Crushing Static & Mobile

The final preparations for Bauma are now underway and ABE takes a look at some of the new equipment that will be launched at the show. With more floor space than ever before, the 2010 edition of Bauma looks set to be the biggest yet in terms of the number of new products on display. Work on placing the new equipment from the 3002 exhibitors on the 555,000m2 showground is now reaching the final stages.

Ireland-based CDE Global has added the Rotomax RX150 logwasher to its product range to offer improved levels of attrition for washing applications. The company has said the RX150 is the most significant development since the first Rotomax model was launched in 2003 due to the improvements in the shaft and paddle designs. The paddles are constructed from high chrome cast iron - the same specification of material as used in impactor crushers and far exceeds the specification of paddles within other logwashers

Austria-based Michetschläger has just acquired its first mobile crusher. ABE takes a look at the use of the DSB Innocrush 30 on site

Many quarries that have traditionally used static plants to meet the demand for aggregates are now looking to mobile equipment in place of investing in direct replacements. One of the latest quarries to take this route is Michetschläger based near the town of Eberstalzell in Upper Austria.

Onerous red tape is one of the significant challenges to operating quarries in Malaysia. ABE takes a look at the difficulties faced by the Cheras granite quarry

All quarries face legal, environmental and health and safety hurdles in order to operate but the challenge faced by Malaysian quarries is particularly onerous. According to Hanson-Heidelberg Cement group northern and central Malaysia regional director Chris Landry, operating in the Malaysian industry involves considerable red tape.

Investment in centrifuges at Cemex's Dove Holes Quarry is set to improve washing processes and open up access to reserves. Claire Symes reports

The hills and countryside of Derbyshire in the UK makes it a popular destination for tourists and in June, the quarry industry will also be heading there for the Hillhead exhibition. But while Hillhead might be the most internationally known quarry in the county, it is also home to a number of other large quarries, including the largest one in Cemex's global empi

The 2010 edition of Hillhead opens its gates this month and ABE takes a look at some of the new equipment that will be on display at the UK event

With 417 exhibitors confirmed for the UK's Hillhead quarry equipment exhibition this year, there looks set to be plenty of new machines and products on display for visitors. Early indications of the UK debuts planned for the show suggest that manufacturers are working to help improve safety and efficiency as well as productivity on site.

Metso has signed a contract with Consorcio Construtor Belo Monte (CCBM) to supply equipment to the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant (UHE Belo Monte) in Brazil.