Crushing Static & Mobile

Production at Trapp's Quarry is scheduled to restart in autumn 2011 after the Trapp operator has completed the renewal of some equipment. A joint operation of Colas Est and Screg Est, the company has chosen a rotary crusher, two grinders and other equipment and services from Metso Minerals. The unit, which processes 2-3million tonnes of aggregates per year, mainly for road and rail applications, is based in Raon-L'Etape in eastern France.

UK-based HD Ricketts is aiming to diversify its business with a venture into aggregate production and has invested in a new Terex Finlay 683 Supertrak 3-way split mobile screen. The hauling company worked with Finlay Central to specify the screen for use at its Weeford Quarry base in the West Midlands and is being used to produce six size of single size material.

Investment in crushing and screening equipment is helping one Irish quarry operator make the most of its decorative deposit. Demand for high quality paving products has helped boost the fortunes of Donegal-based Muckish Sand & Gravel and the company has invested in equipment to keep pace. The family-owned Irish quarry operator uses a fleet of six Fintec machines and a Sandvik crusher at the Fallay site. The company processes the crushed and screened material to produce a number of aggregate products from th

France-based Société des Carrières Vauclusiennes (SCV) has announced the opening of a new recycling platform at a site near Avignon. The company has invested in a new Kleeman crusher for the site which is expected to process up to 100,000tonnes of material per year.

Finlay Hire has boosted its waste management solutions with an agreement to buy a new Airtrac 3200 S from Iona Waste Systems signed at Hillhead last week. The Airtrac is manufactured in Northern Ireland and combines German technology from two market leaders - Hein Lehmann and Westeria – to deliver a versatile, mobile waste processing machine suitable for a wide range of waste sectors. According to the manufacturer, it is particularly effective in managing small fraction fines clean-up, ranging from 0 to 50m

Metso Minerals sales reached record levels in 2006, but the company believes there is further growth to come and is reorganising to maximise its potential. Mike Woof reports. Metso Minerals is benefiting from the worldwide boom in demand for construction, quarrying and mining equipment and saw its turnover rise 17% during 2006 to €4.9 billon. Despite this growth, the company is taking the opportunity to adapt its operations and capitalise on this strong global market.

The new president of Metso Minerals construction business line has been with the company for nearly 30 years, and he has some big plans for the future. João Ney Prado Colagrossi Filho admits his company has a lot of exciting plans for the future, but at present he cannot talk in detail about them.

Imagine being able to model aggregate production right from the feed hopper to the output conveyor and predict actual productivity? Well according to Bedrock Software, this can easily be achieved. Growing emphasis on cost per tonne production means that getting the maximum performance out of crushing and screening equipment is essential. But with so many different settings on all the machines on offer, it can be difficult to know exactly what the optimum is.