Sand is a very common unconsolidated sedimentary rock, characterized by a particle size between 0.063 and 2.0 mm. The mineral composition can vary extremely. Many occurrences consist of quartz...
FRUTIGER Company AG was present at the IFAT 2014 from 5 to 9 May in Munich for the 8th time. For many years Wheel Washing Systems from the company FRUTIGER under the brand name “MobyDick” have...
Pehofer GmbH have invested in a new modular gravel washing plant from CDE Global (Fig. 1) and held open days at their new site near Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria on 29th and 30th April 2014 to...
With an MOBIREX MR 122 Z impact crusher from Kleemann, the Scottish quarry operator, Grange Quarry Limited, recently strengthened their fleet of machines. Founded in 2000, Grange Quarry Ltd is now one...
As an all-around crane, a new SENNEBOGEN 608 Multicrane works as a service and assembly crane in iron ore mining in Western Australia for the Australian company Bis industries. The company Bis...
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (HCM) has unveiled the new EH1100-5 rigid dump truck at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show in Las Vegas (Fig.). The new truck has been designed to offer a more...
The mechanical engineering specialist SEGLER presented its process engineering solutions and international projects at the easyfairs SOLIDS Dortmund on May 21/22 2014. The company SEGLER created e.g....
The speciality expertise of Brabender Technologie GmbH & Co. KG focuses on reliable solutions for feeding a wide range of media in all industries that process bulk solids. The Duisburg-based company...
Closed-cell expansion of perlite sands yield novel product properties for lightweight construction materials
1 Introduction
The expansion of perlite was discovered by accident in Arizona in 1946. Already back then the suitability of this new product for the production of insulating building material was...
With its mechanical conveyor belt fasteners, FLEXCO Europe GmbH provides solutions that the operators of conveyors can apply to substantially simplify repair and maintenance (Fig. 1). The fasteners...
