Normet expands their equipment offering with an agile and compact Variomec XS multipurpose platform

XS is designed to minimize vehicle total cost of ownership and to provide excellent performance, best-in-class safety and payload capacity versus current competition in the market. Versatile XS carrier fits to 3.5 m x 3.5 m envelope and it can be utilized for multiple equipment applications, and the application can be changed effectively when required. XS can transport up to 4 tons of payload, either personnel, transportation, transportation of goods or both together. First three released applications are introduced below. 

Personnel transportation 

Variomec XS 115 Personnel is compact underground bus with 13 person carrying capacity. Roomy personnel compartment is FOPS/ROPS approved and can be equip with heating and A/C to offer superior comfortability to passenger.  

Service vehicles 

Variomec XS 040 Material is compact material transportation vehicle with 4 ton carrying capacity and it offers roomy platform with low loading height and crane.   

Variomec XS 035 Crew is compact mine service vehicle which has platform with 3.5 ton carrying capacity, crane and roomy compartment for 3-person crew, in addition to room for three people in the cabin.  

XS is ideal solution for all underground operations instead of currently available light vehicles, it brings unforeseen level of safety, versatility and robustness to this size class. Variomec XS is currently available with Stage IIIA engine and the offering of applications and emission classes will gradually expand in the future. 

See the video introducing XS and its features in here (https://youtu.be/8mnSK0hqrMY).

Normet is continuously working towards more sustainable and safe underground operations

Normet is continuously developing new technologies to meet and exceed the customer and industry requirements, with safety as the first and most important design principle. Normet has equipment covering all emission requirements globally, and in addition Normet offers SmartDrive battery electric equipment with zero local emissions. 

 

For more information, please contact:

Herkko Juntunen 
Director, Logistics and Utility product line 
e-mail: herkko.juntunen@normet.com 
tel.: +358 406 757 101 

Normet is a fast growing and innovative technology company offering continuous improvement to underground construction and mining processes for increased safety, productivity and profitability.

Our complete technical solutions create value through saving costs and shortening process cycle times and are developed based on the welfare of people and on the care of the environment.

Normet has a broad offering for underground mining and tunnelling: equipment, construction chemicals, rock reinforcement products and services. Normet currently employs over 1400 business professionals and the net sales in 2020 was over 300 million euro. Normet is a Finnish company operating globally with over 50 locations in 30 countries. For more information, visit normet.com.