Volvo Equipment ensure efficiency for operations of Chilean mining Pucobre
Published 2011-11-23 00:00:00
Quality of the products and an exclusive solutions package for the customer’s needs are the factors that support Volvo Construction Equipment’s partnership with Pucobre, underground mining in Copiapo, in the Atacama region, Chile, for 25 years.
“Volvo’s differential is that company invests continually in technology to increasingly enhance the quality of its products and adapt them to meet the needs of its customers, in addition to offering a set of services that ensure the necessary support in equipment maintenance”, states Volvo Construction Equipment Commercial Director, Gilson Capato.
The mining company bought its first Volvo products, four BM 4400 wheel loaders, in 1983 and, five years later the company introduced the first customized equipment at Pucobre: two 5350B articulated haulers with low contaminant emission engines. The package also included two BM 4500 wheel loaders.
Today, Pucobre operates only with Volvo products like articulated haulers, wheel loaders, motor graders, back-hoes and skid-steer loaders. This year, the company delivered the mining company seven new L220F wheel loaders, six A40F articulated haulers and one EC330B excavator. In the next two years, Volvo should deliver close to 30 new trucks and other equipment already adapted to the needs of the mining concern after the acquisition of Canadian company Explorator Resources, to explore copper in the Zone of Ovalle, in Chile.
In partnership with SKCM, Volvo distributor in Chile, the company offers Pucobre a set of solutions focusing on operating safety, one of Volvo’s core values. Among the differentials are a product maintenance package, ongoing staff qualification for machine and equipment operators, support staff and customized support through SKCM and actions driven to enhanced safety and environmental conservation.
“The quality of Volvo products and the service differentials are factors that ensure the success of the brand’s partnership with Pucobre. At this point in time, we are developing an operator qualification plan for articulated hauler and excavator operators for implementation and the preliminary test of the CareTrack system in the country”, tells us after-market manager in Chile, Jorge Yoma.
