Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

Sandvik Construction has appointed Komek Machinery, one of the largest specialised equipment suppliers in Russia, as the official Russian distributor for Rammer premium hydraulic breakers.

Through collaboration with Komek, Sandvik aims to strengthen its position in the Urals and Western Siberia, while providing customers throughout Russia with better access to the Rammer breakers, supported by the highest levels of aftermarket care.

Since its foundation in 2001, Komek Machinery has swiftly developed

It is now 50 years since the first hydraulic breakers were manufactured. Atlas Copco Construction Tools, based at Essen in Germany, is celebrating the 50th anniversary since it launched its very first hydraulic breaker. Meanwhile similar celebrations are being held in France by Montabert, writes Mike Woof.
Atlas Copco bought the Krupp Berco Bautechnik business that developed the hydraulic breaker range in 2002 and along with Montabert, both firms claim to have developed the first hydraulic breaker. Exactly

The RX46 breaker from Chicago Pneumatic is being used by Ballut Blocks, one of Malta’s largest civil engineering contractors, to meet challenging productivity targets on the project, which involves the excavation of 1 million m3 of rock over a period of four years without the use of explosives.

With a service weight of 3,000kg, the RX46 breaker is one of the largest ever used on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It was supplied by Swaey Bros, a company that has been Chicago Pneumatic’s sole distributor

International construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has appointed PML as an authorised distributor of its entire range of construction and portable energy equipment in the south-east of England.
“When the chance arose to partner with Chicago Pneumatic, we jumped at the opportunity. We consider Chicago Pneumatic to be a well-respected brand in the UK, and firmly believe that our customers will benefit from their cost-effective, reliable and quality construction equipment,” says Commenting on

A Rammer 7013 hydraulic hammer, mounted on a Demlone excavator, played a key role in the demolition of a manufacturing plant in Hinwil, Switzerland.
A range of specialised equipment, including the hammer, was used for demolition. Some of the heaviest beams were over 1m thick and the contractor was also required to process around 10,000m³ of concrete and 1,000tonnes of steel.
A total of 77,000m³ of material was demolished and, where possible, recycled by specialist contractor Toggenburg of Winterthur, wh

In addition to a grinding mill order earlier this year, Altay Polimetally has also chosen Metso as the supplier of a complete grinding system for its new copper mine in Kazakhstan. The order value is over €30 million.

Altay Polimetally is targeting production of 3 million tonnes/year, and including host rock, 10 million tonnes. The plant is scheduled to begin operation last quarter 2014. Metso says its solution will ensure that Altay reaches this target.

“Metso has designed this grinding system as a s

Atlas Copco Construction Tools, Essen, Germany, has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the hydraulic breaker, a concept for which German firm Krupp Berco Bautechnik, acquired by Atlas Copco in 2002, was a pioneer. The German firm developed a rig-mounted hydraulic breaker and took out a patent in 1963. It says its first machine, the HM 400, attracted huge interest at the Hannover fair in 1967 and more than 2,000 units were sold.

The aim was to save time and labour in demolition

Montabert offers a range of hydraulic breakers and hydraulic drifters for drilling applications.

Its Silver Clip range of hydraulic breakers is for carriers ranging from 700kg-7tonnes, with the SC36 (for carriers 4-10tonnes) offering a frequency of 1,550 blows/min and an oil flow of 55-100litres/min.

The HC 109 drifter model weighs 142kg and has an overall length of 1,095mm.