Eriez offers a wide variety of separation, inspections and material-handling products for producers. Magnetic Separators Eriez magnetic separators are designed to automatically remove large amounts of ferrous from nonferrous materials conveyed in deep burdens on almost any type of conveyor or chute. Eriez 7000 Series Suspended Electromagnets come with the Eriez Hi-Gradient Circuit to produce maximum-force density at a selected working…
Read MoreMonth: April 2015
Expect More from your Horizontal Shaft Impactor
By Eric Marcotte The mineral processing industry usually evolves rather than revolutionizes, but the Horizontal Shaft Impactor (HSI) has revolutionized the crushing process in numerous industries. There are several varieties of the HSI, and their similarities are more numerous than their differences. All varieties feature externally fed horizontal rotors with breaker bars, which propel material into a series of apron-mounted…
Read MoreJCB Introduces Tier 4 Final Wheel Loader, Excavators
JCB held a media event last month at its North American headquarters in Savannah, Ga., to introduce several new products. Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith attended the event. “What we have done is to build on the remarkable achievements of our EcoMAX Tier 4 Interim engine and come up with an innovative ‘one can’ SCR solution. An engine that is compact, fuel…
Read MoreCat Top Hammer Drill for Tough Applications
Even in granite-like conditions the new Cat MD5150C Top Hammer Drill is out-performing down-the-hole rigs, according to the company, with its higher productivity and much lower fuel consumption – while achieving comparable hole straightness. Cat drill customer Iron Mountain Quarry, located south of St. Louis, reports that overall productivity is almost double a competitor’s DTH drill. This productivity is achieved…
Read MoreAtlas Copco BenchREMOTE Can Handle Three Rigs
Blasthole drillers can handle up to three rigs in parallel while working at a safe distance from the high wall with the new BenchREMOTE by Atlas Copco. Traditionally high walls are one area of a quarry or surface mine that expose operators to the most risk. Using Atlas Copco’s BenchREMOTE remote operator station, drillers can now operate more than 100 yd.…
Read MoreFull Speed Ahead
HIGHBANK RESOURCES’ SPN QUARRY IN CANADA MOVES FORWARD. By Mark S. Kuhar The winter can be unforgiving in Canada, but that has not stopped one company from moving full speed ahead with an important new aggregates project. Aggregate exploration and development company Highbank Resources Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., said that a crew at its Swamp Point North (SPN) quarry project recently…
Read MoreChasing The Elusive ‘Zero Incidents’
A Study Of OMG Midwest Employees Shows They Prefer Face-To-Face Communication and Safety Training Where Small Group Discussion Can Take Place. By Joe McGuire
Read MoreTrending Upward
USGS REPORTS FINAL 2014 STONE PRODUCTION. By Mark S. Kuhar An estimated 540 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption…
Read MoreSeeking Cement
April 28, 2015 – I am blogging live this week from the 57th Annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference in Toronto, Ontario.
Read MoreCASE Launches New Excavators
CASE Construction Equipment introduced five new crawler excavators to the construction trade press at a special event at its Tomahawk, Wis., test facility: the CX210D, the CX250D, the CX250D Long Reach (LR), the CX300D and the CX350D. These new models are designed to provide significant operational gains, including cycle times up to 12 percent faster, improved responsiveness and multifunctional control, and…
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