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With the Fintec and Extec brands successfully integrated into Sandvik, the company is focusing on delivering customer needs. Claire Symes met with Anders Kjellberg to find out more. Earlier this summer, Sandvik unveiled its newly rebranded range of mobile crushing and screening equipment to the quarrying industry along with a few new additions. This marks the integration, and rebranding, of the Fintec and Extec product lines as part of Sandvik following their acquisition by Sandvik in 2007. The company cl

In May the European Aggregates Association appointed a new president. Claire Symes met with Jim O'Brien to find out about his plans for his two year tenure. Spend just a few moments talking to Jim O'Brien and it is clear that he is passionate about the progress of the European aggregates sector. But this drive extends beyond helping to ensure the industry is a profitable one and O'Brien's vision is as much about moving the sector's position in society forward.

This is the basic theme of what he intends

Many recycling projects take contractors into the city centre, where noise and vibration can be even more of an issue than in a quarry site. Nonetheless, Skillings Crushing Company has successfully overcome the problems at one redevelopment site in the centre of Leeds, UK (pictured below).

The company used one of its Kleemann Mobicat MC 110 Z mobile

jaw crushers to process 20,000m3 of concrete arisings to produce 75mm 6F1/6F2 specification materials for re-use in sites in the north of England. It will

Acceptance of recycled aggregates is growing and the latest crushers and screens aimed at this market are offering higher productivity to meet demand. While virgin aggregate demand has fallen in most countries across Europe as the recession impacts on construction markets, the call for recycled materials has remained good. This is being driven by a combination of an increased acceptance of secondary aggregates as high quality products and the current need in the market to get best value and work sustainab

UK-based KKB 3R has just taken delivery of four Powerscreen Chieftain 1400 screens in a bid to improve efficiency of the business that handles over 2million tonnes of waste each year. According to KKB 3R managing director Chris Basi, the new 400tonne per hour capacity screens are ideal for high volume processing of C&D waste, overburden, asphalt waste and crushed stone.

KKB 3R's Chieftain 1400s have been specified with larger 4.3m feed hoppers and two have live heads that allow direct feed from a tandem

Held once every two years, Hillhead is celebrating a milestone with a sell-out event. A few kilometres from the spa town of Buxton in England is Hillhead, the site of the world's largest working quarry show. Some 450 leading international exhibitors will be at the biennial Hillhead international event for the quarrying, recycling and heavy construction industries, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary with another sell-out exhibition.

Following its debut at Bauma, Terex Finlay's I-1310RS impact crusher is now in production. Alan Peterson reports
The Terex Finlay I-1310RS impact crusher, a single crushing, screening and stockpiling unit on one chassis, is now entering production after being launched at the Bauma Trade Fair in Germany. The model comprises a heavy duty vibrating grizzly feeder with integrated pre-screen and under-crusher vibratory feeder to prevent belt damage. It also incorporates a 3.66m x 1.52m screen which feeds overs

Ireland-based Terex Finlay has unveiled its latest cone crusher innovation with the C-1540RS, which is based on the C1540 machine but adds the benefits of a recirculation conveyor and three-deck screen. A spokesman for the company said that the new model is "effectively two machines in one".

The standard C-1540 crusher features a pre-screen to remove fine material before it enters the cone and prevent wear, but the RS model has a detachable screen with a recirculation conveyor to return over-sized materi

Demands for greater mobility and improved environmental performance are driving development of new crushing technology. Adrianna Potts takes a look at the latest innovations. With the present high demand for quality aggregates, customers in Europe's crushing and screening market are looking beyond the traditional requirements for crushing units. They want added value - and this doesn't just mean dealer support for machine backup and spare parts availability. Many are seeking increased productivity through t

Latest washing equipment is helping to reduce water and power demand while producing cleaner aggregates and higher quality recycled material. Whether quarries are trying to improve the cleanliness of their aggregates, sell difficult deposits or move into recycled aggregates, washing is growing in popularity. Today's washing equipment has reached new peaks with water recycling and low power use and can be as sophisticated or simple as the user requires. Some of the latest models are also challenging the conc

Investment in new equipment from Terex Finlay is helping UK-based WCL to generate revenue from waste materials
Making the most from all extracted material is a high priority for many quarries in Europe both from a financial and environmental point of view. For WCL's Cranebrook Quarry near Lichfield, UK this focus has led to investment in new equipment in a bid to use sand grades that were previously rejected.

The Terex Finlay C-1550 is the latest addition to the Terex MPE range of tracked mobile cone crushers.
It is the largest cone crusher launched to date by Terex MPE and joins the proven Terex Finlay C-1540 and C-1540RS models.

Portugal's aggregates Producers are hoping that high-speed rail will inject a much-needed boost to their businesses. Lisa Russell reports. Demand and prices for Portuguese aggregates have dropped in recent years and there is little optimism that there will be an imminent upturn.

Acceptance of surface miners in quarrying applications is growing in some parts of the world and, according to Wirtgen, it could benefit some European quarry operations. At the launch of the company's flagship 4200SM model, product manager Bernhard Schimm said that for quarries with the right geological deposits and layout, surface miners can offer good productivity. "Around 50% of the surface miners already in use operate in limestone quarrying applications and are ideal closer to residential areas where n

Ireland-based CDE Global has added the Rotomax RX150 logwasher to its product range to offer improved levels of attrition for washing applications. The company has said the RX150 is the most significant development since the first Rotomax model was launched in 2003 due to the improvements in the shaft and paddle designs. The paddles are constructed from high chrome cast iron - the same specification of material as used in impactor crushers and far exceeds the specification of paddles within other logwashers

Legislation may have influenced recent technological development but the diesel engine is still ubiquitous when it comes to powering construction equipment. ABE takes a look at its inventor, Rudolph Diesel. While the latest machines are using hybrid technology to improve efficiency, almost all construction equipment owes its mechanical ability to the power of the diesel engine. But until Rudolph Diesel launched his first synonymous engine, the construction equipment and aggregates processing industry relied

Does blasting without the noise, risk of fly rock and all the usual strict safety precautions sound too good be to true? Well, maybe not anymore thanks to NXBurst bringing South African non-explosive blasting technology to the European market. The NXbursTTM products make it possible to work with explosives quickly, safely and in an environmentally friendly manner, according to the company. NXbursTTM is an alternative to all types of traditional explosives, including high explosives. Since the UN codes 0432

Use of effective crusher backing compounds and release agents is critical to enhancing the life of crushing equipment used in the quarrying industry, according to ITW Korroflex. The company has said that impact and shock vibrations can cause significant damage when in service unless the right compound is used for the climatic conditions.

Metso Minerals is aiming to help customers investing in its latest Lokotrack mobile screen to lower their operating costs. The company claims that the new ST3.5 has been designed to achieve the lowest sustainable cost per tonne as well as being suited to a wide range of screening applications.

Accudata has launched a new monitoring system, which it claims is ideal for checking ground-borne vibration and air over-pressure from blasting work in quarries. The Mini-SuperGraph seismograph is designed to be easy to use on site and also has its own software package to simplify downloading data and preparing reports based on the information. According to Accudata, the The software enables events to be converted into spreadsheet or pdf format at the click of a smart-icon so that they may be digitally shar