mining & industrial

Reports & testimonials

Mine dump trucks - New Caledonia
Mine dump trucks - Indonesia
Compressor - New Caledonia

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Plant item	Engine/Fuelstar	Remarks
Societe le Nickel, Thio, New Caledonia	Cummins/C300
		After trialling on one truck, Societe le Nickel then proceeded to rollout on the remaining 26 Cummins-powered Terex trucks at its Thio mine in New Caledonia. The fuel consumption was reduced from 33.9 to 28 litres/hour, a reduction of 17%.
Societe le Nickel, Kouaoua, New Caledonia	Komatsu/PDC400
		fleet of Komatsu dump trucks installed with Fuelstars at Kouaoua mine, New Caledonia. The customer reported substantially reduced fuel consumption.
Hunua Quarries, NZ	Komatsu/D500(each)
	no image available	reduced fuel consumption in both plant items
Hunua Quarries, NZ	Caterpillar3306/C400
		reduced fuel consumption
East Tamaki Contractors, NZ	Caterpillar3408/D400
	no image available	The operator reported a substantial improvement in power output, coupled with a significant reduction in fuel consumption.
Boral Quarries, Dunmore, Australia	Caterpillar3412/D500
	no image available	The exercise proved fruitless because the customer failed to collect the fuel consumption data after the product was installed. However, Fuelstar has a good history with Caterpillar 3412 engines so a fuel improvement of 12 to 15% could have been expected.
Challice Contractors, NZ	Cummins N10/C300
		Improved fuel economy by 15%.
Placer Grannysmith, Western Australia	CumminsQSK30/ 2xD500
		Improved fuel economy by 12% or better.

The above represents just a small cross section of mining and industrial installations but is indicative of the plant involved, their power source and the Fuelstars installed.

Fuelstar has application in all industrial engines ranging from 100 to 1000 bhp

The Fuelstar provides a more complete fuel burn. This results in

• reduced fuel consumption (normally 12 to 15% in trucks and 15 to 20% in boats)
• improved power output and increased torque (frequently 5%)
• reduced emissions; smoke, particulates, nitrogen oxides, 'greenhouse gases'
• cleaner engine oil, thus improved lubrication, cleaner internal engine operating surfaces

The Fuelstar product is designed to prevent gelling of diesel fuel in cold conditions and prevents diesel bacteria prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical areas.

Fuelstar has particular application with biodiesel. This fuel type is susceptible to crystallization and degradation resulting in the blocking of injectors and filters. Fuelstar disrupts the crystallization processes thus preventing this occurrence.

Llife of product: two million km (1.2 million miles) or 25,000 engine hours.

Should you wish to speak with a consultant or require an obligation-free quote,, telephone 0800 383 578 (NZ) or 0408 527 391 (AUS) or email info@fuelstar.com