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The latest addition to the Edge Design range of mobile handling equipment has been released at INTERMAT. The static (SL) / mobile (ML) / tracked (TL) vessel loader is capable of transferring up to 1,200tonnes per hour of material, and can accept it direct from large dumping trucks or tipping trailers. The Edge-Loader TL220 features a conventional belt design and large wide track mounted receiving hopper to facilitate loader filling. It can also be supplied with a discharge conveyor with full 180-degree radi

JCB is moving up a class in the wheeled loader market with the introduction of its new 457 model. Replacing the earlier 456, the new 457 is the biggest and most powerful wheeled loader the firm has ever built and has a 235kg increase in load capacity. The new 8.9litre Cummins diesel with its variable geometry turbocharger meets the Tier 4 Interim/Stage IIIB emissions requirements while also offering reductions in fuel consumption over the engine used in the earlier model. Full electronic control of engine f

Kleemann will showcase the Mobicat MC 100 R mobile jaw crusher from its successful Contractor Line. Weighing approximately 36tonnes it is relatively easy to transport and thus also ideal for smaller jobs, and there is the option to lower the crushing unit hydraulically to a height of 3,200mm for transport purposes. The powerful diesel engine with 228kW, together with the hydraulic crusher drive, ensures maximum feed capacity of up to 200 tonnes/hour, says Kleemann. The MC 100 R has sufficient power reserve

Improvements to Komatsu’s PC700LC have resulted in the Dash 8 version. Operator comfort gets the biggest change, with an all-new cab that gets a fixed, laminated front windscreen for increased operator protection, a heated high-back air-suspension seat, and a standard rear-view camera. Also new, for maximum efficiency said the company, is a widescreen LCD colour monitor panel that integrates Komtrax ‘step 3’ functionality with fuel consumption monitoring. The 323kW PC700LC-8 has an operating weight from 65-

Making its Intermat debut, Scotland-based Tata Steel last year invested €9.56million (£8million) in its specialist steels Clydebridge plant in Glasgow. The move increased the plant’s capacity for producing premium quality high-strength steel plate, essential for lifting and excavating industries, by up to 50%. Tata Steel is more than the just a steel producer according to Carlo Di Terlizzi, brand and marcoms manager for lifting and excavating.

Latest Volvo wheeled loaders to get the G-series revisions include the middle-weight 11-17 tonne L60, L70 and L90 versions. The stylish overhaul brings an electrically operated sloping bonnet, improving rearward visibility. All benefit from a revised cab layout, cleaner engines and improved hydraulic systems to deliver more productivity and greater efficiency. Power ratings are from 121-130kW, with all three sharing a stage IIIB six-cylinder Volvo D6H motor that gets cooled EGR and DPF emissions equipment.

Atlas Copco used INTERMAT to launch the Edge Drill Monitor – an innovative system of measuring shock waves from down-the-hole drilling. Information about the hammer and the bit is displayed graphically in real time, allowing the operator to extract maximum performance and efficiency as geology changes during the drilling process, to maintain the correct degree of flushing and avoid tool breakage.

Anaconda Equipment has launched the FTR 150 feeder conveyor, which is transported by container and transforms ready for use once it arrives on site. The FTR 150 has been designed for a wide range of applications including quarrying. It allows feeds to be controlled through use of a surge feeder. The driver can deposit loads of up to 9m3, which are then conveyed for crushing and screening. The system can also be fitted with a grid and a screen for use as a scalping/screening unit.

Liebherr’s new Mobilmix 2.5 is a container-mounted mixing plant system developed for large construction sites. This plant offers a capacity of 110m3/hour of compacted concrete and is designed for mobility. The plant’s components are housed in modular containers that can be easily transported and linked together on-site. Once erected, the container modules form a weather-proof structure that can be equipped with additional insulation for use in severe climatic conditions.

The Warrior 2400 is the largest machine in Powerscreen’s Warrior range and is designed for large-scale operators in the quarrying and mining sectors. It is capable of handling larger feed sizes and has an output potential of up to 800tonnes per hour. It features a heavy-duty incline screen with a high amplitude triple shaft drive mechanism, lending it to screening, scalping, two or three-way splitting and stockpiling materials like aggregates, topsoil, coal, construction, demolition waste and iron ore.

Intrame is displaying its stationary range of asphalt plants with a particular focus on the control system technology. The company’s control systems allow the plant to work in fully automatic, semi-automatic or manual mode whilst providing supervision and control by means of a general use PC. The programming is totally open allowing continuous updating to improve plant operations. Systems also ensure automatic regulation of the burner with recording of the temperature of the aggregates at the dryer’s discha

Northern Ireland manufacturer Telestack is launching the newest design in the TC range of track mobile conveyors, the TC 421 Automatic Radial. According to Telestack, the TC421 increases safety of sites, facilitates less site traffic movements and improves efficiency of operations.

The new Terex Finlay 863 is a highly versatile and adaptable machine engineered and built to operate in sites where space is at a premium. Designed specifically for quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications, the 863 features a 2755mm x 1200mm top deck and a 2755mm x 1200mm bottom deck. The screen box angle can be adjusted hydraulically between 14 and -18 degrees.

Fayat’s development of the Compact asphalt mixing plant is to create a continuous flow of multipurpose product, including cold, warm and hot mix. Optimum energy management for mixing aggregates in the most effective way while the bitumen is hydrophobic is one criteria that the new plant offers, along with the ability to recycle materials according to typology. The feed is conventional and either into the tube via the ring, or into the continuous mixer, or both, for recycled materials. Bitumen is introduced