Normet Scamec LC 065 A: compact scaling in 4 m headings and safety notes for engineers
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on International Mining – News
30 Second Briefing
Normet has launched the Scamec LC 065 A, a compact, purpose-built underground scaling machine using the same robust carrier platform as its existing Scamec models. The LC 065 A introduces the most compact boom in the Scamec range, engineered for agile operation and optimised coverage in 4 m x 4 m headings, targeting narrow-vein and confined development drives. The design focuses on improved operator visibility and controlled mechanical scaling, reducing exposure compared with manual bar scaling in small-profile tunnels.
Technical Brief
- Purpose-built scaling configuration reduces reliance on improvised tools or modified loaders, aligning with formal mine safety procedures.
- Machine design targets repeatable, controlled mechanical scaling, limiting rock mass disturbance compared with ad hoc manual bar work.
- Improved sightlines to the scaling area support better hazard recognition and compliance with mine ground control plans.
- Use of a dedicated scaling boom allows safer stand-off distances from potential rockfall zones.
- For narrow-vein and small-profile mines, mechanised scaling can materially reduce exposure hours for ground support crews.
Our Take
Normet appears relatively infrequently in our 792 Mining stories compared with OEMs focused on large production fleets, so a new compact scaler suggests the company is targeting niche underground headings where manoeuvrability and cycle-time safety upgrades are still under-served.
Within the 1,567 tag-matched pieces on Projects, Product and Safety, most equipment items are load-and-haul or drilling units, so a dedicated scaling machine like the Scamec LC 065 A signals operators are carving out budget lines specifically for ground support and rehabilitation rather than bundling it into general development fleets.
Compact scaling units are typically deployed in narrower headings and remnant mining, which in practice can reduce overbreak and rockfall exposure; this aligns with a pattern in our database where safety-tagged underground equipment is increasingly justified on reduced rehabilitation costs as much as on incident prevention.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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