almost everything that drives on wheels but also in compliance with all required emission standards as well.

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GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH
www.ghh-fahrzeuge.de

GHH Vehicles GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, the manufacturer of mining and tunnelling machines, is significantly expanding its presence on the market: 18 more machine types will be included in the product range. GHH can thus be regarded as a new full-range supplier in his business, supplying its customers with almost everything, almost everywhere.

It is a strategic move that opens up a new chapter in the company’s history. Thanks to the cooperation with the mechanical engineering company Titan Ltd. based in Ankara/Turkey, GHH now also offers concrete spraying machines, transmixers and pumps. In addition, the product range now also includes utility vehicles such as passenger transporters, light cranes, scissor lifts, mini dumpers, boom trucks as well as ANFO charge trucks in rigid or articulated design. GHH thus supplies (almost) every type of machine on wheels required for underground mining (Figure 1).

“We are delighted to have Titan as an experienced partner for additional equipment that ideally complements our core range,” says GHH Managing Director Jan Olaf Petzold. For Titan Business Development Director Ergun Sokulluoglu, the cooperation is also a great step forward: “With GHH, we are growing in markets in which we have not previously been represented”.

In fact, the new overall program is lucrative for many companies in construction, civil engineering and underground mining. They cover practically all major fields of work and benefit in logistics, maintenance and training. The fact that there are also advantages in terms of rent, financing and used equipment makes it even more interesting.

Construction companies and mine operators have already done well with the Schmidt Kranz Group, to which GHH belongs. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of load haul dumpers, underground dump trucks, drilling and bolting rigs as well as scalers for the mining industry. The machines are also used for road, railway and power plant construction. The offer even includes processing plants and automation technology. Another well-known brand of the group is Mine Master.

GHH supplies the new product range under its own brand name. Titan itself remains independently active in the market. The cooperation covers large aeras. GHH offers the machines (exclusively) in many parts of the world, e. g., in key markets of North, Central and South America, in large parts of Africa, in Australia and India as well as in numerous European countries.

Further information:
GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH
www.ghh-fahrzeuge.de
www.Titanltd.com

With the 2020 upgrade of its long proven MK-A35 model (Figure 1), GHH, the German manufacturer of heavy machinery for mining, tunnelling and special civil engineering, presents the first 35 t class dump truck, already operating in the field, with ultra-clean diesel drive according to Stage V. For the driver there is a highly innovative and practical function.

The engine is a Mercedes OM 470 with 320 kW output and diesel particulate filter. The diesel complies with the strictest current Stage V emissions standard. This puts operators at the forefront in terms of lowest emissions and keeps project costs under control. As an option, the engine is also available with Tier 3 and 300 kW.

With a payload of up to 35 t and a loading capacity of up to 23 m³, the MK-A35 can carry as much as its two predecessors combined. The vehicle is currently the largest of its kind in the range of the Gelsenkirchen-based company, which is one of the world’s leading suppliers. It was designed for medium to large operating environments, in particular for hard rock mass mining and tunnel applications. For this reason, the frame, swivel joint, transmission and systems are designed to be extremely robust. Maintenance is simple. This contributes to maximum reliability and lowest operating costs, says GHH.

Another key feature is working efficiency. Spacious cabins, thoughtful operation and high safety are often mentioned in connection with GHH. With the upgraded MK-A35, the Germans are now going much further. The ROPS/FOPS certified cab of this dump truck has a bi-directional design: There are separate control elements for forward and reverse driving. If you want to get out of the tunnel, the driver simply turns his seat and accelerates. No time-consuming turning in confined spaces – if at all possible – no confusing reversing, no physical strain on the driver as before. The low particle emissions close the loop and make the MK-A35 a driver’s favourite.

You have to leave that at GHH: Hardly any other dump truck concept currently offers so much comfort, flexibility and productivity. Because the other values are also at the highest level, the renewed MK-A35 is without doubt one of the reference models on the world market. For more information, visit GHH-Fahrzeuge.de on the Internet.

Further information:
GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH
www.ghh-fahrzeuge.de