IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 11/2014 METSO

Production of chippings with a new plant

In a quarry near Bad Berleburg in Germany, Middle Devonian quartzite has been extracted for the region for many decades. Under the direction of Hermann Böhl, forward-looking work on the quartzite processing plant could be completed in February this year. ...

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Issue 10/2019 Variable speed

Production of granulates for use in fluidized-bed reactors

F‌luidized-bed technology, which was invented in 1921 for coal gasification, is used today in many chemical and metallurgical processes. Solid particles are swirled up in a reactor by a medium that...

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Issue 07-08/2021 Fine and dry

Production of high quality crushed sand in the Caribbean

T‌he Dominican building materials manufacturer Calizamar, S.A. relies on crushing technology from BHS-Sonthofen. The company has commissioned the BHS rotor impact mill of type RPM 1513 to produce...

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Issue 01-02/2023 Closed material loop

Production of railway ballast and high-grade chippings

A company near Berlin is using the cone crusher MOBICONE MCO 90i EVO2 from Kleemann for recycling and the production of crushed rock and high-grade chippings. Since summer 2021, the first plant of...

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Issue 04/2018 A piggyback to work

Production of recycled chippings with BMD screening and crushing plant

Compact crushers and screens that can be transported on 3-axle roll-off tippers are the machines of choice when it comes to responding flexibly to demand. This was the case at Fritz Bauer GmbH, a...

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Issue 09/2017

Production of rough diamonds

Current market and technology trends

Summary: The production of rough diamonds already reached a peak value more than 10 years ago. Predictions see a continuation of the market downturn for mined diamonds up to 2030. Nevertheless, the...

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Issue 06/2018

Production of selected mineral aggregates

High-quality sands and gravels long ago evolved into special products, as a result of rising demands for quality. In many sectors, classical wheel-loader aggregate mixes have now become inadequate for...

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Issue 06/2019 The right move

Production of spiral fabric complements process belt expertise

Spiral fabric belts are the established standard in countless industrial and municipal applications. Wherever seamless belts are an indispensible component in dewatering, transport or drying...

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Issue 07-08/2023 The Wirtgen Group at NordBau 2023

Production Systems – from individual products to entire process chains

From 6 to 10 September 2023, the Wirtgen Group product brands will be presenting a cross-section of their groundbreaking solutions for road construction and the processing of primary resources and...

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Issue 11/2015

Productivity increase at LKAB’s ­Malmberget mine

ABB has won an order to supply a dual pinion high-speed ring-geared mill drive (RMD) system for LKAB’s latest grinding circuit expansion at the Malmberget iron ore mine in Swedish Lappland. The RMD...

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