DT HiLoad specialises in the design and manufacture of dump truck bodies and mining buckets for the resources sector, with a skilled and committed workforce to deliver specific solutions for clients.
With catchy product names and slogans including “Hercules, the strongest tray in earth”, “Bullant, toughest underground” and “Barracuda, buckets with bite”, the company says it can provide solutions above and below ground and beyond, with support from parent company Schlam Group.
General manager Glenn Brearey said the company had positioned itself as a market leader in the sector by identifying new and innovative ways of solving common problems backed by exceptional customer service across the value cycle.
“Innovation is at our core and safety is a priority,” Mr Brearey said. “We focus on quality customer support and innovation – taking products further to maximise our customer’s productivity and payloads.
“Recently we designed a super lightweight Hercules body for an autonomous truck for an iron ore miner in the Pilbara. The Hercules body design was specific and customised to ensure that weight reduction did not affect the overall wear requirements or durability of the body.
“The trial data we have received shows the Hercules body exceeded all our expectations and has given us a new direction of improvement based on our proven existing design.”
Safety is a key driver for innovation for the company.
“We have developed a patented pin insertion tool to improve safety when removing and installing the Hercules bodies,” Mr Brearey said.
The pin insertion tool addressed a long-known safety issue in mining maintenance – removing the need to work under a suspended load. It reduced the need for manual handling and exposure to strains and other potential injuries when installing pivot pins.
“The wireless technology and some basic hydraulic principals remove the worker from a potentially dangerous position,” Mr Brearey said.
“Not only can we increase worker safety around that task, we can increase the value proposition for the product.”
DT HiLoad chief executive officer Ryan Schlam said the company excelled at innovation while remaining low risk for customers.
“We don’t take risks that could impact reliability because we understand that reliability is equally as important as productivity – they actually go hand in hand,” he said.
“We like to experiment with new things and lead the customers to achieve more, but we also act in a responsible way not to put customers’ operations at jeopardy through unnecessary engineering risks.”
The company is working on a range of high wearing, high strength steel as a natural evolution of its products.
“The material options we are working on will go in specific areas of our products where the wear characteristics of the materials matter most,” Mr Brearey said.
“We believe this will give our clients different options for material selection in key areas of the Barracuda buckets and Hercules bodies. This will further improve our products’ reliability and abrasion resistance and will aid weight reduction.”
Schlam support
Mr Schlam said the company’s key point of difference was how staff focussed on innovation above and beyond the core business of buckets and bodies.
“Given the extensive experience DT HiLoad and the wider Schlam group has in asset management, combined with our strong OEM and customer relationships, we can provide cost effective solutions and support,” Mr Schlam said.
While DT HiLoad specialises in OEM design and manufacture of heavy equipment, the support of Schlam Group means the company can adapt to changing market requirements and customer needs.
“With more and more miners looking at automated fleet options, we have continued to support this change in requirements and designed our Hercules bodies to meet this new demand,” Mr Schlam said.
“We see our core strength in our business as three pillars.
“We have a heavy steel processing and manufacturing arm, we also have an extensive capability for business management, project management, leadership, and thirdly we have a firm understanding of manufacturing, with international connections with manufacturing in countries like China.”
DT HiLoad is completing projects internationally in China and Central Asia which positions the company for global competitiveness.
“Our international presence is set to grow as we look to enter other key mining regions such as Africa and Central Asia,” Mr Schlam said.
More information:
Phone: 08 6148 5555
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dthiload.com
