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WEBA CHUTE SYSTEMS HONOURED WITH SACEEC AWARD

Weba Chute Systems, a South African original equipment manufacturer specialising in custom-engineered chute systems, was honoured at the Exporter of the ...

NORTHERN CAPE MINE SMOOTHS FLOW WITH WEBA CHUTES

Specialist transfer point company, Weba Chute Systems is working with a mine in the Northern Cape to improve material flow. The mine has ordered two custom ...

ADVANCED WEAR LIFE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR TRANSFER CHUTES

Transfer chute wear life measurement, an intricate process involving meticulous tracking of multiple components, is essential for enhancing uptime in ...

ELEVATING MATERIAL TRANSFER EFFICIENCY WITH CUSTOM ENGINEERING

In the world of mining and industrial material handling, transfer chutes play a crucial role in maintaining smooth and efficient operations. While many ...

OPTIMISING TRANSFER POINTS IN BROWNFIELDS PROJECTS

As mining companies embark on brownfields initiatives to meet rising market demand for battery and other minerals, the optimising of transfer points presents ...

CAREFUL CHUTE DESIGN CAN CUT COAL DUST GENERATION

Visual inspection of a transfer chute underway.

The generation of coal dust around conveyer systems and transfer points is a problem for operators ...

CHUTES ARE KEY LINKS IN PLANT OPERATIONS

When a new plant is being planned, considerable care needs to be taken in the design and placement of the transfer chutes, argues Mark Baller, managing ...

MORE WEBA CHUTES FOR EXPANDING ZIMBABWE MINE

The expansion of an underground crusher station at a platinum mine in Zimbabwe has required South Africa-based Weba Chute Systems to provide 10 more of ...

START WITH CHUTE DESIGN TO REDUCE DUST, SAYS WEBA

Many industrial facilities, mines and power stations rely too much on dust suppression and extraction systems, when the real answer is to improve the ...

STATUS OF THE CHUTE CHANGES FOR THE BETTER

For long the most neglected part of any materials handling systems, the transfer chute is increasingly being recognised as a key piece of equipment that ...

WEBA'S ORDER BOOK GROWS AS MINING INDUSTRY REVIVES

After having endured poor demand for new chute installations in the immediate aftermath of the onset of the COVID pandemic, Wadeville-based Weba Chute ...

GOOD TRANSFER POINT DESIGN SAVES ON SPILLAGE, BELT COSTS

In a compact and congested transfer point area in a Limpopo platinum mine’s screening house, Weba Chute Systems recently applied its transfer point ...

WEBA TAKES THE LEAD IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Weba Chute Systems’ commitment to transformation, skills development and corporate social investment is rooted in the company’s understanding that ...

COAL MINE LOOKS TO WEBA DESIGN FOR REFIT CHUTES

When a coal mine in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province needed to replace its high maintenance conventional transfer chutes, it looked to Weba Chute ...

STEEL PRODUCER UPGRADES TO WEBA FLOW-CONTROL CHUTES

Locally manufactured custom-engineered chute systems are taking the place of older, conventional competitor transfer points in the sinter cooling circuits ...

NEW WEBA APP ADDS MORE DIGITAL VALUE TO CHUTE MONITORING

The crucial task of transfer chute monitoring has just taken another step into the digital age with Weba Chute Systems’ dedicated mobile app for capturing ...

PIGEON-HOLE INNOVATION FOR LIMPOPO PLATINUM MINE

A Limpopo platinum mine was struggling to monitor and maintain the lining on one of its most important chutes – which took run-of-mine ore from the ...

WHY EPCMS GAIN FROM CONSIDERING TRANSFER POINTS EARLY

The mining sector relies increasingly on Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) firms for new builds and expansions – allowing ...

WEBA’S SWING DOOR STOPS CHUTE DAMAGE FROM LARGE ROCKS

Faced with a challenge of large rocks in the run-of-mine (ROM) feed regularly damaging main support structures, chutes and grizzly feeder a diamond mine ...

WEBA STEPS IN TO SAVE MINE’S ENDLESS CHUTE WORRY

A primary crusher discharge chute had been a headache for a large Botswana diamond producer for many years. The crunch came when, after considerable capital ...

PROCESS EFFECTIVENESS UNDERPINS WEBA CHUTE QUALITY

Ensuring that every chute produced is to specification and to the highest quality, Weba Chute Systems gives customers peace-of-mind through its process ...

ENGINEERING KNOW-HOW PUTS WEBA UP FRONT

ENGINEERING KNOW-HOW PUTS WEBA UP FRONT
In-house engineering capability as well as capacity is a cornerstone of the global success of leading chute designer ...

WEBA’S PRODUCT MEASUREMENTS PROVE PERFORMANCE

Mines expect to see performance improvement from their newly installed Weba Chute Systems, but this needs to be measured. Fortunately Weba Chute Systems ...

OUTLOOK STRONG AS WEBA SUPPLIES CHUTES THROUGH PANDEMIC

Momentum is picking up in demand levels from the commodities sector for companies like Weba Chute Systems, who has been able to quickly adapt to Covid-19 ...

NO SHORT-CUT TO CHUTES THAT PERFORM – RELIABLY AND SAFELY

While there are many ‘look-alike’ transfer chutes on the market, it is the demanding original equipment manufacturer (OEM) standards of Weba Chute ...

