Ancillary Equipment

Metso’s new slurry seal aims to meet the increased sealing demands from its customers.

The focus has been on offering a sealing solution that minimises dilution of sealing water into product; eliminates leakage to atmosphere; increases lifetime of the seal by preventing slurry from entering the seal chamber, and allows easy conversion from box packing solutions to mechanical seal solutions, says the company.

Trimble has introduced its TirePulse tyre monitoring system to assist fleet managers in reducing maintenance costs, increasing overall fleet productivity and promoting site safety. Part of the Trimble Connected Site portfolio, the advanced machine monitoring solution wirelessly reports tyre temperature and pressure data from the jobsite to the VisionLink fleet, asset and site productivity management solution from Trimble. Automatic, real-time tyre pressure and high-temperature alerts help fleet managers and

After more than a year at the helm of Volvo Penta, Björn Ingemanson says the Volvo group’s diesel engine company has what it takes to become a bigger player in the off-road business. “Volvo diesel power gives a competitive edge to the group’s construction equipment and trucks. Our job is to bring the same competitive edge to OEM customers in the external engine business,” says Björn Ingemanson, president of Volvo Penta. “With a world-class offering, both in terms of products and aftermarket support, we are

The Volvo Group showed off its range of products designed for working in the mining and quarrying segment, including Volvo Penta which demonstrated how its engines complement a range of equipment, from crushers to generators. “There has never been a more challenging time to work in the mining and quarrying industries. Safety and environmental concerns are paramount, and mining operations are having to deal with ore deposits that are both lower grade and harder to extract. In many quarry operations, more th

JCB plans to begin production of six-cylinder engines with the addition of the JCB Dieselmax 672 to itsengine line-up. The company points out that in just over eight years it has gone from a new entrant to engine manufacturing to a major global producer with a reputation for fuel efficiency and innovation. The first engine rolled off the production line in the UK in November 2004 and since then production has also extended to JCB India’s headquarters at Ballabgarh in the Faridabad District of Haryana, wher

Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM) has introduced a new camera monitoring system, SkyAngle. Developed in conjunction with Clarion, the system has been designed to enhance the safety features of the machines through facilitating multiple viewing options, one of which is a bird’s eye view of immediate surroundings. The new technology takes synthesised images from several wide-angle cameras mounted on the machine and displays them in the cab. The operator can choose from either wide-angle or close-up views t