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International construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has unveiled its new ultra-bright LED light tower.

The CPLB 6 light tower utilises four 350 W LEDs to provide a lighting efficacy of up to 200lux. By using LEDs rather than conventional halide lights, Chicago Pneumatic says the CPLB 6 light tower is 20% brighter than most standard light towers and can reduce energy use by more than 70%.

Martin Engineering, a global leader in bulk material handling technology, says the design of a new manufacturing process to build its industrial vibrators offers a higher level of quality and consistency through a classic lean manufacturing operation. With two cells now completed and fully operational in the US and Asia, the company has confirmed that the process delivers repeatable close-tolerance results for outstanding product uniformity, while cutting manufacturing time and reducing the physical demands

Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe (KCME) has added six authorised dealers within Europe, Russia and CIS and Maghreb as “a direct result of the ever-growing demand for Kobelco construction machinery.” In Europe it has appointed Biuro Handlowe Ruda Trading International (associated area, Poland) while in Russia and CIS FKR Machinery’s associated areas are Central Federal District, Volga Federal District, Far Eastern Federal District, Siberian Federal District, Ural Federal District and Belarus and GMK Kor

A recycling project with an impact crusher has been carried out in the centre of the Chinese capital, Beijing, for the first time.

Contractor Beijing Yu Long Environment Protection was selected by the Beijing City Road and Bridge Construction Group to carry out a road project involving the processing of 5,500tonnes of asphalt and rubble, and it used a Rockster impact crusher R700S from the Austrian company.

The material was crushed directly at the jobsite and reused immediately for road construction,

Sandvik Construction has widened its Rammer product range with the addition of the new Rammer 1655 and 2166 models.
Like the popular Rammer 2577, these two new medium-sized models feature a heavy duty housing, Ramvalve, Ramdata II, VIDAT tie rods and an in-hammer pressure control valve.
The smaller Rammer 1655 has a working weight of 1.08tonnes and is suitable for carriers in the 12- 21tonne class, while the 1.4tonne Rammer 2166 is suitable for carriers ranging from 16-27tonnes.

Terex Minerals Processing Systems (Terex MPS), has launched the new TC1150 cone, designed around the tried and tested high-performance Terex TC1000 and TC1300 cone, which is said to have several notable improvements “enhancing the performance and functionality.”
It has a newly-designed upper frame, accommodating all available concave liners, and the locking ring design has been improved to eliminate the need to hammer in concave retaining wedges. Improvements to the wedge ring and upper frame include the i

Caterpillar and Barloworld Power have launched a combined initiative to assemble Cat electric power generators in South Africa to meet rising demand, reduce unit cost and promote localisation.

It is Caterpillar’s first equipment assembly unit in South Africa, and marks a milestone in the partnership between Caterpillar and Barloworld Power, its southern African dealer for Energy and Transportation.

The generators, supplied in kit form, are assembled locally, contributing to the drive for localisation

Dust Control Technology (DCT) has developed a versatile and transportable atomised mist unit, combining a workhorse electric dust suppression design with a 45KW generator set.

In response to customer input from several different industries, DCT designed the DustBoss DB-60 Fusion, which can be hauled to job sites that lack a convenient power source. It can deliver up to 5,834m² of coverage.

“Controlling air quality is essential for communities surrounding a construction or demolition project, but even

Finning has supplied its second remote control machine to UK metals and minerals specialists Harsco. The Cat 316E excavator can be fully operated from up to 80m away. The remote control functionality is one of a number of bespoke features Finning has delivered for Harsco, due to the intense conditions of the application.

Harsco first came to Finning with the proposition of a remote control machine at the end of 2013. The task: providing an operator with the ability to control the machine from 20m away. T

Case Construction Equipment has been awarded with the Poznan International Fair Gold Medal at Intermasz 2015, Poland’s largest exhibition of construction machinery, vehicles and specialised equipment for the infrastructure sector.
The award was conferred for the new C Series of motor graders said to have taken centre stage on the Case stand during the 6-9 May 2015 show.
The Gold Medal and the Diploma were handed over to Robert Wrona, Case business manager for Poland & the Baltic States, during the offici

The new Cavex 700CVX hydrocyclone from Weir Minerals is said to achieve up to 50% higher mineral processing throughput capacity in comparison with any other competitor cyclones in the 26 inch diameter range due to its larger inlet and vortex finder configuration.

