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bauma China 2016, the 8th International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles, has been deemed a success, after attracting more than 170,000 visitors from 149 countries and regions. The huge volume of visitors to the industry showpiece event held 22-25 November at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) was seen as particularly encouraging given the backdrop of economic slowdown, ongoing change and industry modernisation.

Two Kleemann crushers and a Kleemann screening plant are working in quarries operated by New Zealand construction contractor Simcox Construction in the Marlborough region located at the top end of South Island.

“Everything is so much faster and there is far less downtime compared to our old machines,” said Antony Clark, general manager at Simcox Construction.

Processing greywacke for armourstone used in hydraulic engineering structures and for road construction, the three Kleemann plants – the MOBICAT

Superior Industries Inc., a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, continues development of new material processing and handling solutions from Rock Face to Load Out with its launch of the new Freedom Vibrating Grizzly Feeder (VGF).

Manufactured in widths to feed up to 1,270tonnes/hour (1,400 US tons/hour) per hour, Superior engineers are said to have incorporated several key, differentiating features into their designs for the Freedom Feeder.

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The new Caterpillar L Series 950L and 962L medium wheeled loaders apply proven technologies systematically and strategically to meet customers’ high expectations for reliability, productivity, fuel efficiency and long service life. Said to be more powerful and fuel-efficient than predecessor models, the 950L and 962L models feature significant drive-train and hydraulic-system refinement, operator safety and convenience enhancements, proven Z-bar linkage, Cat Performance Series buckets, and options such as a

Haver & Boecker says its patented Ty-Rail system solves an age-old problem of time-intensive screen media change-outs. Replacing tension rails is typically time-consuming and requires removing and replacing many pieces of hardware-per-screen section. Washers or bolts are often dropped or lost in the process, which adds to downtime and parts costs. The Ty-Rail system is said to provide a fast return on investment, and cuts screen change-out time in half.

“We continue to lead the aggregates and mining indu

Risa, one of Norway’s largest construction contractors, has bought nine new Doosan DA30-5 Stage IV/Tier 4 Final compliant articulated dump trucks (ADTs) from Rosendal Maskin, the Doosan and Bobcat dealer for Norway, based in Askim.

Risa bought the company’s first DA30-5 ADT in 2014, and after successful tests it acquired two more DA30-5s which were delivered in early 2015.

In 2016 Risa has taken delivery of two more DA30-5 machines, which arrived at the end of June and has placed a new order for sev

Caterpillar says its new Cat 323F LN excavator is specially designed with reinforced structures and massive counterweights to take on the most severe applications. The heavy-duty booms and sticks feature high strength steel and box section construction with internal baffles for added durability, and “the massive upper frame, car body (lower frame), and track roller frames are designed for strength and long-term durability.”

This F Series excavator delivers a 4% improvement in fuel efficiency, compared wi

Atlas Copco has launched 18 new additions to its open frame diesel-driven centrifugal dewatering pump range.

The expanded PAS range is designed for multiple applications, from dewatering on construction and mining sites to solids removal, drainage and even emergency situations involving flooding and shipping.

The PAS open-frame system includes both wet and dry prime options, and the modular design allows many different configurations.

They provide a wide range of sizes, with performance levels fro

The British Aggregates Association (BAA) says it has successfully overcome two challenges to appeals against the Aggregates Levy that it has lodged at the EU General Court. The challenges, on admissibility, were made by the EU Commission supported by the UK government.

BAA director Robert Durward said: “This has been yet another example of the Commission and the Treasury acting in concert to have our case delayed or struck out on technical grounds. They have tried every trick in the book to avoid having

The geological history of the Altmühltal region in upper Bavaria, Germany, reveals significant strata dating back over 140 million years when giant dinosaurs roamed the earth, writes Patrick Smith.

Rock from this period is now quarried, proving to be an important source of aggregate for the construction industry. Local company, Ernstberger, owns and operates four quarries in the area, using an array of Sandvik mobile crushing and screening equipment to process over 200,000tonnes of rock each year.

