Issue 11/2018

Dear readers Protecting the climate, the environment and resources while at the same time ensuring efficiency has become an important economic factor, not least visible in the development of so-called...

Summary: The mining industry in Europe has lost its influence. While Europe accounted for almost 40 % of global mining output at the beginning of the last century, it now has a share of only about 3 %...

Summary: The market for rare earth elements (hereinafter referred to as REE) is currently dominated by China. Different REEs are used especially in high-performance permanent magnets (REPM). REPM are...

E‌arlier in 2018 it was announced that a new company was to be established, Epiroc, which will market the company‘s rock related equipment. Now, on the 12th March 2018, the leadership team of the...

O‌n 25 January this year, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), under the motto of “Efficient use of materials – market success”, welcomed attendees to the presentation ceremony...

T‌he traditionally important region in southern Turkey – located on the border with Syria – is still one of  Turkeys most important industrial areas. For the expansion of the infrastructure, executing...

S‌chenck Process has recently designed and built its biggest double-deck linear vibrating screen yet. The application for the SLK4390WX range of screens is the wet processing of high throughput rates...

D‌ust negatively influences people as well as the environment in many different ways. Various afflictions of the respiratory system are caused by dust. Industrial dust emitters are increasingly called...

T‌he Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizer plant in Kansas has adopted innovative belt cleaning, alignment and modular chute technology to resolve tracking, spillage and dust problems on two...

I‌n recent years, self-driving vehicles have become a popular discussion topic. Sandvik has had automated loaders and trucks working in mines for over 20 years – with zero accidents involving people....