STRIKER, The Little Aussie Innovator
Why would a small Australian crushing and screening manufacturer decide to launch its new range of machines at Hillhead expo in June 2016? The answer is fairly simple, it was a regional decision based on the plans for STRIKER’s expansion into the US, Middle East and Northern Africa. With links between the USA, Africa and The Middle East all pointing back to the home of the track mounted crushing and screening industry, the UK. With notably 90% of the manufacturers firmly positioned in Northern Ireland, STRIKER decided that launching a new machine and a new range at Hillhead instead of Bauma made more sense.
STRIKER have never been ones to fit to the traditional mould of what a crusher and screen supplier looks or operates like. Also, as we have never attended a trade show outside of Australasia in the past 20 years, STRIKER thought it was time to showcase the product that had been nearly 20 years in the making. We at STRIKER aim to showcase what makes our product excel in the harsh environment of the Australian outback.
In 2002 STRIKER’s first track machine was designed and built, an 1110 track impactor for a quarry contractor in Western Australia's mid-west. The machine has since gone on to do over 40,000 hours operating in some of Australia's harshest conditions. This is not the only machine that has clocked up thousands of hours in Australia. One of STRIKER’s mining customers has a JM1310 track jaw crusher that has been working in WA's remote Iron Ore mine sites and has just completed 55,000 hours of service. This is just a couple of the many examples of how STRIKER machines are yet to have a use by date.
As the sayings go…If you want to be dazzled by marketing you talk to an American. If you want to talk finance, you go and see an Englishman. If you want a tall building you can talk to a Malaysian and if you need manufacturing you go and see the Chinese. And so it follows inarguably that if you want to discuss mining you talk to an Australian.
The Australian ‘brand’ in mining is recognised worldwide as a benchmark to mining methodology, equipment selection and operational expertise. Australia’s vast landscape and often hostile environment coupled with high input costs has weeded out all but the most robust, cost effective and production efficient mining solutions. And this is precisely how STRIKER emerged from the Australian landscape onto the world stage.
STRIKER has now successfully built more than 1000 machines for unique projects all around the world. Standing behind our motto ‘Built to Last’, not knowing what happens to a STRIKER Machine after its life span is something STRIKER is proud of, and one of the reasons behind why STRIKER is now offering the new 5 year structural warranty.
At the Hillhead expo STRIKER will be unveiling the all new USA range of machines, these were designed and manufactured based on the standard STRIKER range of machines, but had a few tweaks to them to ensure the clients in the USA got a tough machine that was customised to their requirements. The H3000R is the baby of the impactor range and was designed for the small quarry or recycling contractor and can be used as a single pass machine or a closed circuit machine.
Also on the stand this year STRIKER will have a J series jaw and a HD series impactor, both these units where designed by STRIKER primarily for the track machines, but have been installed in many fixed and portable plant operations around Asia and Australia over the past 15 years.
STRIKER Australia will be at Stand H22 at Hillhead Quarry Buxton Derbyshire UK on the 28th June – 30th June 2016.