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Decades of Success, Proven World-Wide

The revolutionary Duratray Suspended Dump Body System (SDBS) has been proven in mines and quarries around the world. The Duratray SDBS improves productivity, reduces costs, and delivers higher profits.

The Duratray SDBS was invented by the SKEGA Company of Sweden in the 1970s, with the first installation at a quarry in 1975. For the next 15 years SKEGA marketed the Duratray primarily to hard-rock mines and quarries in Europe and Australia. The additional payload and reduced maintenance costs of the Duratray SDBS were proven during this time. A few of the bodies even made their way to North America despite the fact that SKEGA did not actively market in that region.

The technology was sold to Pacific Dunlop of Melbourne and Perth, Australia in the early 1990s. In 2001 Conymet Ltda of Chile, the third largest dump body manufacturer in the world, purchased the Duratray division of Pacific Dunlop. Conymet expanded the market and added manufacturing capacity to meet increased demand from large mines in South America and the Pacific Rim, as well as its growing business at large mines in North America.

A Caterpillar 769 equipped with a SKEGA Duratray operated by Stone-Street Quarry in Indiana, USA. The body originally was installed in the 1980s and is still in operation (photo taken in April, 2006).

The added capacity and market has resulted in an installed base for the Duratray SDBS of approximately 700 bodies worldwide. By 2006 the Duratray SDBS was in operation in 19 countries, with approximately 90 Duratray SDBS systems installed in North American mines.

In early 2006 Conymet Duratray opened an office to serve the North American market more efficiently. Conveniently located in Round Rock, Texas, Duratray North America serves the mine and quarry markets in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Mines and Quarries

The following list of mines and quarries is a representative example of Duratray customers around the world. Please note that this is not a complete list.

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