News

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.

RDS is to debut its Loadmaster iX range of on-board weighing instruments for wheeled loaders at INTERMAT 2012

Using Ammann’s AS1 plant control system, the EcoMix concrete plant combines accurate measuring equipment and comprehensive process control to guarantee perfect, repeatable results, claimed Ammann. The galvanised steel support structure is light, warp resistant and also suitable for areas of increased seismic activity, it is claimed. The EcoModule is equipped with the company’s tried and tested Amix twinshaft paddle mixer and is pre-assembled and tested at the factory.

L576 and L580 wheeled loaders have been given revised engines with clean emissions technology and tweaked outputs. It means the L576 delivers 205kW for its 10.5 litre six-cylinder engine, which is equipped with common rail fuel injection, DOC and DPF.

Mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment provider Powerscreen will exhibit some of its most popular equipment, including the Powerscreen Warrior 2400 screen.

Terex Finlay will be launching its new 684 inclined screen at Intermat 2012. The 684 is said to be a highly versatile and adaptable machine engineered and built for working in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris, topsoil, recycling, sand, gravel, coal and aggregate applications.

Ammann is using INTERMAT to reveal its UniBatch range of asphalt mixing plants. With capacities from 80-350 tonnes/hour, this new plant type incorporates flexibility, and a larger selection of modules to allow the system to be expanded as required. Energy efficiency and reduced emissions are key elements of the UniBatch range, which is said to be is compatible with all of Ammann's recycling technologies. Mixer capacities extend from 1.3-4.3tonnes, hot silo storage is from 45-120tonnes and mixed material sto

Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment will take the covers off five new wheeled loaders at INTERMAT. The DL300-3, DL350-3, DL420-3, DL450-3 and DL550-3 large wheel loaders – with bucket capacities from 3.0 to 5.5cubic metres - get Scania SCR diesel engines that meet stage IIIB emissions regulations.

Sandvik Construction is introducing the latest developments from its leading product ranges, and emphasising its commitment to its customers and specific business requirements.

Mobilmix 2.5 is a container-mounted mixing plant system developed for large construction sites. With an hourly capacity of 110 cubic metres of compacted concrete, the plant’s components are housed in modular containers that can be easily transported and linked together on-site.

New Holland is expanding its wheeled loader C Series with two new models at the top of the range. The W270C and W300C feature New Holland’s Tier 4 interim AdBlue technology for fuel savings of up to 10%.

Ammapax is the simple and cost-effective solution from Ammann to suppress noise levels for those operating plants close to residential areas. Available in three different designs that can reduce noise pressure levels by up to 10 dB, 15 dB and 20 dB, the Ammapax does not require any additional installation space, as it is lowered into the mixing plant’s chimney and fixed to the chimney opening using four bolts. It can also be used in third party plants, said the company.

Terex Minerals Processing Systems (MPS) has launched a new modular product line with the MC1000, the first module built in the line, being highlighted at INTERMAT. The line consists of several pre-designed static and semi-static crushing and screening “plug and play” modules, which can be chosen to create the plant required to suit many applications, such as aggregates and mining. “This simple but effective product gives flexibility to our customers to choose ‘ready-to-work’ modules to create the plant they

Powerscreen, a leading provider of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, will exhibit some of its most popular equipment, including the Powerscreen XH500 impact crusher.