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The Company

The Company. Established in 1977 to manufacture spare parts for the mining industry. Headquarters in Shannon. Two Divisions: Rock Drilling Products and Subcontract machining division. In 1999 started the development of a range of DTH hammers. Number of employees in 1999 was 37 people

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The Company

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  1. The Company Established in 1977 to manufacture spare parts for the mining industry Headquarters in Shannon Two Divisions: Rock Drilling Products and Subcontract machining division In 1999 started the development of a range of DTH hammers Number of employees in 1999 was 37 people Currently 150 employees

  2. Company Structure Global presence in a number of key markets through manufacturers agents owned by Mincon International Agents service end users directly or a network of distributors providing coverage and support for end users All R&D carried out in Ireland Manufacturing in Ireland ,USA & Australia Feedback from the field comes from agents through definite lines of communication allowing for rapid reaction to issues and market requirements

  3. Company Structure Mincon Mining Equipment Vancouver, Canada Mincon Poland Sp. Z. o.o. Skawina, Poland Mincon International Shannon, Ireland Mincon Sweden AB , Finspang, Sweden Mincon Rockdrills, Inc. Benton, IL USA Mincon, Inc. Roanoke, VA USA Mincon West Africa, Dakar, Senegal Mincon South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Mincon Rockdrills PTY Ltd., Perth, Australia

  4. Manufacturing All critical manufacturing processes for Mincon product carried out in house Allows flexibility to react to changes in market requirements Invested heavily in state of the art manufacturing facilities (€6.5m last 2 years) Substantial investment in our most important asset – Our Staff

  5. Conventional DTH Hammer setup Lubricated compressed air with water Markets served: Water wells, geothermal heat pump wells, ground foundation drilling, horizontal directional drilling, environmental drilling, blast hole drilling for quarries/mining, exploration drilling. Exhaust air with drilled cuttings Rotation head

  6. Mincon DTH hammer Operation

  7. Worn Bit New Bit Worn out Bit !

  8. Reverse circulation setup with conventional DTH hammer and Crossover sub Lubricated compressed air with water Dual wall drill string. Compressed air Supplied between outer and inner tube. Cuttings retrieval with exhaust air Through inner tube Rotation head with hollow Spindle for uncontaminated cuttings retrieval Exhaust air with drilled cuttings To collection cyclone

  9. Mincon Reverse Circulation DTH hammer Operation

  10. Reverse Circulation Drilling Rig

  11. Research & Development Policy of ensuring Mincon has the best tools available 6% of turnover put back into R & D annually Fully equipped R&D centre with CAD/CAM, CNC & manual machines, for rapid development of prototypes to ensure short lead time to market.

  12. RTI scheme Started 1998 on Measure 1 project for new range of patented Down-the-hole hammers 2001 project to develop another hammer not in range 2002 to 2004 R&D capability project which included new improved range of hammers and process development From 1998 to 2001 R&D carried out in existing production facility 2002 set up dedicated R&D unit which includes machines for prototyping. 4 personnel employed full time in unit

  13. RTI Experience Application process/paperwork complex & time consuming Commercial & Technical assessment straightforward and helpful Excellent help from Development Advisors in both application and implementation stages Implementation of projects was always seen as uppermost in the development of the Company Some pitfalls when Production and R&D requirements clash

  14. RTI Experience • In excess of 80% of turnover from products developed through RTI • Turnover grown from €2.7million in 1999 to €12million in 2006 as a direct result of products developed under RTI • Profile of Mincon in the market place changed dramatically • R&D would have happened in Mincon without RTI but at much slower pace

  15. Current R&D Collaboration with WIT and DCU. Enterprise Ireland assistance All other R&D in-house, self funded

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