Leading Edge Attachments’ (LEA) new patented Multi-Ripper Talon Bucket, the latest addition to the Multi-Ripper SHARC product line, is being exhibited at Conexpo 2014.
LEA Multi-Ripper products are said by the firm to be proven and much cheaper replacements for hammers, blasting and rock trenchers. Designed mainly for utility pipeline contractors, the new Multi-Ripper Talon Bucket works on the same principal as the award winning Multi-Ripper Bucket, except the bucket is very narrow, and the leading edges h
Atlas Copco’s new BP3050 bulk pulveriser was due to get its UK exhibition debut this month at Hillhead 2012.
The Swedish construction industry giants claim that due to the machine’s innovative angled shape, the BP3050 is ideal for a wide array of demolition tasks. It features huge jaw dimensions that facilitate energy efficient high throughput, with speed valves shortening the opening and closing time of the jaws to ensure less fuel consumption during pulveriser operation.
Demand for construction equipment in Europe continued to grow in 2021, after the industry had already seen a return to growth in the second half of 2020 when the impact of the pandemic was receding.
A Caterpillar top hammer rig is said to be working well in a tough granite quarry operation in the US.
The MD5150C rig is out-performing down-the-hole (DTH) rigs, with higher productivity and lower fuel consumption. Of note though is the fact that the machine is also delivering comparable hole straightness to the DTH machines.
Iron Mountain Quarry is located to the south of St Louis, Missouri and the operation says that overall productivity from its Cat rig is almost double that of the earlier gener
