Screening Static & Mobile

Despite the slow down in the US market, this year's ConExpo looks set to be one of the biggest yet. ABE previews the new quarrying machines that will be on display he international construction equipment industry's triannual visit to the US will roll into the desert state of Nevada next month for ConExpo 2008. Taking turns in alternate years to France's Intermat and Germany's Bauma exhibitions, the Las Vegas show is the main event for new machine launches this year. Between 11 and 15 March, the Las Vegas Co

Telsmith's new Vibro-King TL screens have an innovative drive system that the company claims will reduce maintenance. "The drive system has no contact lip seals and uses centrifugal force to power the screen. The centrifugal force constantly pushes oil away from the seal area and a snap-in urethane labyrinth seal helps to keep dust out," said Telsmith marketing manager Jim Schreiner. "By avoiding contact in the drive system, it removes the wear elements, so maintenance and the potential for breakdown is muc

Screening wire specialist Major Wire Industries has released Flex-Thane, which combines the advantages of polyurethane media and woven wire screens - virtually eliminating blinding and plugging on flat modular screen decks. Flex-Thane panels consist of independently vibrating wires, bonded in place with Major Wire's distinctive lime-green polyurethane strips, and are designed to be used in place of polyurethane and rubber screen media. Polyurethane and rubber screen media have long been popular for their ex

Italian company Baioni is looking to export more of its Unicompact crushing and screening plants, particularly in Russia, where a number are already working. The Unicompact is a complete mobile unit and has just one supporting frame, said Dr Angelo Reina, general manager Far East. The unit's hopper discharges the material to a carriage feeder which feeds material to the primary jaw crusher (a BP 600-BP 700/500). Crushed material is then sent to a vibrating screen to be sorted into various sizes, and any ove

Ireland-based crushing and screening manufacturer Fintec has celebrated its success in gaining a second Queen's Award for Enterprise with its 300-strong workforce and their families. The company closed the Dungannon factory for the day to gather workers together for formal presentation of the award and give their families a tour of the production facilities. Fintec won its first Queen's Award in 2006 and has gained its second accolade for achieving sales growth of around 300% over the last three years. Econ

SBM Mineral Processing's "new engineering concept for tracked crushing and screening equipment" is proving itself with many customers, according to the company. During development of the remax MAXI 12 great importance was attached to minimising the non-productive activities, for example set-up times, and optimising components. The dimensions of the equipment have been designed for ease of transport, and the remax ECO (plant without a screening unit) can be retrofitted onto a remax MAXI which can be operated