Superior Industries Inc. has launched a new set of standard designs for its portable processing plants including a Guardian Screen Plant, Twin Screw Wash Plant and Aggredry Wash Plant. The standard features, including new elements exclusive to Superior, are designed to speed setup, improve processing efficiencies and reduce aggravating maintenance caused by inefficient designs. Guardian Horizontal Screen – Brand new…
Read MoreAuthor: Rock Products News
McLanahan Vibrating Screen Offers Maintenance; Uptime Advantages
One of the products McLanahan has often received requests for over the years is now available to customers. The MAX Series Vibrating Screen is based on McLanahan’s years of industry experience and designed to meet and exceed the demanding applications and specifications that producers face, according to the company. MAX Series Vibrating Screens are capable of separating coarse feed materials…
Read MoreASGCO Offers Retractable Razor-Back System with Split Block Spring-Shoc
The innovative patent-pending design of ASGCO’s Retractable Razor-Back System with Split Block Spring-Shoc allows for safe access and service from outside the chute. It greatly reduces downtime and eliminates the need for confined space permits. The company listened to customer feedback and delivered a product with all of the cleaning efficiency of its Razor-Back cleaners, while allowing for safe, access…
Read MoreFlexco Modular Impact Beds Added to Load Zone Solutions Line
Flexco announced the addition of Modular Impact Beds to its line of load zone solutions. Engineered with maximum capacity in mind, while ensuring full containment, the modular beds are designed with universal components that offer effective and affordable load zone protection. The new Modular Impact Beds feature a 2-ft. sectional design, which allows the user to choose the layout of…
Read MoreSuperior Touts Conveyor Return Idler
Superior Industries offers a new solution for removing carryback material from the return side of a conveyor belt system. Carryback material, said the manufacturer, is one of the leading causes of extraordinary conveyor maintenance. Named the Urathon Beater Roll, the design couples a common, CEMA-rated return idler and a series of urethane lobed discs. In operation, these discs cause light…
Read MoreVermeer Debuts Terrain Leveler Surface Excavation Machine
At a media event in San Antonio, Texas, Vermeer elaborated on precision surface excavation. The process utilizes the Vermeer Terrain Leveler surface excavation machine (SEM), which was created by taking a rock trencher, removing the trencher attachment and adding a patented tilt-head milling attachment with top-down cutting action. Top-down cutting allows the cutter teeth to gain penetration without using the…
Read MoreJohn Deere Hybrid Wheel Loader is Powerful; Efficient Quarry Machine
The John Deere 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader is bolstering bottom lines by offering maximized productivity and efficiency through its hybrid-electric drive system designed to lower daily operating costs. Coupled with a 536-hp, PowerTechEPA Interim Tier 4 engine (IT4), the 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader can provide significant fuel savings over 9-cu.-yd. loaders with conventional drivetrains. The production-class wheel loader’s brushless AC…
Read MoreSandvik DT912D Offers Intelligent Efficiency to Underground Drilling
Sandvik Construction is introducing a completely new tunneling jumbo to its extensive offering, the DT912D. Designed especially for limestone applications, this new high reach, single-boom jumbo is completely self-contained. It is powered with a fuel efficient and environmentally friendly Tier 4 Final diesel engine and equipped with onboard compressor and water-tank for air-mist flushing. With the new Intelligent, state-of-the-art control…
Read MoreRock Products 120th Anniversary – Part 12
IN THIS SPECIAL YEAR-LONG SERIES CELEBRATING OUR 120TH YEAR PUBLISHING MILESTONE, ROCK PRODUCTS PRESENTS A HISTORY OF THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY. In This Issue, We Cover The Years 2000-2009. As the new decade kicked off, the world had to get used to writing the current year starting with the number “2.” After dodging the Y2K bug, which received massive hype in the national…
Read MorePrecision Presplitting – Design Aspects
How To Effectively Calculate The Explosive Load For A Precision Presplit On 24-In. Spacing Along With The Stemming, Loading And Timing Of The Holes. By Anthony Konya and Dr. Calvin Konya
Read More