Normet provides solutions for selected customer processes in underground mining and tunnelling, as well as for civil construction.
We are immensely proud of our long history of developing cutting-edge mining equipment and innovative customer solutions. Since the launch of our first mining machine in 1972, we have gathered extensive expertise in all underground hard rock mining methods and processes, including rock reinforcement bolts and chemicals, concrete spraying, concrete transportation, explosive charging, scaling, underground logistics and lifting & installation equipment.
At Normet, our main focus is on offering technologies with superior safety and productivity and helping customers on-site to achieve the optimal total process cost. We have a long track record of assisting customers in process optimization and sharing extensive process knowledge gained over many years. We are continuously striving to make underground processes safer and more efficient. We listen to our customers and develop equipment and technologies based on their unique challenges and needs. For decades, we have developed, manufactured and marketed equipment and vehicles for mining and underground construction.
In addition, we provide a comprehensive range of aftermarket services, including for example maintenance, service programs, spare parts and training around the equipment and the processes they are used for. With over 14,000 delivered machines, we have become the market leader in our product segments.
Our company’s head office with Group functions is situated in Espoo, Finland, and the main factory, together with global equipment R&D, is in Iisalmi, Finland. Other equipment manufacturing locations are Chile, India and Switzerland. With global customer satisfaction in mind, we now employ over 1,700 business professionals in over 50 locations worldwide.
Mining and tunnelling products and services
Normet offers the most complete range of products for mining, tunnelling and civil construction. Our equipment offering consists of solutions for the following underground customer processes:
- Concrete spraying and transport
- Explosive charging
- Lifting and installation
- Underground logistics
- Scaling
In addition, full lifetime care services are provided, including documentation, operator and maintenance training, maintenance and repair and service contracts, as well as rebuilding and modernization of vehicles.
Concrete spraying
Normet sprayed concrete systems contribute to the outstanding quality of sprayed concrete structures and maintain a consistently high resale value and low lifetime costs.
The product range varies from mining Spraymecs with 6m practical vertical reach to tunnelling Spraymecs with 15m vertical reach, and from diesel hydraulic to fully electric hydraulic sprayers with a compressor.
Concrete transport, transmixers and agitators
Normet transmixers and agitators come with different-sized horizontal or inclined bowls and powerful engines for fast driving speeds. The concrete transport capacity of the transmixers varies from 3m³ to 6m³.
Explosive charging
Normet has designed a complete range of underground explosive chargers, Charmecs, which meet the need of increasingly demanding charging processes.
Normet Charmecs are built to improve safety and productivity in underground blasting, contributing to high-quality and cost-effective bulk explosive (from ANFO to emulsion explosives) charging processes.
Lifts and installations for mining and low-profile tunnelling
Utilift scissors lifts are designed for lifting and installations in mining and low-profile tunnelling. Normet’s wide range of Himecs, with a large variety of platform configurations, are ideal for medium to heavy-duty load lifting and work coverage in practically any tunnel profile.
Underground transport vehicles
Normet provides you with a complete range of rubber-tiered underground transport vehicles to fit all your needs. Utimec is a dedicated product range for any underground transport need.
The Multimec slide-on/slide-off cassette system is the ideal solution for mines where a quick change of use is needed.
Normet’s modular Variomec concept uses a carrier and interchangeable work modules: a dump kit for rock hauling, a remixer kit for concrete transport and a boom lift kit for man lifting.
For fast and comfortable personnel transport in harsh conditions, the ideal solution is the Normet RBO.
Mobile mechanized scaling system
For scaling, Normet offers a mobile mechanized system: the Scamec 2000.