Delivery of intermediate boom pendants for Marion 8750 dragline

FibreMax has received another order for the delivery of intermediate boom pendants for a Marion 8750 dragline. The Marion 8750 dragline is one of the largest mining equipment machines in the world and is used in surface mining to remove overburden. Surface mining is one of the most harsh operating conditions and relies strongly on the availability and effectiveness of the key assets, such as draglines and shovels.

On mining equipment, like draglines or shovels, pendant lines are used to support the boom. Due to the type of work, which is highly repetitive, these pendant lines are submitted to a large number of tension cycles which influences the service life. Traditionally the pendant lines are made of steel wire rope. Steel wire rope has a limited service life when submitted to repetitive tension-tension fatigue cycles. This will require for the pendant lines to be replaced or inspected regularly which causes unnecessary maintenance downtime and lack of production time.

Light weight pendant lines from FibreMax, made from aramid fibres, are the material of choice when looking for an alternative to steel wire rope. Our pendant lines have an extreme high fatigue life which will reduce the need for maintenance and costly downtime. FibreMax can manufacture complete customized pendant lines for all mining equipment.