Highlights at HILLHEAD 2024

Issue 10/2016

The EU’s “FAME” project aim is for innovative preparation ­technologies

Domestic European resources

The renaissance of European mining is dependent not only on strategic ­economic policy, but also on the competitiveness of the technological base. Innovative research projects with high industrial participation and ...

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Issue 07-08/2011

The evolutionary history of a dynamic trade fair

The steinexpo is now grown up out of the testing stage and also the exhibitors are expecting a further growth on success. The trade fair is held in a three-year cycle. By means of ­impressive live...

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Issue 12/2010

The fascination of highly diverse applications

Since October 2009, the former Humboldt Wedag Coal & Minerals Technology GmbH has been part of McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd. (AT INTERNATIONAL reported in its 03/2010 edition, see p. 33)....

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Issue 11/2012

The finite and the infinite

Trends in copper ore mining and processing

1 Introduction Today, copper is as much an essential part of life as the air that we breathe. Without copper there would be no electric light, no telephone, no cars and no computers. There is...

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Issue 12/2021 New installation at Bernegger GmbH/Austria

The first Christian Pfeiffer ultrafine classifier ROC for industrial minerals

C‌‌‌hristian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH developed the ultrafine classifiers ROC and U-ROC designed to produce industrial minerals. Christian Pfeiffer  specializes  in the design of efficient...

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Issue 12/2018 Focus on primary and secondary resources

The first European Mineral Processing and Recycling Congress

O‌n 25 and 26 June 2018, the first European Mineral Processing and Recycling Congress (EMPRC) was held in Essen/Germany. The kick-off event, an all-round success, was organized by the GDMB Society of...

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The first real and productive jaw crusher development in 164 years

On 15 June, 1858, Eli Whitney Blake of New Haven was granted US patent No. 20 542 for a ‘machine for crushing stone’. A magnificent design that was well-ahead of its time. Since then, apart from small...

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Issue 06/2017

The four-wheel-drive two-axle Bell B60E impresses with its great flexibility and high cost efficiency

In March this year, the first “European” Bell B60E went into operation at Schiewe Steinbruchbetriebe, a quarrying company in Lemgo/Kirchheide/Germany. The four-wheel-drive two-axle ADT works as a...

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Issue 01-02/2011

The future of crushed sands?

Influence of the sand grain shape on the working properties of SCC mortars

1 Introduction Crushed sands are usually a by-product of the production of ballast and chippings, accounting for up to 20% of the yield. With simple comminution methods, crushed sands with a fine...

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Issue 01-02/2016

The future of VSI

Simplified

The VSI concept is simple and applies impact loading, necessary for the production of high quality aggregates for asphalt and concrete. But the VSI does not live up to its expectations in its traditional configuration with shoes and anvils, which is a very ...

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