Experts in mobile crushing

Dec 27, 2023

The Tutt Bryant Group has long been known for quality, professionalism and innovation, offering leading crushing and screening solutions.

There is much that needs to be crushed and screened on a mine site.The process is a highly mechanical one that requires robust, reliable and safe machinery that can handle the tremendous amounts of stress that occurs through all phases.And that's where the Tutt Bryant Group comes in.With an experienced and dedicated workforce in nearly 30 locations across the country, the Tutt Bryant Group provides equipment sales and hire, spare parts, service and engineering solutions to meet the challenges of Australia's tough mining conditions.As part of Tutt Bryant's lineage and ethos, its people and its honest dealings reinforce how the group conducts its business, enabling continued growth and development of all stakeholders.This philosophy is expressed clearly in the ‘Tutt Bryant Way’, which is embraced by all employees and encapsulates the company's core values of teamwork, family, integrity, versatility and enterprising. It is upon these beliefs that all activities associated with the group occur.As a multi-franchise distributor of earthmoving and construction equipment, Tutt Bryant Equipment (TBE) specialises in sales and after-sales support."We have a plethora of fixed and mobile plant and equipment products within our portfolio, and exclusively represent a number of industry-leading global brands in Australia, including Metso Outotec and Jonsson," TBE's business development manager Paul Doran told Australian Mining.Since 2012, TBE has been the official Australian distributor of Metso Outotec for mobile crushing and screening equipment, including the Lokotrack, Nordtrack and NW Rapid product lines.TBE is one of Metso Outotec's largest Lokotrack distributors globally, and the extensive product range includes mobile cone crushers such as the LT200HP, LT220GP, LT200HPX and the LT300HP.

These are all high-capacity, powerful and versatile machines designed for reliable aggregates contracting and recycling applications.The range also includes the LT220D and LT330D units, which feature an innovative combination of high-performance cone crusher with integrated triple-deck screens on the same chassis.TBE distributes Metso Outotec's mobile impact crushers, including the Lokotrack LT1110 and the LT1213S, which is a high reduction ratio crusher and screen configured on the same chassis.As for mobile jaw crushers, TBE distributes the conventional Lokotrack LT106 and LT120 units, and the hybrid e-power solutions for use in quarry operations of varying size, including the LT120E and LT130E, along with the improved Lokotrack LT150E, the powerful industry workhorse with the largest feed opening of 1400x1200mm.TBE distributes the Lokotrack LT7150 mobile VSI crusher, plus the Lokotrack ST2.3 and ST2.8, a high-capacity hydraulic mobile screen for scalping sticky material.It also features a range of high-capacity and precision mobile screens designed to screen crushed rock, sand and gravel, including the Lokotrack ST3.8 and ST4.10, and the ST4.8 that is designed for compact and closed circuit crushing in quarries and on construction sites."Most of the Lokotrack ST range of screens are available as e-power versions and can be operated using either a diesel engine or with built-in electrical motors," Doran said."The electric motors can be powered by an external electric network or, with customisation, by a hybrid Lokotrack crusher equipped with an onboard diesel generator."Mining operators running screening processes with external electricity or with a single diesel engine can result in significant cost savings."To make the crushing and screening process as efficient and smooth as possible, Lokotracks can be monitored via Metso Outotec's IC automation and controlled remotely with wireless Metso Outotec ICr from the cabin."The operator loading the machine can monitor its performance from the cabin utilising a suite of diagnostic information," Doran said.

"There is also a powerful fleet management system which provides clients with a range of real-time data, enabling them to monitor equipment performance and fuel use, as well as consider longer-term maintenance scheduling, together ensuring productivity and cost efficiencies and enhanced safety outcomes."The benefits of real-time machine data flow and capture for operators is critical, as they can make safe and informed decisions while undertaking a crushing and screening campaign. And with the ability to access historical information, they have a powerful tool for developing a precise profile of costs and maintenance requirements when bidding on future projects."As the Lokotrack range is inherently mobile, featuring track-mounted configuration, they are easy to move within a production site or, if required, to transport between sites on low-loaders.With extensive expertise and a strong familiarity with the Metso Outotec portfolio, TBE recently added a new line of products from Jonsson, a Swedish subsidiary of Metso Outotec.Jonsson only makes diesel-electric equipment and its version of metrics goes into more detail, allowing the operator to monitor the performance and the temperature of some components of the crusher via live data.Jonsson's mobile crushers are for the bigger end of town, from 150 tonnes and upward, so they are not going to suit every application, but they will certainly do the job for mining clients who are after a large mobile jaw crusher for their operation.Earlier in 2022, TBE added Metso Outotec's fixed plant crusher wears, spares and service support to its extensive and growing range in Australia.TBE can now service the fixed plant aftermarket sector effectively and efficiently, offering large quarry producers the same level of service and support that mobile plant and equipment customers have experienced for some time."We provide spare parts, servicing and maintenance for Metso Outotec's fixed and mobile plant and equipment across Australia and Papua New Guinea," Doran said."There is a significant amount of construction activity occurring across Australia, with high levels of spending on major infrastructure projects, and while TBE supplies the traditional mining states such Western Australia and Queensland with mobile plant and equipment, we are also providing solutions to assist the major road and rail projects occurring in Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales."In addition to capital equipment sales, TBE supports its customers by providing technical support, whole-of-life maintenance support and breakdown repairs.With a national reach for its genuine spare parts and consumables, TBE provides the necessary protection of important capital investments, ensuring there is no compromise on safety or performance. The company is committed to reliable service support to prolong machine life, reduce downtime and increase productivity.TBE offers an extensive range of services, including fixed-price service, local workshop service and repairs. Its factory-trained technicians provide skilled and knowledgeable repair assistance across Australia and the Pacific.TBE's fixed-price service program is designed to allow the provision of budgeted and predictable maintenance costs while, at the same time, minimising downtime and creating a lower lifetime cost for machinery maintenance.It also offers flexible business finance options, either to assist with smoothing out cashflow or to prepare for future projects."Regardless of the type of operation, whether it is gold, coal, lithium or other rear earth minerals mining, quarrying or large-scale construction, TBE provides crushing and screening solutions that can be tailored to the client's specific requirements," Doran said.

This feature appeared in the February 2023 issue of Australian Mining.