Large breakers are the only alternative today for quarrying applications where drilling and blasting is not an option. Lucio Garofalo reports on Italian firm Indeco’s impressive progress in this area of the quarrying equipment market.
In many countries, the use of explosives in quarrying is meeting growing difficulty due to environmental, logistical or safety reasons. In some cases, the problem has been solved by utilising large milling machines or cutter heads, but these solutions are not always an effect

Professor John Read is general manager of Bitumen Technology at Shell Bitumen, leading a team of over 100 technical specialists in the delivery of new bitumen products. Here, he tells Guy Woodford about the pressing need for the bitumen sector to work ever more closely with its customers, including quarry operators, to ensure future success in a rapidly changing industry.

Large breakers are the only alternative today for quarrying applications where drilling and blasting is not an option. Lucio Garofalo reports on Italian firm Indeco’s impressive progress in this area of the quarrying equipment market.

In many countries, the use of explosives in quarrying is meeting growing difficulty due to environmental, logistical or safety reasons. In some cases, the problem has been solved by utilising large milling machines or cutter heads, but these solutions are not always an effe

Blasting and blasting-linked software solutions are popular when it comes to winning material in quarries, but drills and large breakers are proving just as attractive alternatives, as Guy Woodford reports.

In order to stay ahead of the competition in a highly competitive market, Jens Weiß recently added to its fleet of surface drilling equipment. The company now operates the first fully remote controlled Sandvik Ranger DX800 in Germany, which is said to have significantly added to the flexibility, safet

Like much of Europe, France’s aggregates demand has been somewhat depressed for several years. However, the impressive size of the market and its growth potential has seen building materials suppliers and quarrying equipment OEMs working hard to maintain sales levels. Guy Woodford reports.

There’s been something of a perfect storm brewing in France. The country’s attempts to find a route to growth are being significantly hindered by many factors. There’s low aggregate demand, partly due to a lack of majo

Leading plant operator Earthline has further strengthened its relationship with Bell Equipment with the purchase of two new B30E Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs), taking its total of Bell machines to 20.

Since its inception almost 30 years ago, Earthline has steadily expanded to become one of the largest independent earthmoving, recycling and quarrying companies in the south of England, and now manages in excess of 120 vehicles. It has established a reputation for capability and reliability, attributes it

Earthmoving attachments from Miller UK’s extensive range are being used on major construction sites across London, England thanks to its relationship with O’Keefe, the specialist civil ground works contractor.

With nearly 40 years’ experience, O’Keefe is a market leader in the construction industry, working on projects for the retail, education, leisure, residential, industrial and commercial sectors in and around London. The company carries out enabling works, groundworks and sub-structure works and off

Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe has appointed Alain Worp as managing director.

Mr Worp has been working for Hyundai for 13-years and has held a number of positions within the sales department, which include, director of construction equipment sales. In the interim Mr Worp will fulfil both roles - Managing Director and Sales Director CE.

For 2016, Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe predict to end the year with a 5% growth compared to 2015. This result would mean that Hyundai has shown rising market share

Eriez vice president of sales and marketing, Charlie Ingram, has announced the promotion of Andrew Goldner to director-export sales.

The company says it is recognised as world authority in separation technologies for various industries, including mining and aggregates.

Goldner rejoined Eriez in 2012 as export market development manager and served most recently as senior manager-exports.

“This expanded role acknowledges Andrew’s continuing success and development of Eriez’

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Yorkshire Aggregates has expanded its fleet of CASE machines with the purchase of two new 921F wheeled loaders for its recycling centre at Armthorpe, near Doncaster.

The 921F models were purchased from Barnsley-based CASE dealer Warwick Ward Machinery to replace two 821E models. They join an existing CASE fleet comprising a 821F wheeled loader, a 1021F wheeled loader, a compact wheeled loader 221Fand a CX210C excavator.

Located just off the M18 near Doncaster, Yorkshire Aggregates site handles around