Highlights at SOLIDS 2024

Issue 06/2026 Key technology

Sorting as a game-changer in construction material recycling

The future of construction material recycling depends above all on the quality of the recovered raw materials and resources. This is precisely where sorting takes on enormous importance: It creates...

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Issue 06/2026 MCube RFP Mobile 2.0

Compact solution for early detection of roller failures

Approximately 75 % of all mechanical faults on conveyor systems are caused by roller failures. These failures often lead to unplanned production downtime, increased energy costs, and safety risks....

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Issue 06/2026 Hosokawa Alpine and Aydin Madencilik: Three decades of partnership based on trust

Part 4: Dietmar Alber meets Sedat Aydin and Hande Aydin Uslu in Gemlik/Turkey

Following visits to Jordan Minerals in Amman,  ACCM in Cairo and Erciyes Mikron in Istanbul (see AT MINERAL PROCESSING 02/2026, 03/2026 and 04/2026), the fourth stop on Dietmar Alber’s farewell tour...

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Issue 06/2026

Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence

Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are omnipresent – everyone is talking about them, and in many industrial sectors their use has already become a matter of course. In mineral processing...

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Issue 06/2026 Autonomous production system

Aramine and sensmore bring the Aramac L140B underground loader into the autonomous era

Aramine and sensmore are introducing an automated Aramine L140B Loader into underground production at Cemex in Germany, turning a proven underground machine into an autonomous production system for...

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Issue 06/2026 Effective measures

Controlling belt wear from C&D waste materials on bulk conveyor systems

Summary: With a wide range of materials, many extremely sharp construction and demolition (C&D) recycling materials can gouge and puncture conveyor belts. Damage from loading, belt wear from cleaning...

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Endress+Hauser receives Swiss Manufacturing Award 2026

The award recognizes achievements in the fields of innovation, growth, resilience and employment

Endress+Hauser has been honored with the University of St. Gallen’s Swiss Manufacturing Award 2026. The award was presented during the St. Gallen Production Management Conference on 20 October 2026...

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Metso strengthens its world-leading slurry pump capabilities with new 4-MW extra-large test rig

Metso has commissioned a new 4-MW extra-large slurry pump test rig at its Test and Training Center in Sala/Sweden. The investment expands Metso's product development, testing and technology...

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Armstrong Industrial’s intelligent pumping solution improves efficiency of Metso Minerals tube press

As industrial operations work to control energy consumption as a key component of operating costs, some are finding significant opportunities in the pumping systems behind their specialised...

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VEGA and VARIBOX bring transparency to chemical management

When storing and processing chemicals in intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), the current level is a key piece of information. However, with closed, double-walled IBCs, it’s impossible to tell from...

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