Scott Technology announced yesterday it had secured a new contract to deliver an automated modular solution (AMS) crush cell for ‘‘one of the world’s largest testing, inspection and certification providers’’.
It marked the first deployment of this new technology into a large-scale commercial minerals laboratory.
The contract extended Scott Technology’s Rocklabs AMS platform beyond on-site mine applications and into the broader testing services market, which was a significant step in the platform’s commercial expansion, the company said.
Scott Technology chief executive Mike Christman said the AMS was a new product and was a ‘‘disruptor in the market’’ in terms of moving from a manual to an automated process.
He declined to say how much the contract was worth or who it was with, but confirmed it was a multiple-line deal with a major laboratory in Australia.
‘‘It really is around laboratory sample preparation — crushing, pulverising and dispensing the minerals at high-volume throughput, with [a] high degree of results.
‘‘It really gets away from that manual, laborious process and automates it with new technology.’’
The contract win represented the company’s broader strategy of moving from known into unknown areas.
‘‘For us, it’s transformational.
‘‘We’re going to demonstrate to the market here that there’s a different way of doing things.’’
The large-scale commercial laboratory market tested samples on behalf of miners around the world.
Mr Christman said Rocklabs had always been a staple of Scott Technology’s overarching business and would continue to play a significant role in its overall group growth.
Scott Technology announced last week it had secured contracts for conveyor systems with Dutch vegetable processor Bakker, a palletising installation for a large-scale frozen potato facility in Canada and four palletising systems and four industrial vehicles for a ‘‘major poultry processor’’ in the United States.
These materials handling and logistics (MHL) contracts across Europe and North America were valued at more than $12m, it said.
In April, Mr Christman said the company was awarded a total of about $49m in new contracts over a four to six-week period.
Scott Technology is doing business with the likes of PepsiCo, Danone, Essity, EMPWR, Farm Frites, Boeing and Gallo.
