Volvo Penta claims that its D16 diesel is highly fuel efficient, as well as meeting the Tier 4 Final/Stage V emissions requirements. This engine has been selected by Metso Outotec for use in a powerful Lokotrack mobile crusher due to the unit’s engine’s high output and reliability.
Komatsu has unveiled the upgrade of its KOMTRAX telematics system, for all machines equipped with the latest Komatsu EU stage IIIB technology. The latest version of KOMTRAX, is said by Komatsu to provide more data and new detailed reports to meet challenges brought on by the latest EU Stage IIIB emissions regulations and the need for more precise monitoring. Speaking about its launch Dr Daniel Heussen, KOMTRAX manager at Komatsu Europe International, said: “Crises offer possibilities. Concerns about the sta
Innovative technology is use is providing efficient, clean burning engines - Mike Woof reports The development of new diesel engine technology has, for the off-highway equipment sector, been the single most expensive research field for the industry since these machines first started being manufactured. Aimed at reducing the emissions of nitrous oxide as well as particulate matter, in a phased series of stages the engine emission improvements will make major changes to the construction sector. In real world
In the Canadian city of Coquitlam, 3,628tonnes of glacial clay is being excavated every day across a 90hectare aggregate open-pit mine.
LaFarge in North America is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the United States and Canada. For the last decade the company has used Greater Vancouver-based contractor, Vertex Excavating, to work across its 90hectare aggregate open-pit mine, exposing and transporting some of the best concrete aggregate material available on the market.
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