Highlights at SOLIDS 2024

Issue 1-2/2012

Sent into the desert – TungStuds in a test of endurance

Mineral processing machines are subjected to great strains and high levels of wear. Sections of machinery where abrasive materials come into contact with the machine are always particularly...

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Issue 1-2/2012

New high performance pump for harsh demands

ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced the launch of the new Goulds XHD Extra Heavy Duty Slurry Pump (Fig. 1), a next-generation product that can handle the heaviest slurry under the toughest...

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Issue 1-2/2012

SENNEBOGEN 6130 HD transports tons of gravel

Heavy mining work is underway at the lake Alperstedter See close to Erfurt – with a SENNEBOGEN 6130 HD duty cycle crawler crane with drag shovel (Fig.). Equipped with a 5.6 m³ dragline, the machine...

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Issue 1-2/2012

High-flying screen

Back in December 2010, Metso’s exclusive distributor for Switzerland, Drossard Sales & Service GmbH, caused quite a stir when the LT96 jaw crusher really took off. Contracted by Martitechnik AG, the...

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Issue 1-2/2012

An innovative solution in the recycling of construction and demolition waste

The family owned company Hector Van Moer and Sons was on the lookout for an innovative solution to recycle construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Traditionally, the recycling industry uses an impact...

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Issue 1-2/2012

STEINERT OPEN 2011: Opening of the new facility and the Test Centre

STEINERT Elektromagnetbau GmbH, Cologne, supplier of separation solutions for valuable materials and con­taminants, presented two new facilities to around 900 customers, partners, company...

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Issue 1-2/2012

Granodiorite – efficient extraction in the countryside

EUROVIA Gestein GmbH is a subsidiary of VINCI, a French group of companies represented in around 100 countries. The company operates five quarries and about a dozen sand and gravel pits in Germany....

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Issue 1-2/2012

Lasts twice as long

Tsubaki, the manufacturer of drive and conveying chains, presents a new conveying chain in the FB series, especially for bucket elevators. Combined with sprockets of special design, the solid...

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Issue 1-2/2012

Using VisionLink to assess fuel consumption and maintenance work

It was back in the year 2000 that Caterpillar started offering companies the possibility of transmitting information in Cat machines by means of internal sensors and a transmitter. The system...

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Issue 1-2/2012

Sandvik QA 340 – proven screen with a new sparkle

At the gravel pits owned by the North German family- run company Lucht Sand und Kies, sand and gravel are now extracted under the management of the fifth generation. The current owner, Jens Lucht,...

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