- Oct- 2016 -13 OctoberIndustry News 05_2016
Mobile dust binding machines
In all German towns, both national and state regulations apply for construction site operations, in order to protect all employees, the neighborhood and the public against dust. A study claims that demolition sites in cities are a key factor in overall exposure to fine dust. As a result of the…
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Solutions for the mining industry
In the open-cast and underground mining bigger performances are demanded by the machines and processes, which means that nowadays also bigger machines are used. E. g., a bucket wheel excavator or a crawler excavator now operates with an installed capacity of more than 15 MW at a voltage of 35 kV.…
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SKF signs maintenance contract with the Antamina copper mine in Peru
SKF GmbH, Schweinfurt/Germany, has secured a three-year contract with Compañia Minera Antamina S.A. (Antamina), to provide Proactive Reliability Maintenance services at the company’s open-pit copper mine in Peru. Antamina is jointly owned by BHP Billiton, Glencore, Teck and Mitsubishi Corporation, who have jointly invested over 3.5 bn US$ in the…
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Voith SlipSet and Coupling Monitoring System CMS 310: Maximized Protection and Monitoring of Crusher Drivelines
When crushing mined rock and materials, uncrushable objects constitute a severe risk for the production process as well as the installed equipment. In order to limit torque load without disrupting operation, Voith GmbH, Heidenheim/Germany, designed its SlipSet coupling to temporarily slip in the event of an overload situation and thus…
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BfE
The current President of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Wolfram König, has been appointed President of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BfE), Berlin/Germany, which was founded two years ago. Up to now, the BfE has been under the temporary leadership of Ewold Seeba,…
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BGE
As part of reorganisation in the permanent storage sector, planning, construction, operating and decommissioning tasks for permanent storage sites formerly carried out by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), the German Company for the Construction and Operation of Waste Repositories (DBE) and Asse GmbH have now been handed over…
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BP Europa SE
Michael Schmidt, Chairman of the Board of Management of BP Europa SE, Bochum/Germany, since May 2012, is leaving the company. He will be succeeded by Wolfgang Langhoff, most recently responsible for matters of portfolio strategy in the dissolution of the Ruhr Oel Joint Venture between BP and the Russian company…
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E.ON
In his role as Chief Digital Officer, Matthew Timms has been managing the newly formed Digital Business Unit of E.ON SE, Düsseldorf/Germany, since 1st August 2016. Timms was previously responsible for digital business at SAP AG in London.
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Gazprom
The current Senior Managing Director of Gazprom Germania GmbH, Berlin/Germany, Vyaches-lav Krupenkov, is retiring from the company. Andrey Biryulin is now the company‘s sole Managing Director.
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K + S AG
In its meeting on 24th August 2016, the Supervisory Board of K + S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel/Germany, appointed Dr. Burk-hard Lohr future Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the company. Currently Chief Financial Officer of K + S, Lohr is due to take over from Norbert Steiner when he retires on 12th May…
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