Washing & Water Management

The official opening of the new CDE Asia factory in Kolkata, India, on 21 November is being attended by Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment with the UK government. The new production facility, on the same industrial area as the existing CDE Asia factory, has been developed to ensure the company can accommodate growing demand for the range of washing equipment it produces for the market in India and south-east Asia.

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has held the first of its product development forums at its Dungannon, Northern Ireland facility and a second at the Terex facility in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. TWS has established a strong global distributor network and 39 distributor companies attended the forums including representatives from distributors in Poland, New Zealand, Finland, UK, Ireland, Australia, Romania, France, Turkey, Latvia, Slovenia, Holland, Russia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Algeria, Belgium, Morocco, and thro

CDE has developed a digital display screen to assist a customer in monitoring the productivity of its washing plant.
Working closely with leading Swedish operator Jehander, CDE had to ensure it had a full understanding of the project requirements, which included a digital feature that allowed it to optimise productivity. With one of the largest pit operations in the capital Stockholm, producing sand, gravel, crushed rock and soil, Jehander ultimately wanted a mechanism to monitor the throughput levels of s

CDE has established an alliance with Sandvik Construction Brasil which will see the promotion of the CDE washing equipment portfolio through the existing Sandvik sales network in Brazil. This follows the formation of CDE do Brasil Ltda earlier this year as the company seeks to expand operations in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. Commenting on the agreement, Stefan Hunger of CDE do Brasil said: “This new alliance provides CDE do Brasil with an opportunity to quickly identify opportunities that exist fo

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) has announced six new additions to its team as it expands. They include two design engineers, a marketing manager, technical sales executive, technical support and after sales service engineer and an applications and sales support engineer. “To enhance customer support in our growing markets, TWS has expanded its team with several talented individuals. The experience they bring will further strengthen our ability to provide first-class service, expertise and knowledge in the fie

Replacement of screening equipment at Fercav's quarry has helped to safeguard the future of fine Italian ceramics Like construction materials, demand for ceramics is also high and driving quarries that extract clays used by this industry to invest in new production equipment. Italy's Modena-based clay extraction specialist Fercav is no exception - the company has just invested in a new Extec screen to boost production. The company, which was founded in 1964 by the father and uncle of present owners, Corrado

Telsmith's new Vibro-King TL screens have an innovative drive system that the company claims will reduce maintenance. "The drive system has no contact lip seals and uses centrifugal force to power the screen. The centrifugal force constantly pushes oil away from the seal area and a snap-in urethane labyrinth seal helps to keep dust out," said Telsmith marketing manager Jim Schreiner. "By avoiding contact in the drive system, it removes the wear elements, so maintenance and the potential for breakdown is muc

Screening wire specialist Major Wire Industries has released Flex-Thane, which combines the advantages of polyurethane media and woven wire screens - virtually eliminating blinding and plugging on flat modular screen decks. Flex-Thane panels consist of independently vibrating wires, bonded in place with Major Wire's distinctive lime-green polyurethane strips, and are designed to be used in place of polyurethane and rubber screen media. Polyurethane and rubber screen media have long been popular for their ex

Installation of a new washing plant in Paekivitoodete Tehase's quarry in Estonia is helping to turn 50 years of waste into saleable aggregates Paekivitoodete Tehase - which translates as Limestone Products - first opened its Vao quarry near Talin in Estonia in the 1950s to supply the local construction market with limestone aggregates. But until now equipment at the site was unable to process material with a high clay content and this 'waste' from 50 years of operation had been stockpiled on site. Today thi