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Volvo Construction Equipment’s electric site research project marks a new way of working, combining intelligent machines, automation, electromobility and total site solutions to help shape the quarries of the future. Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) electric site research project aims to transform the quarrying and aggregates sector by reducing carbon emissions by up to 95% and total cost of ownership by up to 25%. The company first presented its electric site solution around a year ago when it

Water management, recycling and filtration is a vital part of producing high quality aggregates products. Guy Woodford reports on what’s new in this area.

It has been a busy year for Italian washing, crushing and screening plant manufacturer Baioni, with the company delivering various aggregate washing systems to private quarry contractors worldwide. The growing demand for washed aggregates requires the shrewd management of water and reclamation of silts. Baioni is well-equipped to cater for this with it

The global surface drill rigs, hammers & breakers market is vibrant, with many recent model launches by major international manufacturers. Guy Woodford and Lucio Garafalo report.
With its 290 degree revolving upper structure giving it coverage of up to 55m², the new Ranger DXi surface drill rig from Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology is said to offer significantly improved productivity by giving more drilling time without having to move the rig from hole to hole.
Launched globally at the steinexpo 2017

The global surface drill rigs, hammers & breakers market is vibrant, with many recent model launches by major international manufacturers. Guy Woodford and Lucio Garafalo report.
With its 290 degree revolving upper structure giving it coverage of up to 55m², the new Ranger DXi surface drill rig from Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology is said to offer significantly improved productivity by giving more drilling time without having to move the rig from hole to hole.
Launched globally at the steinexpo 2017

Josh Swank, vice president of marketing at Philippi-Hagenbuch, highlights how innovative water tanks minimise financial and safety risks on aggregates processing sites. Successful aggregate managers know multiple factors contribute to their profitability, from minimising their trucks’ cycle times to ensuring their crew’s safety. Even support equipment, such as water trucks, can’t escape their analysis — or at least they shouldn’t. How equipment operators haul and apply water can significantly impact

The rugged, but beautiful, Faroe Islands are looking to the future with a big expansion of the main harbour in Tórshavn. Patrick Smith visits the site. A sailing trip around part of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean is an experience never to be forgotten. In choppy seas, the boat leaves one of the many small harbours dotted around the group of 18 islands, and with waves rolling across the deck and spray lashing the travellers, heads for the capital, Tórshavn. Other tourists will experience

Caterpillar is investing heavily in developing its 3D machine parts printing capabilities, a move that could result in huge aftermarket gains for customers, while significantly reducing parts production costs for the U.S. quarrying and construction equipment sector giant. Guy Woodford spoke to Don Jones, Caterpillar’s general manager of global parts strategy, to find out more about the company’s work in this innovative area of the industry. As Don Jones states, 3D parts printing is not new to Caterpillar.

Caterpillar has notably added to its comprehensive large wheeled loader line-up for quarrying and heavy construction customers with the launch of the 988K XE – the U.S. giant’s first electric drive wheeled loader. Guy Woodford spoke to Todd Tuntland, Caterpillar product application specialist for large wheeled loaders, about the groundbreaking loader model and the other latest machines in the manufacturer’s extensive large wheeled loader range.