Kennametal Launches Three Innovative Products to Enhance Mining Operations

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"Our team of wear experts really listen to our customers, and we deploy our materials and industry experts to develop proven solutions for their challenges." - Marcelo Campos, Vice President, Global Earth Cutting Tools.

September 2024 : Kennametal Inc. has recently announced the expansion of its comprehensive product line of tooling and wear protection solutions for mining applications. The new additions include picks to meet diverse customer demands as well as an innovative round drill steel system designed to improve efficiency and safety.

PrimePoint features a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tip, enabling longwall operators to mine longer. With increased hardness over traditional tungsten carbide, abrasive wear to the PCD tip is significantly reduced, increasing uptime.

Developed to meet a different need, PlusPoint picks utilize an extra tough grade designed to penetrate the hardest of rocks when continuous miner operators unexpectedly encounter adverse geological conditions, minimizing downtime and reducing tool usage.

The Defender™ Round Drill Steel System addresses challenges in poor roof geology and water conditions. It offers thicker, stackable, and repairable round steel, a self-aligning hands-free chuck and driver, and spline-drive adapters that transfer rotation internally, allowing faster drilling of larger and longer holes with lower noise and less dust compared to traditional stackable hex steel.

"Our team of wear experts really listen to our customers, and we deploy our materials and industry experts to develop proven solutions for their challenges," says Marcelo Campos, Vice President, Global Earth Cutting Tools. "These new products are the latest result of that collaborative effort," he continued.