The crushing and screening sector has seen a flurry of new model launches in recent months, with a series of new equipment introductions - Mike Woof writes. Crushing and screening systems play a vital role in the overall cost effectiveness of a quarrying operation. Ensuring that a quarry runs efficiently relies heavily on the appropriateness of the entire crushing and screening set-up for the material input, the output grades and the compatibility of each separate unit. Mobility has been a key issue in rece
Plans for New Zealand’s US$188.7 million (NZ$270 million) Petone-Grenada road connection are now being revised due to concerns over the risk of landslides. In addition, the redesign will address concerns about the high costs of the new route, which was originally proposed with two lanes in either direction as a connection between Wellington. The new route is expected to carry up to 30,000 vehicles/day and is intended to reduce congestion on a section of State Highway 1 at peak periods. Local officials say
Metso Outotec’s new HP200e cone crusher for the global aggregates market has been designed to offer customers better performance and improved uptime levels, in a more sustainable way, says the manufacturer.
Caterpillar vice president Paolo Fellin sums up the past year for the global equipment manufacturer and looks at the increasing importance of telematics and machine control. David Arminas reports from Caterpillar’s Demonstration and Learning Centre in Malaga, southern Spain
First the good news. Despite the difficulties, especially of the financial markets, 2014 was “a record year for a lot of things” for global heavy equipment maker Caterpillar.Now the bad news. Hang onto your seats because despite some
