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Issue 1-2/2012

High performance – low consumption

The Rhomberg Group, a ­renowned, internationally active building group headquartered in Vorarlberg, runs the raw material centre ­Hohenems located only about 18 km from Bregenz. This quarry is one...

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Issue 1-2/2012

A holistic approach helps to reduce greenhouse gases

There is no European legislation covering mobile machinery for CO2 reduction. Nevertheless, the results of the European construction machinery and equipment industry look quite respectable. It is a...

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Issue 1-2/2012

2011 will be better than expected

The course of recovery of the German construction and building materials machinery and equipment industry, which took almost 18 months and lasted until the middle of the year, is over for the time...

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Issue 1-2/2012

VDMA: Johann Sailer new at the helm

The members of the Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association within VDMA e.V., the German Engineering Federation, have unanimously elected Johann Sailer (50), Managing Partner...

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Issue 1-2/2012

Manufacturers of mining equipment expect sales record

For 2011, the German manufacturers of mining equipment are expecting a 32-% rise in sales to around 5 billion €. “A new sales record,” announced Dr. Paul ­Rheinlaender, Chairman of the VDMA...

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Issue 1-2/2012

Merger between German raw material associations

As of 19.10.2011, the activities of Germany’s federal associations of the aggregates industry have been bundled completely under the umbrella of MIRO (Fig.), the Bundesverband Mineralische...

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Issue 1-2/2012

Sent into the desert – TungStuds in a test of endurance

Mineral processing machines are subjected to great strains and high levels of wear. Sections of machinery where abrasive materials come into contact with the machine are always particularly...

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Issue 1-2/2012

New high performance pump for harsh demands

ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced the launch of the new Goulds XHD Extra Heavy Duty Slurry Pump (Fig. 1), a next-generation product that can handle the heaviest slurry under the toughest...

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Issue 1-2/2012

SENNEBOGEN 6130 HD transports tons of gravel

Heavy mining work is underway at the lake Alperstedter See close to Erfurt – with a SENNEBOGEN 6130 HD duty cycle crawler crane with drag shovel (Fig.). Equipped with a 5.6 m³ dragline, the machine...

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Issue 1-2/2012

High-flying screen

Back in December 2010, Metso’s exclusive distributor for Switzerland, Drossard Sales & Service GmbH, caused quite a stir when the LT96 jaw crusher really took off. Contracted by Martitechnik AG, the...

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