The Terex Cedarapids MACS plant is designed to be a highly mobile, high-capacity, complete crushing and screening system. The MACS name stands for Mobile Aggregate Crushing System because it is a complete “system,” not just a collection of individual processing units.
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Atlas Copco Adds Bucket Crushers
Atlas Copco has added a line of bucket crushers to its silent demolition tool range of hydraulic attachments. Rig-mounted bucket crushers solve job-site waste management issues by recycling asphalt, stone and concrete debris as well as mine, quarry and trench material.
Read MoreDEM Analysis Pinpoints Transfer Chute Problems
A major cement manufacturer in South America was experiencing transfer chute plugging with a highly cohesive limestone and clay mixture. During rainy periods, the chute would plug every few hours, requiring operators to manually dig out the contents in the chute and wash it down with high-pressure water.
Read MoreRivet Driver Speeds Installation
Flexco’s Pneumatic Single Rivet Driver is designed for use with Flexco SR fasteners and installation bases, and speeds installation by up to 33 percent.
Read MoreFlapgate for Abrasive Materials
Meyer Monster Double Flapgate Airlock Valves are engineered and manufactured for extreme operating environments or highly abrasive materials. The Monster Double Flapgate Valves are specifically designed to control the rate of materials flow through a system and at the same time preventing air leakage by isolating the processing system’s pressures.
Read MoreA Change of ‘Screenery’
By Mark S. Kuhar Increasing production and maximizing throughput is nothing new. In fact, next to sizing accuracy a recent survey shows that throughput is the second largest concern amongst producers when surveyed to rank the factors most important when selecting screening media.
Read MoreGCAA Announces Support for Automation & Energy Conference
Rock Products is pleased to announce that in addition to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) sponsorship, the Georgia Construction Aggregates Association (GCAA) will co-sponsor the magazine’s Automation & Energy Conference being held Nov. 19-21 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.
Read MoreAdvancing Wind Farm Technology
The Department of Energy (DOE), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), National Wind Institute of Texas Tech University (NWI/TTU), and Group NIRE (NIRE) formally commissioned the SWiFT (Scaled Wind Farm Technology) test facility on July 9th in Lubbock, Texas.
Read MoreDistance Measurement Sensors Offer Flexibility
SICK, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, encoders and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, announced the launch of the Dx35 line of laser distance measurement sensors. These mid-range distance measurement sensors feature a compact housing with an IP 67 enclosure rating that reduces mounting restrictions and offers improved performance in outdoor…
Read MoreMack to Begin Production of DME-Powered Vehicles in 2015
Mack Trucks will begin production of dimethyl ether (DME)-powered Mack Pinnacle Axle Back models in 2015. DME, a non-toxic, clean-burning alternative fuel, offers many environmental and societal benefits, including that it can be made from multiple sustainable feedstocks.
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