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Efficiency

Dear readers, Achieving the optimum with as little effort and expense as possible – this is the central objective in many areas. Even in processing technology, efficiency plays an essential role, as...

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TRENDS & EQUIPMENT

TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

Dry processing ● Dry Jigging of Coal

Summary: The first of the newer generation dry jigs has been commissioned in 2002 in the USA and more than 70 followed in recent years. This paper describes the advantages of the dry jig process. It...

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NEWS

DMT explores subsoil in the Dead Sea

The world’s 8th largest potash producer, the Jordanian firm Arab Potash Company Ltd., is engaging the services of the German engineering and exploration company DMT for a ground survey at the Dead...

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FRUTIGER Company AG at the steinexpo

FRUTIGER presented, its plant MobyDick® ONE 1000 at the steinexpo 2017. As of now, the innovative design allows new functions, besides the tried and tested range of optionally available accessories....

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FLSmidth opens office in Ghana

FLSmidth is strengthening its Africa footprint with the opening of a new office in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The new presence in Accra will provide a hub for regional operations, as there is...

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Exceptional strength, hardness and toughness

Hardox® 500 Tuf is the new generation of Hardox® wear plate for tipper bodies, buckets and containers. The new wear plate combines the best properties from Hardox® 450 and Hardox® 500. Hardox® 500 Tuf...

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New head of technical center

Dr. Georg Martin Ehlers studied biology and chemistry at the University Duisburg-Essen followed by a doctorate in the field of organic chemistry. His dissertation entitled “Simulation of...

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FOLLOW-UPS

FOCUS INDUSTRY

10th steinexpo achieves records

The objective of the organizers of this quarry demonstration exhibition, which ran from 30 August until 2 September 2017, was to once more achieve the same number of visitors as in 2014 (48 130) - in...

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Interactive 24/7-Monitoring

Continuous analyses of operational and productivity data are an important key to provide full availability and op­timised productivity of machine fleets and processing equipment in quarrying and...

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Small lime works with big technology

Temperatures between 900 and 1200° C are needed to make burnt lime out of limestone. Chemists call this de­acidifying process, in which the mineral releases carbon dioxide, calcination. From calcium...

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Newest drill rigs SmartROC D50 and D55

The SmartROC D50 and D55 are versatile rigs powered by low-emission engines, which can cleverly adapt their output to the task at hand at all stages of production. The Rig Control System (RCS) in...

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High force transmission by low weight

M artin Engineering has introduced a portable vibrator that activates the free flow of bulk materials from closed-top hopper railcars. With one of the highest force to weight ratios available in the...

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