Sandvik invests heavily in its Irish plant in Ballygawley

Sandvik has invested €2.27 million in a new powder coating facility for mobile crushers and screens at its factory in Ballygawley, Northern Ireland. The result is improved edge machine protection for the equipment and increased resistance to corrosion, as well as reducing the factory’s waste emissions. The new facility will enable the mobile crusher and screen manufacturing process to benefit from reduced assembly times using the “Kanban” manufacturing philosophy, as well as producing other operating
January 4, 2016 Read time: 1 min
325 Sandvik has invested €2.27 million in a new powder coating facility for mobile crushers and screens at its factory in Ballygawley, Northern Ireland.

The result is improved edge machine protection for the equipment and increased resistance to corrosion, as well as reducing the factory’s waste emissions.

The new facility will enable the mobile crusher and screen manufacturing process to benefit from reduced assembly times using the “Kanban” manufacturing philosophy, as well as producing other operating synergies.

Automated processes, improved material utilisation, atmosphere protection and cutting out the need for hazardous waste disposal contributes to better environmental standards.

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