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Eazi Sales & Service has extended the capa-
bilities of working at height at mining and pet-
rochemical sites across Southern Africa with
the JLG 1250AJP Ultra Series articulating
boom lift. The machine features an up-and-
over height of over 18 m and a horizontal out-
reach of over 19 m, bringing platform working
height to over 40 m.
The unit’s boom can be extended safely to
its maximum height in under two minutes with
the unique JLG QuickStick, which raises the
tower boom and main boom simultaneously.
Versatility on site is further enhanced by
the JLG-developed JibPLUS, which enables
the platform to reach around structures by
up to 2,44 m, allowing operators to get to
difficult-to-reach areas safely. “The JibPLUS
further allows for more precise handling at
height, which reduces the risk of coming into
contact with structures, and provides more
user comfort with reduced sway when the
boom is rotated at significant height,” says
Eazi Sales & Service’s MD, Larry Smith. The
platform offers an unrestricted capacity of
230 kg and 450 kg – restricted at a slightly
reduced working envelope.
“Murray & Roberts is currently using sev-
eral JLG 1250AJP boom lifts, along with sev-
eral other mobile elevating work platforms
(MEWPs) at the Medupi and Kusile power
plants to help workers safely brace, position
Atlas Copco’s new Explorac 100 is a reverse
circulation drilling rig designed specifically for
exploration drilling to depths of 100 – 200 m.
It combines a compact and robust design
Boom lift delivers a height of over 40 m
and weld steel sections into place at height,
paint and conduct procedures previously
only possible with expensive and often cum-
bersome scaffolding systems,” continues
Smith. “Our access solutions have forced the
industrial market to rethink what is achiev-
able when working at height.”
The JLG 1250AJP is built with safety in
mind. It is designed with appropriately-
weighted counterweights, extending axles,
automatic platform levelling, and an automat-
ic work envelope management system which
automatically limits the boom to operating
within safe tolerances.
The diesel-powered platform further
comes standard with an auxiliary electric
motor, which safely lowers the platform in
the event of an emergency descent, as well
as a sophisticated engine distress warning
system. “The machine comes standard with
oscillating axles, traction control, tilt alarm,
4-wheel drive, crab steer and all-wheel steer,”
says Smith.
The JLG 1250AJP can be customised for
even greater functionality and highly specific
applications by using tailor-made accesso-
ries. The Workstation in the Sky
®
package,
said to be ideal for electrical work, supports
battery-powered tools while keeping them off
the floor and within easy reach. The SkyAir,
SkyWelder, SkyPower and SkyCutter pack-
The JLG 1250AJP Ultra Series articulating boom
lift from Eazi Sales & Service.
ages take compressed air, welding machines,
generator power and cutters to height safely
and swiftly. The Nite Bright package – con-
sisting of 40-watt lights for any low light-
ing requirements – further extends the JLG
1250AJP’s working hours through the night.
Eazi Sales & Service,
tel (+27 11) 312-7308,
website:
Atlas Copco launches RC drilling rig
with the power necessary for fast collection
of quality samples.
According to Atlas Copco, reverse circula-
tion is gaining ground as a preferred technol-
ogy to collect quality samples
in initial exploration, orebody
development and in-pit grade
control due to its cost efficien-
cy and fast operation.
“The Explorac 100 is a firm
response to increasing de-
mand for personal safety and
environmental care. It offers the
efficiency and performance re-
quired by contractors, such as
fast setup and drilling speeds,
easy maintenance, reduced
noise levels and minimum oil
spillage, and enables the col-
lection of high-quality samples requested by
geologists,” says Martin Sommers, Vice Pres-
ident Marketing – Capital Equipment at Atlas
Copco Geotechnical Drilling and Exploration
division.
Atlas Copco can provide a complete solu-
tion for reverse circulation drilling, including
the drilling rig, compressor, booster and drill
string.
Features of the new machine include rod
handling as standard, including a 30-pipe
rack; a mechanised breakout table with two
spanners; a Tier III, 82 kW Cummins power
pack ensuring fuel efficient operations; and an
operator’s panel which is strategically placed
on a tripod or carried on the operator’s shoul-
der. The unit also has a low noise level for an
improved work environment.
Graham Martin, Atlas Copco Exploration
Products Africa,
tel (+27 11) 608-1741
The Atlas Copco Explorac 100 reverse circulation drilling rig.
