The World’s Largest Mining Show Had Something for Everyone, Aggregates Producers Included. By Mark S. Kuhar
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Eagle Iron Works Hires Denehy to Lead Sales
Eagle Iron Works (EIW), part of McLanahan Corp., hired Tim Denehy as sales manager. With more than 20 years of experience working in the mining and aggregate industries, Denehy has exceptional knowledge about the equipment and processes producers need to create a profitable and reliable operation, according to the company. As sales manager, he will be working with the company’s…
Read MoreFocus on Loading and Hauling
The Latest Developments in Loading and Hauling Technology From the Industry’s Top Manufacturers. By Mark S. Kuhar and Josephine Smith
Read MoreLiebherr Loader Focuses on Fuel Consumption, Operating Costs
The main features of the Liebherr L 586 wheel loader are cost-effectiveness and environmental-friendliness. According to the company, tractive force and speed are adapted to suit demand automatically and without gear changes. Even the change from forward to reverse travel is controlled hydraulically, so that no mechanical reverse gear is required. The machine also features: EconomyThe Liebherr driveline reduces wheel…
Read MoreHillhead is Happening
June 9, 2014 – More than 80 machines will be put through their paces in four ‘live’ demonstration areas (Quarry Face, Rock Processing, Recycling and new for 2014, General Purpose) at Hillhead this year. Hillhead 2014 takes place at Hillhead Quarry, near Buxton, Derbyshire, UK June 24-26. Machines that will be seen in action include including crushers, screens and shredders…
Read MoreLiebherr Crawler Excavator For 50-Ton Class
The R 956 Crawler-Excavator from Liebherr is equipped with a Liebherr 6-cylinder diesel engine with common rail fuel injection. Among the features enabling this engine to comply with Tier 4i / stage IIIB exhaust emission standards are an external exhaust gas recirculation system and a diesel particulate filter with active regeneration. The R 956 engine was developed and manufactured by…
Read MoreConExpo-Con/Agg Revisited
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, POWERFUL PRODUCTS AND MORE FROM A RECORD-BREAKING SHOW. ConExpo-Con/Agg and IFPE 2014 took center stage in Las Vegas March 4-8 with tremendous energy and serious buyers. Total registration of 129,364 soared past the last edition of the shows as they achieved the second-highest attendance in their history. The shows also set new records for exhibit space, number of…
Read MoreThe Show Kicks Off
March 4, 2014 – Liebherr kicked off ConExpo-ConAgg 2014 with an early morning press event at its booth in the Gold Lot. Peter Mayr, president of the company’s U.S. division noted the improved construction economy and predicted 2 to 5 percent growth this year. He also talked about Liebherr’s technology advances and improvements in fuel consumption on its construction equipment. The company…
Read MoreLiebherr Gets New President
Liebherr announced the appointment of Peter Mayr as president of Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., effective July 1, 2013. Mayr has held progressive leading positions within the Liebherr Group. Most recently he served as managing director for Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd. (LGB) and Liebherr Rental Ltd (LRL). Mayr began his Liebherr career in 2001 working at Liebherr-Werk Telfs GmbH (LWT) in Austria…
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