Nov 25, 2013 - 5 years ago
By Supply Post
Egypt’s Stallion for Investment
company has
developed a reputation
for supplying some of the
most effective, and highest
quality construction equipment,
all backed by what is
considered to be exceptional
customer service delivered
by the company itself.
This is hardly surprising as
the company is part of the
renowned Rodan Group
of companies, which was
founded in 1976 by Ashraf
L.Youssef, specifically to
meet the growing demands
of the road construction
and quarry industry in
Egypt for high end equipment
and spare parts, all
backed by the very best in
aftermarket care.
Today, the Rodan Group
is one of Egypt’s leading
construction and quarry
equipment distributors,
with the group specifically
aiming to offer their customers
access to equipment
from some of the leading
equipment manufacturers.
This has proved to be
particularly pertinent to
the road construction and
quarrying industries, with
the Rodan Group now representing
a wide-ranging
portfolio of manufacturers
through the group’s locally
developed, but rapidly
expanding, network of affiliated
companies. These
companies have been strategically
positioned so as
to support the specific requirements
of the customers
through catering to their
exacting requirements, and
supporting them through
the highest levels of aftermarket
support and customer
service.

The hard work and professionalism
of the Rodan
Group in general, and the
Stallion for Investment
Company specifically, was
recently shown when a
longstanding quarry customer,
who also acts as a
distributor for a Chinese
crusher manufacturer,
sought help and advice in
maximizing productivity
whilst improving end product
quality. The customer,
producers of aggregates for
the burgeoning Egyptian
construction industry, is
a contented user of both
Sandvik CH 430 and CH
440 stationary cone crushers,
which have performed
superbly since their installation.
“It is well known in
Egypt that when there is a
tough job at hand Sandvik
crushers are the ones to
go to,” stated Mr. Tarek
Youssef from Stallion for
Investment, who continued, “Sandvik is seen as
the premier crusher manufacturer
for the aggregates
industry here, so when our
customer required a hard
wearing cost-effective solution,
he had little hesitation
in choosing the Sandvik
CH 430 & CH 440 cones we
recommended.”
Stallion for Investment
customers’ quarry possesses
a very hard 99% Silica
rock, which due to its abrasive
nature, proved to be
particularly hard wearing
on the liners of the Sandvik
cones. Although performance
was exceptional,
and well within the parameters
established by the
customer, providing production
of over 150mtph,
the liners were only lasting
an average of twelve days
of continuous fifteen hours
daily operation. Thus a
new solution was required:
the Flexifeed mantle from
Sandvik Construction. As
Mr. Tarek Youssef explains
the results; “On the CH440
the liners lasted a great
deal longer, even though
the Flexifeed is a heavier
mantle with more material
in it. Based on our advice
the customer used to operate
their jaw and a cone at
any given time so we were
able to switch between
the CH430 and the CH440
whenever the liners wore
down, thereby giving us
time to change the liners
of one cone while the other
was operating, thereby providing
almost continuous
production.”
The Sandvik-developed
and patented Flexifeed
mantle optimizes the
crushing process, producing
a finer product and
greater reduction through
the crusher. This is accomplished
as the mantle
is able to achieve a more
efficient crushing operation
due to the latest chamber
design. Thus through the
use of the Flexifeed mantle
the crusher is able to accept
over-sized material in
part of the chamber, whilst
simultaneously reducing
the chamber profile in the
opposing part of the chamber,
thereby permitting
operation at a tighter setting.
This results in a finer
product being produced on
a “first pass basis”, but also
a superior shape which is
essential when the equipment
is set up to produce
single-size products. Of
Stallion’s customers’ use of
Flexifeed mantle Mr. Tarek
Youssef explains, “The difference the mantle makes is
essentially improved crushing
efficiency. That means,
in simple terms, we get better
productivity and lower
cost per ton. Furthermore
as our customer is keen to
minimize its carbon footprint,
improved crushing
efficiency means not only
better production, but also
lower emissions.”
Sandvik Construction
is justifiably proud of its
cone crushing technology,
with high productivity and
low cost of ownership being
key features. The development
and use of the
Flexifeed mantle shows
that even the best equipment
can be improved
upon. Sandvik cone crushers,
such as the CH 430, are
of advanced design, with
high capacity and high reduction
efficiency. With
hydraulically adjusted CSS
and automatic wear compensation,
a choice of different
crushing chambers
and eccentric throws, and
many other high-performance
features, each model
is versatile, user-friendly
and highly productive. Every
Sandvik cone crusher
is a product of know-how
and experience optimized
by 3D CAD and Finite Element
Analysis (FEA). Each
model is tested virtually for
stress, strain, shock, deformation,
thermal loading,
vibration and noise under
a wide range of load conditions.
The result in reality
is exceptional reliability.
The Flexifeed mantle
has proved to be a highly
cost effective solution for
Stallion’s customers; how
much, and to what extent,
is still under evaluation.
As well as demonstrating
Sandvik Construction’s advanced
crushing solutions,
it also demonstrates the
knowledge base and professionalism
of the Rodan
Group, in providing real solutions
that are focused on
maximizing their customers
operations, efficiency
and profitability.