Highlights at SOLIDS 2024

Issue 06/2013

Raw material boom in Africa

Dear Readers The African continent has many strategic raw materials, which are interesting for the economy of the world, such as oil, gold, diamonds and ores. The influence of the mining industry...

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Issue 06/2013

Innovative Processing for Sustainable Growth

For the first time, India as a worldwide renowned ­emerging economic nation hosted the International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) – on September 23-28, 2012, in New Delhi. The prestigious big...

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Issue 06/2013

Bulk level measurement with a particular second function

Direct drive without gearbox, powerful motor with miniature paddle, selectable pre-set parameter combinations for universal use - these are the main features of the new series of rotating paddle type...

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Issue 06/2013

VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Machinery

In 2012, German Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery industry generated 12.5 billion € in turnover. Construction equipment made 7.9 billion € of this sum while...

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Issue 06/2013

Growing interest in CHINA MINING 2013

Chinese mining enterprises have growing interest in the global mining and metal industries which also show promise of further developments. Hosted by China’s Ministry of Land and Resources, Tianjin...

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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 06/2013

Elevator buckets – modern versus traditional design

Recent advances in design technology have brought the advent of the modern high efficiency centrifugal discharge elevator bucket. High efficiency elevator buckets push the traditional limits of...

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Issue 06/2013

Sand dredger “Stellamaris” at work

The hopper dredger “Stellamaris” has been handed over to its owner, DTM, by the Spanish yard Astilleros de Murueta. The TSHD, designed for sand mining, will work not far from its building...

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Issue 06/2013

Capital goods trade fair “Future Mongolia”

For the second time the capital goods trade fair “Future Mongolia” took place in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator from 19 to 22 June – once again organised in and around the sports complex...

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Issue 06/2013

Processing and Recycling – Call for Papers

The next conference “Aufbereitung und Recycling” (Processing and Recycling) will take place on 13 and 14 November 2013 in Freiberg/Saxony at the conference centre Alte Mensa. It will be organized...

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