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October 22, 2024
Hitachi Zaxis-7 large excavator is first choice for operator safety
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The Red Dot Product Design Award-winning TA15 autonomous electric hauler
September 8, 2020 3 mins Read
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Autonomous electric hauler wins Red Dot design award
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and BelAZ have both been developing new designs to advance the use of electric power in haulers.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions
September 7, 2020
Loading, Hauling & Excavation
Why autonomous transport will happen in quarries and light mining first
Creating solutions capable of maximising transport efficiency through advanced automation is the goal of an entire industry. Volvo Autonomous…
A Sandvik QI442 HS impact crusher is proving a vital asset to Guangdong-based Long Ying Construction Engineering
September 4, 2020 3 mins Read
Chinese first for Sandvik Mobile Crushers & Screens
A multi-faceted construction engineering business has become the first Chinese buyer of a new highly efficient, large-volume horizontal impact…
Screening diagnostics and optimisation systems can offer a range of advantages to a quarrying operation including locating problems and reducing downtime
September 3, 2020
Ancillary Equipment
Embracing diagnostics to maximise plant productivity
Quarries and mines must stay on the cutting edge to maximise productivity and profits in a rapidly changing industry. One way producers are doing…
September 1, 2020
Hitachi looks at reducing risk and emissions in the construction equipment rental sector
White Paper: Construction equipment rental
BKT Europe CEO Lucia Salmaso
August 31, 2020 4 mins Read
Keeping off-highway machine tyres moving
Indian global off-highway machine tyre giant BKT has implemented a comprehensive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also revealing new…
CDE’s EvoWash sand washing plant commissioned for Wheatcraft Materials Inc. at its site in Center Point, Texas
August 28, 2020 5 mins Read
Greater dewatering choice
Mine and quarry site operators have never had more choice when it comes to efficient and environmentally friendly dewatering equipment solutions,…
SH-Jura Steinbruch’s new Cat 982M wheeled loader with ripper tooth attachment
August 26, 2020 3 mins Read
Caterpillar gets teeth into SH-Jura Steinbruch expansion plan
In its high-quality quarrying work, SH-Jura Steinbruch relies on the superior power of the new Cat 982M wheeled loader equipped with a ripper tooth.
COVID-19 is just one of several safety concerns for operators of cement silos
August 25, 2020 3 mins Read
Following HSE guidance in a pandemic with cement storage silo protection systems
Guidance issued by the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) in June 2020 has highlighted the obligations of site managers and safety officers to…
The more pressing concern quarries face at the moment is the increased pressure to rapidly ramp up production, in an effort to recoup output lost during the hard lockdown.
August 25, 2020 4 mins Read
The 'next normal' for the southern Africa aggregates industry
Like any other sector of the global economy, the southern Africa quarrying industry is facing unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus…
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