The Cavex 700CVX hydrocyclone also provides a higher throughput than Weir Minerals’ Cavex 650CVX hydrocyclone, in a smaller, more space-efficient body, making it ideal for new installations. It is also said to be perfectly suited and sized to f

Trimble has introduced a new version of its Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System with performance improvements for dozers.

GCS900 version 12.7 features GradeMax Plus, new technology that increases the overall performance of dozers by allowing the operator to grade faster and more consistently with tighter accuracy. The system uses the Trimble GS420 Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor to detect the current rate of acceleration and changes in orientation. Trimble has also increased the rate at which the

RDS Technology has received European accreditation for its LOADMASTER a100 ‘legal for trade’ weigher, enabling product to be sold from a printed ticket.
Typically fitted to a wheeled loading shovel, the LOADMASTER a100 effectively transforms the loader into a mobile weighbridge which conforms to class Y(b) levels of accuracy (and OIML only in the UK).
The company’s quality system for production, testing and final product inspection was subject to scrutiny by the National Measurement Office, with RDS fulfi

Metso’s new PREMIER Screens and Metso COMPACT Screens are grouped by design features and capabilities to serve different customer’s unique needs.
The PREMIER Screen range includes the CVB inclined circular motion screen; the ES horizontal elliptical motion screen; and the TS multislope variable motion screen. These screens have long been Metso’s flagship vibrating products, said to deliver unmatched results for customers. Metso PREMIER Screens are fully configurable, designed to incorporate any type of scr

Rapid International Ltd has recently supplied Ty-Rock, a leading Northern Irish producer of ready-mix and precast concrete products, with a new upgrade to their stationary concrete batching plant. The new additions and upgrades on the batching plant, situated at the company’s County Armagh site, is said to have enabled Ty-Rock to vastly increase its output capabilities.
After experiencing an upsurge in demand and having been already satisfied with the performance of their existing 1m³ Rapid Pan Mixer, Ty-

Iran cement production in the four months of the 2015/16 calendar year (starting 21 March 2015) totalled 20.89mn tonnes, says Abdolreza Sheikhan, secretary of the Iranian Cement Industry Employers. Exports during the same period reached 5.17 million tonnes. For the fourth month (starting 23 July), Iran produced 5.26 million tonnes and exported 653,999 tonnes. Total production and exports in 2014/15 were 66.4 million tonnes and 18.9 million tonnes respectively.

By 2017, a new production line will be completed by South Valley Cement Company (SVCE) in Egypt that will have an annual capacity of 1.5mn tonnes. Construction work on the new line began in July 2015, and approval for the line has been secured by SVCE from the Industrial Development Authority (IDA). SVCE will invest EGP 1.50bn (EUR 168.31mn USD 191.69mn) in the project.

US cement consumption is expected to grow through 2016 and beyond, according to research by Texas-based independent market intelligence firm Industrial Info Resources.

Apparent US consumption of Portland and masonry cement increased 9% to 89.1 million tons in 2014, according to the US Geological Survey.

The Portland Cement Association projects US Portland cement consumption will increase this year by 7.5% and continue to grow in 2016 by 7.9%.

As such, Industrial Info is tracking 119 active US cem

LafargeHolcim has completed its Tuban project in Indonesia with the official opening of the second kiln line at the cement plant. The new plant will allow LafargeHolcim to tap into key developing markets in Indonesia’s East Java Province. The plant’s coastal location and jetty provides the Group with the flexibility to ship products to other important interisland markets including Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

With the completion of the project, the construction of which was launched in 2011, Lafarg

Atlas Copco’s QEC 1250 containerised generator has now been joined by four new models: QEC 800, QEC 950, QEC 1000 and QEC 1200. The expanded QEC range, including two dedicated models for the US and Canada, has been designed for multidrop, prime power and critical standby applications for the rental, mining and oil & gas industries.

The QEC 800, QEC 1000 and QEC 1250 are available for the global market (50/60Hz switchable) and the QEC 950 and QEC 1200 are dedicated 60Hz, EPA Tier 2 certified for the US a