Screening Static & Mobile

Stelex Construction Equipment of Whitchurch, County Shropshire, UK, which manufactures heavy duty trommel screens, recently shipped two of its HT182 Hercules models to two customers in southern Africa to improve the efficiency of their cement production.

Sandvik's SC Screen offers circular motion screening on an inclined deck, and its modular design is aimed to allow it to be used in a variety of classifying applications without the need for costly modifications. A number of different types of media can be used and changed as often as required. The screen also features apertures for water spraying, so that the customer can install washing equipment.

BedRock Software's AggFlowSite is described by the company as the next evolution in plant simulation and optimisation for the global aggregate industry. AggFlowSite delivers the full functionality of the company's traditional AggFlow program to users via the internet, but is specifically intended for unlimited users simulating one aggregate site.

Construction of a new highway across Morocco is placing high demands for aggregates along the route and Agregat Oued Cherrat is work to supply the project. Government investment in a modern motorway network in Morocco means the country is a hive of activity with around 1000km of route planned for construction in the next five years. The schemes have attracted contractors from around the world but the aggregates for the work are being sourced more locally.

Estonia's biggest quarry also operates the country's only cement plant, as well as a port. ABE visited the Heidelberg site to find out more

Investment in Metso Minerals' Trellex rubber screen media has helped Hanson overcome blinding in wet weather at its Forestwood quarry. Brian O'Sullivan reports. Wales in the UK is home to a large number of quarries and is renowned for many things - but dry weather is not one of them. This high rainfall causes problems for some quarry operations, especially fine screening of limestone using conventional steel wire mesh.

The final preparations for Bauma are now underway and ABE takes a look at some of the new equipment that will be launched at the show. With more floor space than ever before, the 2010 edition of Bauma looks set to be the biggest yet in terms of the number of new products on display. Work on placing the new equipment from the 3002 exhibitors on the 555,000m2 showground is now reaching the final stages.