Aimex 2007 - Now For Sales?
AIMEX 2007 was held at Sydney’s Olympic Park from 4 September to 7 September 2007. AIMEX is one of the largest mining exhibitions held in the world, and it is certainly Australia’s biggest.
Last time it was held in 2003, over 10,000 unique visitors attended the event. For those people that cannot make it to AIMEX, I will post some pictures on The Mining Blog.
AIMEX is an exhibition of BIG stuff and little stuff. On the left is a picture of a BIG Atlas Copco Drill - I couldn’t even get the whole mast in the picture.
The mood at this year’s AIMEX is quite different to the one held in 2003. This year, the general talk by many suppliers is that they wish that they had more resources to supply more of their product and / or service. The mining boom is evi
dent in the discussions going on in the halls.
At the exhibition, Bucyrus announced that the ‘DBT’ name would be replaced by the Bucyrus name effective 1 January 2008. On the right is one of the Bucyrus / DBT longwall shields bound for China.
It was also interesting to see the number of new players in the underground mining scene. One that surprised quite a few people was Valley Longwall International. This group certainly has come a long way from its humble beginnings, and now incorporates the original Valley Longwall, Specialised Mining Equipment (SME), Specialized Mining Vehicles (SMV), Pit Top Conveyors, Tyton Conveyors, Uni-Rod, Juganaut and NBM.
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Anyway, back to the photos. On the left is a picture of Joy’s new 2-metre support that was at the entrance to AIMEX. Yes it is a monster.
Another aspect that I noticed (and quite a few others also mentioned to me) was that there was a noticeable absense of the really BIG open-cut mining equipment.
At AIMEX 2003, there was at least one really big truck. There was also lots of other equipment being displayed in 2003. I remember that MMD had a few sizers there.
The general consensus from the people that I spoke to was that companies were flat out keeping up with their orders, so they had no spare equipment to show off.
OK, lastly, I thought I would show a picture of a big bucket - with me in it! Pretty big teeth, huh? On the bucket, that is!
I was told that this bucket weighed about 40 tonnes.
Anyway, that will have to be it for now. If you have any photos from AIMEX that you would like to share, feel free to send them to us.
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September 7th, 2007 at 12:09 am
Our company, Limestone Mangement, Inc., based in Las Vegas, NV (USA), with offices in Shenzhen, China, manage a steel works in China, and are seeking reliable copper (1,500 MT per month) and iron ore (480,000 MT/annum) sources. We would like to find medium sized companies that are interested in working with us to supply these resources. Can you offer some suggestions, and perhaps who to get in touch with at those companies? Any suggestions are much appreciated.
best regards,
Werner Riefling
Vice President
Limestone Managment, Inc.
September 10th, 2007 at 3:19 am
Calvin,
We had a small stand at AIMEX. The expo was very good with lots of quality potential customers coming through.
We will only know if it was truly profitable in a couple of months, but after the first 2hrs of the Expo we believed we had enough quality leads to cover our costs. And the leads kept coming after that.
I believe we were successful because we were solution focused (dust suppression solution) rather than product focused (sprinklers and fittings). All of our leads were people responsible for a problem which we were able to briefly discuss and give them confidence we had a solution. So I think we have the “value proposition covered” - we can solve your dust problem. I think that for companies that went to the expo without that worked out will not have many leads and now will be too late for them.
Regards
Nicholas
September 10th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Sorry to say our company couldnt make this years AIMEX expo? We are in the process of moving into our new 21,000 sq Ft repair facility. We are preparing for the best at OTR Tire. Our inventory is very abundant with sizes of a 25 inch rim to a 63 inch rim.
We at OTR recognize the confidence in a repaired tire to run as it was never repaired. There are alot of small repair shops that are soley based on making money. We have installed the only three tier Quality Control process in the industry. Our tires and there repairs are highly documented.
Complete with photos of every repair. We have invested heavly in our research and development. Section repair training in Germany (REMA TIP TOP). Also all of our section repair techs must be certified through Patch Rubber Co.
Our main focus is to the end user, ensuring them they are dealing with a Co. who has put the time and efforts into making a safer end product. We have gained infinite knowledge from industry leaders. And we will continue to do so in the future.
December 1st, 2007 at 9:16 am
Hi folks, I recently read and article on the skills shortage in the mining industry. I offered my services as a highly skilled administrator and project manager to Hays Recruitment (Natural Resources and Mining) in WA and was told there was no point in applying for jobs unless I had specific experience working in a mining site. I’m a bit confused…. Here I am with 10 years of admin experience behind me, willing to work in a remote community, offering my services to an industry that’s meant to be desperate and they say you have to have direct and specific mining experience. Does anyone know how I can get a job in a mine? My email is rachbyrnes@hotmail.com Thanks!!