The 2014 edition of Hillhead, the three-day biennial flagship show for the quarrying, recycling and heavy construction industries, is set to welcome thousands of visitors, keen to see the latest leading equipment models alongside innovative machine and site management control technology. Guy Woodford reports on what a variety of major companies will be showcasing during this month’s show at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry near Buxton in Derbyshire With around 450 UK and international suppliers of plant, eq
Crushing equipment from Sandvik is proving productive in a difficult application involving hard volcanic rock in South Africa. The QH331 tracked mobile cone crusher has been supplied by Sandvik Mobile Crushers and Screens distributor, Pilot Crushtec, which recommended the machine for this difficult duty. The machine is working as part of a crushing train producing base material for a road construction project in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Pilot Crushtec, founded in 1990, is helping a customer invest in th
Kleemann’s new mobile cone crusher, the Mobicone MCO 9 EVO, closes one of the final gaps in the company’s model range. The crusher is compatible with the mobile jaw crusher Mobicat MC 110 EVO, and has been developed especially for the needs of customers in the contractor market.
The drive concept, with a crusher direct drive as well as electric drives for the conveyor belts, is said to promise very efficient operation, and the 248kW of the drive unit is optimally used, thanks to a performance-enhanced cr
Kleemann’s new mobile cone crusher, the Mobicone MCO 9 EVO, closes one of the final gaps in the company’s model range. The crusher is compatible with the mobile jaw crusher Mobicat MC 110 EVO, and has been developed especially for the needs of customers in the contractor market.
The drive concept, with a crusher direct drive as well as electric drives for the conveyor belts, is said to promise very efficient operation, and the 248kW of the drive unit is optimally used, thanks to a performance-enhanced cr
