Demix Agrégats, a division of CRH Canada has increased its capacity with a new Metso Nordberg NP20 crusher.
Metso and Hewitt Equipment, the distributor for Metso crushing and screening equipment in Quebec and Western Labrador, began the first discussions and studies concerning Demix's new plant project in 2014.
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Metso's new Nordberg NP20 crusher[/caption]
In 2016, this close collaboration led to an order for several Metso machines and to the birth of the NP20 model. The order was booked in Metso's first-quarter 2016 orders received.
“The NP20 is the third machine of the renewed Metso Nordberg Series. It will replace our largest secondary impact crusher, the NP1520, and, like its predecessors, is optimised for use both in secondary and tertiary applications,” says Vincent Schmitt, product manager, Metso.
Demix Agrégats, a division of CRH Canada Group, is a leading aggregates producer in the greater Montreal area, contributing to large infrastructure projects in the region, as well as supplying stone and gravel to the commercial, industrial and residential sectors.
In addition to the two new NP20 crushers, Demix has ordered various Metso equipment for a project currently underway in Laval, including a C150 jaw crusher with an MB432 hydraulic hammer; a CVB202 for primary crushing and screening; two TS5.3 screens, as well as a sand washing screw and several Metso feeders.
The NP20 development has been a real win-win-win project say Brian Husk, distribution business manager, Metso, and Paul Davignon, crushing process specialist at Hewitt.
Demix was impressed by the maintenance-friendliness of the NP15 model, but needed higher capacity. Studies and collaboration between the parties provided the required information and resulted in the development of a new model. Today, all three companies have reached their target.
“Developing a new crusher in just eight months has been an exciting challenge. Thanks to our knowledge and experience from previous generation machines, and the involvement from the whole team, this project has been a great success,” Schmitt says.
