Volvo Construction Equipment announced the course schedule for Road Institute. The training sessions, which provide industry professionals with hands-on learning opportunities in paving and compaction, will kick off its 49th year in October.
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Caterpillar Global Mining Forms Alliance with Seeing Machines
Caterpillar Global Mining entered into an alliance agreement with Seeing Machines Limited to deliver and support operator fatigue monitoring technology through Cat Dealers. Seeing Machines, headquartered in Canberra, Australia, has developed fatigue monitoring systems using patented eye and head tracking technology to detect operator fatigue and distraction and to alert the mine controller and the machine operator.
Read MoreKomatsu Launches Its First Intelligent Machine
Komatsu America Corp. introduced the D61EXi/PXi-23, Komatsu’s first intelligent Machine Control model to the North American market. Thanks to its first fully automatic blade control, the D61i-23 dozer can perform not only finish grading, which has been possible with conventional Machine Control, but also rough dozing.
Read MoreCase Excavators Offer Advanced Fuel Economy
Case Construction Equipment introduced the new Tier 4 interim CX130C and CX160C excavators to its C Series product line, offering customers fuel economy increases of up to 8 percent and 5 percent, respectively, versus previous B Series models; resulting in increased productivity, along with lower overall owning and operating costs facilitated through easier maintenance.
Read MoreCone Crusher Maintenance
By Brian Jaworski Aggregates producers are well advised to keep cone crusher maintenance on the forefront of their operational activities. Here are a few maintenance specifics to consider.
Read MoreTerex Cedarapids MACS Plant Offers New Cone Crusher
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.
Read MoreAtlas 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.
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