A look back at some of the developments this year, and a look ahead to what may come next reveals the increasing use of materials testing. New technology and new ways to process and analyse data will drive change even further - Kristina Smith reports
For materials testing equipment manufacturers, constant change is business as usual. New tests emerge, new standards are written and new practices spread around regions and the world. There are also new materials to deal with: bitumen modified with polymers
A consortium led by Australia-based Macquarie Group and Kiewit of the US, known as NYNJLink, is to build a new US$1.5bn bridge connecting New Jersey and New York City in the US. Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey David Samson said that the Authority will hold on to the ownership of the existing Goethals Bridge. Upon completion, 35 yearly payments of roughly US$60 million per annum will be made to the consortium. A maximum of $500 million US Department of Transportation low-interest lo
The global première of Kleemann’s MOBICONE MCO 11 PRO mobile cone crusher heralds the start of its newly-developed PRO line.
The company says the line offers the quarry operator particularly robust plants for high-performance applications.
The cone crusher, driven by a powerful and low-consumption diesel-electric drive, enables operation with an external power supply, and it has a maximum feed capacity of up to 470tonnes/hour.
Equipped with the innovative CFS (Continuous Feed System), which ensures
A new joint venture team will carry out the construction of a major new highway project in Indonesia. The project will see the construction of the Serpong Balaraja highway in Tangerang Regency. Construction is due to commence in July 2016 with the work expected to cost over US$452.5 million. The partnership will be headed by local firm Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), with a 50% stake. Its partners will be Transindo Karya Investama and Astratel Nusantara, both with 25% shares in the partnership.
