Highlights at HILLHEAD 2024

Issue 04/2018

Remove dust at the right place

The dust arising from work in opencast mining, in bulk transport, processing and storage as well as in tunnel construction leads to strain – everywhere in the world. Also, the recovery of recyclable...

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Issue 05/2009

Removing Metallic Coatings from Plastics and Metals by Mechanical Processing

1. Description of the Problem During the manufacture of technical products and at the end of their useful lifetime, waste is produced that often consists of or contains material composites. In...

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Issue 07-08/2010

Renaissance of GfA screening machines

Since 2001, at the latest, Metso Minerals have extended their position in the market as a manufacturer and supplier of screening machines all over Europe due to the merger of Nordberg and Svedala. The...

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Issue 12/2014 NETZSCH

Renamed

On 28th August 2014, Gebrüder NETZSCH Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Linz/Austria has been renamed NETZSCH Pumpen & Systeme Österreich GmbH. The change of name reflects the company‘s development over...

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Renewables to become the new normal at remote mines

The Energy and Mines World Congress that took place in Toronto provided great insights into the recent developments of onsite renewable energy applications at remote mines. Generally, the year 2019...

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Reorientation at Rockster

Rockster was founded in 2004 by Wolfgang Kormann and supported by Norbert Feichtinger as a partner from the very beginning. In 2023, at the beginning of its 20th business year, the company can look...

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Issue 07-08/2016

Reorientation of the mining industry

China’s surplus capacities

Due to its gigantic appetite for commodities, China has been a source of big profits for the global mining industry. But now the growth has apparently come to an abrupt end, resulting in overcapacities not only in China but also in the countries that supply ...

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Issue 09/2011

Repair of hoisting magnets

Whether for scrap loading and sorting, for handling coils, slabs, billets and other raw pieces, hoisting magnets are predominantly used in steel processing and steelmaking. They are used for different...

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Issue 06/2016

Replacement at the point

Tsubaki has introduced a wear indicator for large pitch chain drive sprockets which provides a clear indication of wear, allowing the sprocket to be replaced before it fails. Eliminating the ...

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Issue 07-08/2015

Replacing a six-tonne slewing ring bearing for iron ore loading

In the Norwegian port of Narvik, Swedish mining company LKAB employs a huge loading station to load bulk carriers with iron ore. Any shutdown of the station is enormously costly. Because, in this instance, time really is money, experts from the SKF Soluti

W   eighing a total of 2500 tonnes, the gigantic loader in the port of Narvik ensures that iron ore from the LKAB mines in Kiruna, Svappavaara and Malmberget finds its way into the entrails of the...

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