Issue 01-02/2017

Dear Readers It feels as though the new year is still waiting for us and, consequently, there are a lot of events, which we wish to announce (from p....

Summary: FAME is a four year project that started in January 2015, funded by the European ­Commission within the H2020 program. It focuses on the...

Summary: Energy-efficiency offers one of the few potentials for exerting a positive ­influence on the production costs of mineral products. In...

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS S.A. de C.V. Mexico opened a new, larger assembly plant and office in Huimilpan, in the...

The Terex® Finlay I-140 direct drive Ø 1270 mm x 1240 mm horizontal impact crusher with variable speed as well as a standard hopper capacity of 6 m³...

ContiTech has strategically reorganized its conveyor belt business to focus more on its industrial applications business in the future. For this...

Van Beek has made an important contribution to a superfast filter system for bulk powder. Wide Scope in Ghent/Belgium developed this loading and...

WEG has appointed René Binder as the new Sales Manager of their subsidiary Watt Drive with headquarters in Markt Piesting, Austria. Effective 1...

Since January 1st, 2017 Erik Bach has joined and strengthened the HAZEMAG team. HAZEMAG is pleased to have won Mr. Bach for the duties of the Vice...

Since 01.01.2017 Ralf Werker has taken on the direction the Engineering Office at RHEWUM GmbH. In addition to the mere construction of RHEWUM...

The new year comes along with news from AT MINERAL PROCESSING. From now on, the AT accompanies our readers on their mobile phones or tablets. The new...

A colloquium was held by Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology on September 2 and 3, 2016 to look at ­future trends within the construction and mining...

The program of the Berlin Recycling and Raw Material Conference has been published. The following topics will be in the focus of the conference:...

The 9th EMC will take place at the Kongresshalle in Leipzig from 25 to 28 June 2017. “Production and Recycling of Non-Ferrous Metals: Saving Resources...

After more than 15 years, Brandenburg continued the tradition of its Raw Material Day in 2016, which met with great interest. More than 150...

The 3rd Weimar Gypsum Conference will take place at the Leonardo Hotel in Weimar from March 14 to 15, 2017. The conference will be organized by the...

Germany’s mining equipment manufacturers have come out of recession. Following a decline in turnover of approx. 21 % down to 2.8 billion € this year,...

About 170 guests followed the invitation of the Sächsische Staatsbäder GmbH to attend the 1st Technical Symposium in Bad Elster on August 26, 2016....

From the Mine to the Product“ is the title of the seminar that will take place in Halle a.d. Saale at the Martin Luther University (MLU), Institut für...

The announcement of the forthcoming Symposium on Mineral Processing from 2 to 3 March 2017, organized by the Institute of Mineral Processing Machines at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology ...

Due to the remote locations, power generation for mineral exploration camps is particularly expensive. Typically, power is generated by gensets, and...

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS presented intelligent drives with an integrated PLC at the SPS IPC Drives exhibition in Nuremberg/Germany. The drives are fully...

With temperatures dropping across the Northern hemisphere, Terex Trucks’ top tips will ensure trucks beat the chill this winter (Fig. 1). Winter is...

Conventional skirting is pressed against a conveyor belt so that dust and material stays in the middle of the belt when it reaches a belt transfer...

With the commissioning of the world’s first demucking system, MobyDick HD-1, around ten years ago, FRUTIGER laid the foundation for a new line of...

Global mining, bulk material handling and minerals processing solutions provider, Tenova TAKRAF recently completed the delivery of a Continuous Ship...

A new mine site is being developed near Nowokusnezk: Uvalnaya. Here, four coal seams are to be found in a depth of 100 to 400 m, which are 2 to 3.5 m...

A Kleemann MOBICAT MC 110 Z EVO jaw crusher is delivering great performance in an Italian gypsum quarry managed by Gyproc Saint-Gobain. Italy is one...

Modern filter systems for silos must achieve something: They not only ensure compliance with the emission limits, but also protect against...

Transportadora Callao S.A., the logistics operator of a special cargo terminal in the port of Callao/Peru, relies on a BEUMER Group Pipe Conveyor for...

In the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, between the Silvretta and Vermunt reservoirs, at around 1750 m above sea level, the Obervermuntwerk II pumped storage power plant is currently being built. It will be the second largest power plant owned by the energy supplier Vorarlberger Illwerke AG, with a power output of 360 MW in turbine and pump operation. With four building areas, its completion is now being pressed ahead....