Washing & Water Management

Ireland-based crushing and screening manufacturer Fintec has celebrated its success in gaining a second Queen's Award for Enterprise with its 300-strong workforce and their families. The company closed the Dungannon factory for the day to gather workers together for formal presentation of the award and give their families a tour of the production facilities. Fintec won its first Queen's Award in 2006 and has gained its second accolade for achieving sales growth of around 300% over the last three years. Econ

SBM Mineral Processing's "new engineering concept for tracked crushing and screening equipment" is proving itself with many customers, according to the company. During development of the remax MAXI 12 great importance was attached to minimising the non-productive activities, for example set-up times, and optimising components. The dimensions of the equipment have been designed for ease of transport, and the remax ECO (plant without a screening unit) can be retrofitted onto a remax MAXI which can be operated

Biedermann Unterhalt & Vertrieb (BUV) has joined the CDE Partner Network following the signing of an agreement at CDE Global headquarters in Northern Ireland. BUV will promote the range of CDE washing equipment throughout Switzerland and was selected based on the extensive experience it offers in both the mobile and stationary screening equipment market. “The CDE equipment range is a complement to the existing equipment that BUV offer and allows them to offer their customers the complete processing solution

Terex Washing Systems has expanded its dealer network by appointing Blue Scotland as its dealer for Scotland.
Blue Scotland is part of the Blue Group, which was formed in 2004, and is a specialist provider of materials processing equipment for the quarrying and waste recycling industries. The company provides complete solutions from single equipment specification and supply to the bespoke design and installation of complete integrated processing systems. Blue Scoitland has recently installed wash plants fo

In recent times the requirement to wash mineral reserves has become more frequent as operators tackle more difficult materials. With this upward trend set to continue, equipment manufacturers have an important part to play in developing products which meet the evolving demands of the global industry. Peter Craven outlines the approach taken by CDE Global in response to this challenge. “There has always been a requirement to process difficult materials. The geology of a region plays a large part in influenci

Automation of materials handing on site is helping to improve safety and reduce costs. Advances in computer technology and control systems has significantly changed the way quarries are operated with central control rooms to manage almost every aspect of the work. From such hubs, the quarry's management team can monitor and control conveyors, crushers, screens, blenders and dispatch system with the touch of a button.

Germany-based Haver and Boecker has recently completed a special development of its Niagra T-class vibrating screen with a Niagra vibrating feeder for a track mounted operation with the Polar circle. Both machines have been adapted to suit the requirements of the Norwegian manufacturer of mobile plants Haahjem AS from Vigra which is renowned for its heavy-duty CTC mobile plants with a total weight of over 100 tonnes.

Powerscreen has officially opened its new tracked and wheeled crushing and screening manufacturing facility in Hosur, India. The company has said that the new factory will help to meet the growing demand for mobile aggregate processing equipment in India that is being driven by infrastructure investment. Powerscreen is also expanding its dealer network in India and three new dealers will join the company's existing dealer Voltas, which Powerscreen accredits with the pioneering of the mobile concept in India

Sandvik Mining and Construction has announced that it is to establish a global product development centre for screens and feeders in Ballygawley, Northen Ireland. The company claims that concentrating the development of stationary and mobile screens and feeders in a single location will give the business the critical mass needed to develop industry leading screens and feeders and develop its market share. Sandvik has chosen Ballygawley for the new centre due to the concentration of highly skilled and experi