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    Schlam global expansion: load and haul design options and GET insights for mine engineers

    May 4, 2026|

    Reviewed by Tom Sullivan

    Schlam global expansion: load and haul design options and GET insights for mine engineers

    First reported on International Mining – News

    30 Second Briefing

    Load and haul attachment specialist Schlam is expanding its global operating model by adding a wider range of mining buckets, new high-quality ground engaging tools (GET) and installation kits for truck bodies and buckets. The move consolidates all product categories – including truck trays, buckets and GET – under a strengthened global leadership team focused on international market development. For mine operators, the broader portfolio and standardised installation kits signal more options for matching tray and bucket designs to specific loading tools and material conditions.

    Technical Brief

    • Installation kits imply pre-engineered interfaces between trays, buckets and OEM loader/linkage geometries.
    • Standardised kits should reduce on-site welding, fit-up time and rework during truck body or bucket changeouts.
    • Integrated GET and bucket design allows matching lip profiles, shroud systems and wear packages as a single system.
    • Expanded bucket range suggests coverage from light-material high-capacity designs to heavy-duty, high-impact rock buckets.
    • Single global leadership for trays, buckets and GET enables unified wear-life and payload optimisation strategies.
    • Common product platform simplifies spares inventory, with fewer GET SKUs across multiple fleets and regions.
    • For brownfield fleets, retrofit-focused kits lower the barrier to upgrading legacy trays and buckets without major structural mods.
    • Similar integrated tray–bucket–GET offerings on other sites have typically improved fill factor and reduced underbody wear.

    Our Take

    Schlam’s global expansion comes on the back of product moves like the Hercules and Xeroline green‑steel truck bodies, which in our database are among the few mining equipment launches explicitly tied to decarbonised steel supply (via SSAB Zero™).

    The 300th Hercules tray delivery to Fortescue’s Western Australian iron ore fleet signals that Schlam already has a large installed base with a Tier‑1 miner, giving it a strong reference point as it courts new international haul‑fleet customers.

    Schlam’s new Hunter Valley facility for coal and hard‑rock operations suggests its current growth push is not commodity‑specific, positioning the company to leverage similar lightweight and green‑steel designs across multiple ore types as it scales globally.

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    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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