DEMANDING CHUTE DESIGN FOR SINTER PLANT

The recent installation of custom-engineered transfer chutes at a sinter plant in Turkey has highlighted the value of Weba Chute Systems’ decades of ...

WEBA FORGES GREEN PATH TO THE FUTURE

A new 390 panel solar plant at Weba Chute Systems’ Germiston facility is now making an active contribution to the South African economy’s environmental ...

VALUE ANALYSIS PROVES WORTH OF WEBA CHUTES

With the cumulative technical experience from 5 000 custom-designed chutes installed around the world, Weba Chute Systems delivers long-term value and ...

RIGHT CHUTE DESIGN CAN SAVE HIGH CONVEYOR COSTS

Conveyor belts are high cost items in any bulk materials handling application, so it is vital that damage and undue wear is avoided through the correct ...

QUALITY CHUTE DESIGNS SOLVES MANY PLANT CHALLENGES

Often there is more than one challenge that faces a plant in moving materials, and this is one of the advantages of the Weba Chute System: it addresses ...

3D SCANNING PAVES WAY TO QUALITY CHUTE SOLUTIONS

With the power of three-dimensional (3D) scanning technology, transfer point specialist Weba Chute Systems & Solutions ensures there are no surprises ...

PROCESS PLANTS NEED EARLY ADVICE ON CHUTES – WEBA

Having the advice of chute experts at an early stage of developing a minerals processing plant will save costly downtime and unnecessary maintenance ...

WEBA CHUTES CUT DUST LEVELS AT PLATINUM MINES

Using the latest dust measuring technology, Weba Chute Systems has been able to demonstrate to platinum mining customers how its custom-engineered ...

SAFE WORKING MEANS CHUTE LEADER CONTINUES TO DELIVER

Design, engineering and manufacturing supported by all other functions are up to speed at leading transfer point specialist Weba Chute Systems, thanks ...

CUTTING CAPITAL BUDGETS IN MATERIALS HANDLING IS NO SIMPLE MATTER

When mining operations have to cut their capital costs, it is vital that decisions are based on payback periods rather than simply the purchase price.

According ...

MANAGING CHUTE ASSETS CLOSELY CAN CUT MAINTENANCE COSTS

Keeping a closer eye on performance of assets like transfer chutes – and carefully monitoring wear – can save not only the cost of unplanned downtime, ...

Industry Learns The Complexity Of Chute Design – The Hard Way

Chute design is one of the most complex, and under-rated, aspects of materials handling – as a number of large equipment suppliers have discovered ...

WEBA Chutes Take Africa in Their Stride

With its custom-designed transfer point solutions at mines across Africa, Weba Chute Systems has proved its chutes in commodities from platinum to ...

Niche expertise in custom chute design pays off for mines

Media release – 28-02-2020
NICHE EXPERTISE IN CUSTOM CHUTE DESIGN PAYS OFF FOR MINES
While being a relatively minor cost component on a mining operation, ...

Level 2 b-bbee rating for transfer chute experts

Media release – 05-02-2020
LEVEL 2 B-BBEE RATING FOR TRANSFER CHUTE EXPERTS
Transfer chute specialist Weba Chute Systems has further upgraded its ...

3D Scanning Technology Leveraged In Custom Design Of Chutes

Local manufacturer of custom transfer points and chute systems, Weba Chute Systems & Solutions has leveraged the latest technology to ensure high quality ...

Market Benefits From Stronger Weba - Brelko Link

Media release – 11-06-2019
MARKET BENEFITS FROM STRONGER WEBA - BRELKO LINK
Two proudly South African companies are showing the power of collaboration ...

Plant Efficiency At Risk Without Careful Chute Design

The efficiency of crushers, screens, mills and other large equipment in a minerals processing plant can be severely undermined if the chutes at transfer ...

Weba Chute Systems Eliminate Material Degradation

Correct design of transfer points will greatly reduce material degradation.

Media release – 15-08-2019
WEBA CHUTE SYSTEMS ELIMINATE MATERIAL DEGRADATION
Uncontrolled ...

Weba Chute Mechanism Saves Costs, Downtime At Diamond Mine

Challenging materials handling applications are the norm for Weba Chute Systems, and the company’s recent solution at a diamond mine in Botswana tackled ...

Weba Chute Systems Founder Earns Hall Of Fame Accolade

Werner Baller, founder and chairman of Weba Chute Systems, has been inducted into International Mining’s Technology Hall of Fame for 2018.

Werner ...

Weba Chute Systems Signs Up Distributor In Canada

Weba Chute Systems has announced the appointment of FWS Bulk Material Handling as the official distributor of Weba Chute Systems and Solution in Canada. ...

Weba Chutes To Optimise Silo Ore Flow For Sa Gold Mine

Media release -02-09-2019

WEBA CHUTES TO OPTIMISE SILO ORE FLOW FOR SA GOLD MINE
Specially designed ore silo chutes from Weba Chute Systems will ...

Weba Technology Tests And Reduces Dust Levels For Mines

In the interests of workplace health and safety, Weba Chute Systems has developed and patented certain flow designs for its equipment that keep dust levels ...