Highlights at HILLHEAD 2024

Issue 09/2012

Increased potential of recyclable materials

Optimization of the processing of NF metal concentrates from waste ­incineration ashes

1 Introduction In standard processes for processing WI bottom ashes, following coarse primary classification, usually at cut-points between 40-100 mm, magnetic separators are used to remove any...

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Issue 06/2014

Increased production at Skanska Quarry

Skanska’s Hällevadsholm quarry has been supplying sized gneiss rock aggregate to the Swedish construction industry since its establishment in 1954, with demand for the material being in the region...

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Issue 04-05/2020 San Rafael tin mine in Peru

Increased productivity and longer service life with sensor-based sorting technology from TOMRA

M‌INSUR SA is a Peruvian mining company, part of the Breca Group of Companies, that owns and runs the largest underground tin mining operation in the world. Located in San Rafael, in the Eastern...

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Issue 06/2013

Increased productivity of high powered belt conveyors

Developed especially for the drives on open-pit mining belt conveyors, the latest fluid coupling technology from Voith – the TurboBelt 780 TPXL (Fig. 1) – provides a lot of benefits. Thanks to the...

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Issue 12/2012

Increased reliability and safety despite simplified application

The new adhesive Conti Secur® PREMIUM (Fig.), which is used for a variety of different cold bondings on conveyor belts only has a single component instead of the usual two. This allows immediate use...

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Issue 07-08/2015

Increased safety, lower costs

Condition monitoring of machines, processing and production plants is gaining increasing importance in many companies. It can be used for the detection of problems before these can lead to faults,...

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Issue 03/2014

Increasing daily throughput

The Minera Esperanza mine in Chile has decided to commence a project with Metso which targets to increase the mine’s annual production of copper and gold by 15-20 %. This will be done by installing...

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Issue 03/2018

Increasing Efficiency and Security for Conveyor Belt Systems

Conveyor Components Company manufactures a brush style conveyor belt cleaner that is effective on a variety of carry-back materials. The Model BR is an efficient way to remove fines and carry-back...

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Issue 04/2019 Challenge

Increasing Pattison Sand’s productivity

P‌attison Sand is a family owned sand and aggregates company based in Iowa/USA. Producing a diverse range of products, they service several industries including infrastructure and construction. After...

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Issue 05/2023 Good investment

Increasing production capacity with Sandvik’s UJ640E jaw crusher

When needing to source a mobile jaw crusher and increase their production capacity, Colorado Materials needed to look no further than Sandvik. With experience of Sandvik equipment in a stationary...

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