The new heavy bay screen manufacturing facility at Weir Alrode is now producing the ENDURON Elite double deck banana screens for the Reko Diq order.
Alandré van Vuuren, Integrated Supply Chain Director at Weir.
audited by both an independent third party and Weir’s own technical team, clearing the way for the expansion which commenced in early 2025. Construction has required substantial earthworks and piling, with excavations reaching two storeys below ground to accommodate the concrete and steel structure of a 1 000 ton plinth. This specialised plinth is engineered to absorb the intense vibration forces generated by the exciters during product testing. The expansion has created two dedicated assembly stations for the high capacity double deck ENDURON ® Elite screens – each weighing nearly 50 tonnes, with deck dimensions of up to 4,3 m wide by 8,5 m long. “This expansion marks a significant boost to South Africa’s manufacturing capacity,” he says. “Facilities with heavy engineering capability and crane clearance at these heights are rare in the country, yet they are essential to support the ambitious manufacturing plans we are rolling out at Alrode.” The upgraded facility enables the safe and efficient assembly of large screen components such as the subframe, screen body, screen deck and exciters, with completed units reaching heights of over 15 metres, Van Vuuren notes. The new production bays will have the capacity to manufacture at least two ENDURON® Elite screens per month - without disrupting Alrode’s ongoing output of small, medium and large screens across the broader ENDURON® range. “Our production for the first half of 2026
The recent expansion at Weir Alrode, which included the addition of a heavy bay screen manufacturing facility, has added a further 1 600 m² of dedicated production space under roof.
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The Alrode expansion adds a further 1 600 m² of dedicated production space under roof, equipped with two 63 ton gantry cranes operating at a clearance height of 18,5 metres.
The expansion has created two dedicated assembly stations for the high capacity double deck ENDURON ® Elite screens – each weighing nearly 50 tonnes, with deck dimensions of up to 4,3 m wide by 8,5 m long.
Weir is advancing the development of its Alrode plant in line with its strong sustainability commitments, with the expanded facility serving as one of the company’s pilot sites for water- based paint application.
While most of the ENDURON® Elite screens produced at Alrode will be destined for export, nearly all components and materials are sourced locally.
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