01 December 2010

Provider of innovative industrial solutions Rand Technical Services (RTS) has constructed three filter houses at Shaft 16 at platinum giant Impala Platinum’s (Implats’s) Rustenburg site, for the purpose of providing clean air for large compressors.

RTS marketing manager Richard Cooper explains that the new 16 Shaft site is coming in operation, and require compressed air for underground drilling purposes.

“The air from the atmosphere is of poor quality and filtering it is necessary, therefore three filter houses have been constructed next to the compressor building,” Cooper says. He adds that each filter house has a pipe duct to feed air into each compressor.

The construction took approximately nine months and involved installing a first stage of spin filters across each filter house. After passing through the first stage the air is directed through a second stage consisting of pocket filters, from where it is ducted to the compressors

“Many filtration methods require costly maintenance and filter membrane replacement on an ongoing basis, but RTS’s systems do not need specialised maintenance, saving costs and ensuring a reduced downtime. Furthermore, the filter houses protect the compressors against the elements, which they are vulnerable to in the often harsh mining environment,” notes Cooper.

RTS’s filter systems also have significant environmental benefits as they clean the air, reducing pollution and nurturing healthier working environments.

He says that RTS has enjoyed a four-year relationship with Implats, and has previously installed filter houses. RTS has recently received an order for the installation of spin filters at another filter house at the mine’s Central Shaft.

Meanwhile, RTS is involved with supplying filters for a diverse range of applications, including the glass industry.

Cooper adds that RTS can offer a custom-made design for literally any application, designing and manufacturing all products in-house.

“We assist in producing clean industrial air and maintaining a dust-free environment, often developing niche products in meeting clients’ needs,” concludes Cooper.

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Note to Editors

Rand Technical Services, or RTS, is a specialised, Tshwane-based company offering innovative technologies and solutions to industrial problems.

Run by Managing Director Ian Fraser since its inception in the early 1990’s, the company offers globally-sourced, quality products such as continuous belt weighers without load cells, laser-based gas detection devices for hot or corrosive areas, and electrolysers for hydrogen production.

Product delivery and technical consultation by highly-trained staff is offered throughout Southern Africa to a range of clients in industry sectors such as mining, glass, steel and energy.

Editorial Contacts

Richard Cooper
Marketing manager
Rand Technical Services
012 - 993 9620
info@rtsafrica.co.za
www.rtsafrica.co.za

Kendal Hunt
PR Consultant and Writer
Kendal Hunt Communications
011 – 7045649 or kenh@mweb.co.za