Mining

Cylinder Features

Delta manufacture a wide range of customised cylinders for hydraulic rams and telescopic cylinders for customers in 30 countries.

Delta's cylinders are used in the mining industry in a wide range of applications including:

  • Steer, bucket lift and tilt and ejector bucket blade cylinders on underground mining wheel loaders
  • Steer, lift, suspension and ejector blade cylinders on underground dump trucks
  • Jacking cylinders on long wall mining roof support systems
  • Jacking cylinders on mining support vehicles and dump trucks
  • Jacking cylinders on 450 tonne payload surface mining swing wheel low loader trailers
  • Suspension cylinders on surface mining haulage trucks
  • Brake release and tow hook cylinders for underground mining wheel loaders

Customised Cylinders

Delta can leverage its design, engineering and manufacturing capability to build customised innovative and high quality hydraulic cylinders for our mining equipment customers.

  • Sophisticated in-house design and engineering
  • Full cycle 100% manufacture of hydraulic cylinders in Devonport, Tasmania, with no outsourcing
  • Friction welded rod assemblies
  • Proprietary ceramic treatment of chrome plating for unmatched corrosion prevention and extension of cylinder life in harsh environments
  • Smart velocity and position sensing cylinders
  • Annular ported designs to eliminate external hydraulic hoses or line tube

Experience

Delta has been supplying hydraulic cylinders to the international mining sector for 40 years. Delta's cylinders are fitted to mining vehicles and longwall mining machines in more than 50 countries.

Watch the video to see Delta jacking cylinders in action on a 450 tonne payload surface mining swing wheel low loader trailer

Caterpillar AD30

Caterpillar R1300G

Longwall Cylinder

Loadpro X60