On November 22, 2018, a Tire Handler FMA TH25C was set up on a Hyundai Forklift of 25 Tons capacity in the city of Accra, Ghana. This equipment was acquired by the local company Rana Motors, to provide services in different mining companies in Ghana.  In the top photo appears FMA’s start up and after […]

At the end of 2017, Bailac Thor, a leading contractor for mining tire handling in the Chilean market, incorporated  a new tool developed by FMA : The OTR Tire Protection Ring Remover, to be used in Minera Collahuasi (Anglo American/ Glencore ) . This tool eliminates the risks of such work, automating the operation. Subsequently, […]

Since January of 2018, FMA has been awarded by Minera Escondida with a Maintenance Contract for special tools. The aforementioned contract depends on the Service Division of the Maintenance Mine Management  Unit. Its purpose is to carry out the preventive maintenance of a significant number of tools dependent on this Division. This contract is being […]

In April 2018, Minera Cerrejón de Colombia, one of the largest coal mines in the world, bought the first two FMA Cable Reelers to be mounted on a Caterpillar 988. With this equipment Cerrejón will substantially improve the handling of their electric cables used by the Extractions Shovels. The model chosen by Cerrejón was the […]

In June 2018, we sold a TH 25C Tire Manipulator to Rana Motors  to be used in Ghana, enhancing our presence  in the African continent, with sales in Mauritania, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and now, Ghana.

In June of 2018, Minera Escondida (BHP) incorporated the first Vertical Tire Manipulator, developed by FMA, which allows maximum safety and speed in the removal of OTR tires, taking operators out of the line of fire, reducing the time and number of workers in this task. The main difference with a traditional Tire Manipulator is […]

In July 2018, FMA designed Comercializadora Minera del Norte S.A. de C.V. (COMINSA)  as its exclusive distributor for Mexico. Cominsa has offices in the states of Baja California Norte, Sonora, Coahuila (2 locations), San Luis Potosi, Puebla, Guadalajara and Guanajuato. Cominsa has a complete staff of commercial personnel, technical service, spare parts and administration. With […]

Sale of new and innovative equipment Cables Integrated Manipulator, developed by FMA, Codelco Chuquicamata (two units), Antamina Peru (one unit) and Inser for Codelco’s Ministro Hales (one unit)!. In our ongoing quest to innovate and create solutions for improvement of our existing equipment for specific tasks, we have developed the integrated reel, consisting of a […]