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Sandvik’s UJ540E mobile jaw crusher will be on display at the Pilot Crushtec stand.
bauma 2013 held earlier this year in Munich attracted a phenomenal 530 000 visitors. By contrast, bauma Africa is only targeting
15 000 visitors.
emphasis is on attracting high-quality visitors from
all over Africa, particularly the SADC region.”
When bauma was first launched in Germany in the
1950s it was very much a construction equipment
show – and indeed the name ‘bauma’ is a contrac-
tion of ‘baumaschinen’ meaning building machinery.
Crewe stresses, however, that the show has evolved
over the years and now includes many exhibitors who
supply the mining industry. “Certainly bauma Africa
will have a heavy emphasis on mining machinery and
products on show will include mining trucks, rock
drills, bolters, crushing, milling and processing equip-
ment, as well as blasting systems and accessories.”
While it is impossible in this preview of bauma
Africa to list all the mining supply companies who
are participating, a quick look at the exhibitors data-
base confirms that some leading players in the mining
field will be at the show. They include – to give just a
few examples – Sandvik Mining & Construction, At-
las Copco, Bell Equipment, Osborn Engineered Prod-
ucts, ELB Equipment, Beowolf Mining, Bauer Dewet,
GHH Mining Machines, Mynbou Rigs Afrika (which
distributes Belaz mining trucks), Shantui Equipment
Southern Africa (which will be launching a new 48-
ton excavator) and AARD Mining Equipment.
There are also of course some notable absences,
