“I honestly don’t know that there is going to be an explosives demolition industry in the United States in ten years”, says Mark Loizeaux

The Lekatech Electric Hammer is a major advance in hammer design and construction. Delivering high power but producing low vibrations, it is built for operator comfort, economic use and high productivity. Electrically powered with low emissions and operating costs, the new LEKA Toras 35 is Lekatech’s latest development, transforming breaking in quarries, mines, demolition, and construction sites globally.

In the rapidly evolving field of underground mining, the demand for sustainable and efficient tools is increasing. Since 2018, Normet has collaborated with Finnish Lekatech, a startup committed to revolutionizing hammering technologies, in development of fully electric hammer The results of this collaboration are now evident. The Pyhäsalmi mine in Finland, with its challenging conditions and nearly 1.5 km depth, provided the ideal testing ground for Lekatech’s innovative fully electric hammer, integrated into Normet’s Scamec LC Thor 095 A scaler.