Screening Static & Mobile

Sandvik has added the UH421 mobile tertiary crushing unit to its product line up which the company claims offers significant advantages with its integrated screening capabilities. "The main difference compared with the previous design of this machine is that the screen is placed alongside

Calls for more flexible screening solutions and easier financing are helping to drive demand for mobile units. Claire Symes reports. Accurate screening is essential to ensure quarry products meet the ever tightening aggregate specifications in Europe and command the highest price in the market. But restrictions of capital investment over the last 18 months have made it difficult for quarries to upgrade their operations.

Call for higher performance is driving demand for both static and mobile screening plants. While the fundamental process of screening has remained unchanged for many years, tweaks in design have helped to deliver higher capacities and easier operation. Systems used to operate screens - both static and mobile - are increasingly being automated to improve function and give consistent productivity, while the move to mobile machines has added flexibility. Although sales of mobile screens have been growing rapid

Answering key customer questions more quickly is the prime aim of the upgraded Major Wire website. In addition to the previous phone and email contacts, users can now use the Q&A section to submit specific production-related questions to Major Wire screening experts and receive a quick response. A live chat option will also be added later this year.

As-Sweimeh is probably the lowest quarry on earth with its highest point at 150m below sea level. Claire Symes visited the quarry in Jordan to find out more. Although the quarry at As-Sweimeh has only been open for eight years, it is already the biggest quarry in Jordan and one of the biggest quarries in the Middle.

Aims to increase recycling rates in Europe are being supported by the European Recycled Aggregates Platform. Claire Symes reports on this initiative. Increasing rates of recycling across Europe is a key EU ambition but reaching the target of 70% may be a challenge for some member states. Supporting regulators, quarry producers and customers in achieving this goal is the main task of the European Recycled Aggregates Platform.

Family-owned quarry operator Vezzola is proving that there is still profit to be made from quarrying despite the economic downturn. Claire Symes visited the company's Montichiari plant to find out more. Over 2000 plants have been used to landscape the Montichiari site. The investment at Montichiari has been valued at €10million. The Lake Garda region of Italy is home to much of the country's sand and gravel production but limited quarrying consents means many of these are small operations. Nonetheless, ther