IFAT 2024

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Issue 07-08/2016

Reorientation of the mining industry

China’s surplus capacities

Due to its gigantic appetite for commodities, China has been a source of big profits for the global mining industry. But now the growth has apparently come to an abrupt end, resulting in overcapacities not only in China but also in the countries that supply ...

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Issue 09/2011

Repair of hoisting magnets

Whether for scrap loading and sorting, for handling coils, slabs, billets and other raw pieces, hoisting magnets are predominantly used in steel processing and steelmaking. They are used for different...

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Issue 06/2016

Replacement at the point

Tsubaki has introduced a wear indicator for large pitch chain drive sprockets which provides a clear indication of wear, allowing the sprocket to be replaced before it fails. Eliminating the ...

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Issue 07-08/2015

Replacing a six-tonne slewing ring bearing for iron ore loading

In the Norwegian port of Narvik, Swedish mining company LKAB employs a huge loading station to load bulk carriers with iron ore. Any shutdown of the station is enormously costly. Because, in this instance, time really is money, experts from the SKF Soluti

W   eighing a total of 2500 tonnes, the gigantic loader in the port of Narvik ensures that iron ore from the LKAB mines in Kiruna, Svappavaara and Malmberget finds its way into the entrails of the...

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Issue 06/2015

Report on the annual meeting “Mineral Processing and Recycling 2014” in Freiberg

On 12 and 13 November 2014 about 150 experts in the field of mineral processing and recycling again met on the occasion of their annual meeting in the event hall “Old Refectory” of the Freiberg...

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Issue 04/2018

Report on the Processing and Recycling Conference

A‌fter the annual conference “Processing and Recycling” had been held from 2012 to 2016 at the “Alte Mensa” con­ference centre at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, this year the event was...

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Repositioning of bulk material made easier

If you have to move loose material such as sand, mud and silt, you can safely leave the shovel behind: A Tsurumi pump with a jetting collar takes over the job. The Germany-based manufacturer now...

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Issue 11/2011

Representative Sample Division = Correct Analysis

A faultless and comparable analysis is closely linked to accurate sample handling. Only a sample representative of the initial material can provide meaningful analysis results. This can be achieved by...

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Issue 11/2021

Reprocessing of valuable residues

Dear readers,In Germany, the extraction of hard coal has become history after the closure of the last mine – Prosper-Haniel mine in Bottrop on 21 December 2018. However, in other countries of the...

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