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Sandvik claims that its 18.9tonne CH550 cone crusher offers customers good material shape and low operating costs in a range of material applications. A development of the company’s Hydrocone design, the CH550 can be configured for either secondary or tertiary crushing applications with a wide performance range.

Crane dealers across the Atlas network will be able to add Effer cranes to the range of products they offer. Effer cranes will be sold, serviced and supported by Atlas dealers in different countries and particularly in Germany and the Middle East. The Atlas display at bauma features a new Atlas AK 955, built by Effer with Atlas colours and branding. Effer and Atlas began working together in the UK market in 2012. Success of the cooperation has led to its expansion worldwide. Atlas’s owner, Fil Filipov, said

Comer Industries is presenting its new PGRF-7003 and 11003 large wheel drives, which are designed for heavy-duty use. The new models are the result of the redesign of existing products into more compact, flexible, interchangeable and robust solutions designed to satisfy the growing needs of global manufacturers. The units, together with the PGRF-9003, complete Comer Industries' range of compact drives. The range, which now offers a maximum output torque of up to 110,000Nm, is described as ideal for tracked

The VDMA is to have a representative office in São Paulo, Brazil. This means the German construction equipment and machinery organisation will be represented in all of the BRIC countries with its own offices. “Brazil has become very important for the German engineering sector during the past few years. More than one fourth of the German exports are machines and plants. Especially materials handling technology, power transmission engineering as well as food processing machinery and packaging machinery are in

Italian firm Simex has produced a new TF 800/V rotary cutter for tunnel excavation applications. Two of the new rotary cutters were used to help construct the key Varzo Tunnel link in Italy, close to the border with Switzerland.

German company Atlas Maschinen and Finnish group Mantsinen have formed a new strategic partnership that will include technical cooperation covering the manufacturing of hydraulic material-handling machines and R&D. Atlas has its head office in Delmenhorst and plants in Ganderkesee and Vechta, while Mantsinen’s principal place of business is in Ylämylly, Finland.

Pumpex’s new range of drainage and sludge pumps will introduce new technology to the dewatering market, the company said. It also claims the Pumpex Super Drainers (series PS and SPS) will make dewatering easier and safer for miners, contractors and industrial users and other professionals with tough applications.

Six different quick changing devices are available for Sennebogen’s material-handling machines. The range covers simple quick-change couplings to Toolmatic and Vario Tool automatic change devices. The control system Tool Control allows simple and safe working and ideal configuration of the hydraulic parameters of up to ten attachments.

Herrenknecht has developed a boxhole boring machine (BBM), based on its proven microtunnelling pipe jacking technology. The BBM1100 has been designed to drill slot holes and inclined shafts with a diameter of up to 1.1m and a maximum length of 30m. The machine uses a compact crawler base, with a modular jacking frame, cable drum and power pack that can be positioned separately if required.

Parker Hannifin has introduced a fourth proportional function joystick for use in materials handling, construction and forestry equipment. The IQAN-LC6 mini-coordinate joystick allows the use of a fourth proportional circuit through a ring around the base of the lever.

Sennebogen’s new 835 Electro material handler’s electric motor is said to save up to 50% of operating costs and energy compared to a diesel-powered solution. The first machine of the new E-series, the new 835 Electro, comes with a user-friendly component arrangement, increased cooling capacity, and numerous undercarriage variants. A powerful 160kW is available from the machine’s standard electric motor.

Road transport access in the Swedish capital Stockholm improved in 2012, a study by the Traffic Administration Office shows. One key reason for this was said to be fewer disruptions from major roadworks during the year, and less traffic was reported on the roads both in inner city areas and in the region as a whole. Cycling is on the increase, and environmental and traffic commissioner Ulla Hamilton reportedly said that the City is now increasing its investments in bicycle infrastructure.