Normet makes investment in electric hammer tech start-up Lekatech
Summary
Normet has continued its investments in electrification technology with an agreement to become a minority shareholder of Finland-based startup Lekatech.Since 2018, Normet has collaborated with Lekatech, a company that believes that direct electric drive is the future in hammering. Given the successful collaboration in electric hammer field tests between the companies, Normet has become a minority shareholder in the company.The investment supports continued growth of Lekatech and commercialisation of its groundbreaking fully-electric hammers, Normet said.Lekatech CEO, Antti Anttila, said: Our goal is to zero out the CO2 emissions of impact hammers used in mining and construction industry.Lekatechs ambition supports Normets continued progress in mining electrification. The fully-electric hammer, combined with Normet SmartDrive\xae battery-electric architecture, will shape the future of underground scaling and breaking, the company says.Samu Kukkonen, Technology Director at Normet, said: Lekatechs technology enables a quantum leap in hammering energy efficiency and impact performance. Fully-electric hammer technology also enables continuous digital development.Tuomo Peltola, Founder of Lekatech, added: Cooperation with Normet has been natural from the beginning. Normet really understands how to introduce high technologies to global market.