The Salar de Uyuni salt flat in the Andes of south-west Bolivia is currently the largest known lithium reserve in the world. The Bolivian state is creating a value-added chain in order to put this raw material to industrial use. Following a long and intensive decision-making process, state-owned enterprise Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) selected the German company ACI Systems ...

Atlas Copco has announced a new addition to its QAC range of containerised generators, the QAC 1450 TwinPower™ delivers unrivalled versatility, optimised performance and excellent fuel economy in demanding Modular Power Plant (MPP) applications (Figure 1). The QAC 1450 TwinPower is a 20 ft. ISO containerised unit housing two compact 725 kVA generators; powered by V8 Scania engines with double ...

In the context of increasingly complex mining and tunnel construction projects, the subject of air conditioning is becoming increasingly challenging. CFT GmbH Compact Filter Technic, based in Gladbeck/Germany, has established itself as an innovative solution provider in this area. The company, which specialises in dedusting and ventilation in mining and tunnel construction, has been advising its customers on air cooling ...

The manual assembly press for the belt fasteners in the XP series has been awarded the European Product Design Award (Figure 1). Flexco won over the jury in the Professional Industrial Machines category. The European Product Design Award (ED Award) is awarded every year to European designers for excellent work on product design. Flexco GmbH, Rosenfeld/Germany, impressed in the Professional Industrial ...

In recent years, self-driving vehicles have become a popular discussion topic. Sandvik has had automated loaders and trucks working in mines for over 20 years – with zero accidents involving people. To prove its capabilities, Sandvik moved things above ground and put its latest generation of automation to the test. In a new film, an 11 m long Sandvik LH514 ...

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG, Essen/Germany, a leading partner for the engineering, construction and service of industrial plants and systems, has signed a contract to supply a large-scale continuous mining system to Italian-Thai Development PLC (ITD). ITD is a Thailand’s leading integrated construction firm with wide experiences and expertise in construction activities. The mining system, including two newly developed barracuda bucket ...

PJSC Ivano-Frankivskcement (IFCEM) produces clinker and 300 other cement and gypsum products. The raw material for the cement plant comes from a deposit located 15 km to the north. The Carpathian mining area is rich in sedimentary rocks such as limestone, marl and gypsum. For years, the material was extracted by drilling and blasting and then wet-processed into clinker in ...

On 12th June 2018, the Board of Management of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), Berlin/Germany, elected Marie-Luise Wolff, Chair of the Board at ENTEGA AG, as the new BDEW President. The former President of the Association, Johannes Kempmann, Technical Manager at Städtische Werke Magdeburg, did not stand again after two terms of office.

CEDEC Board of Directors elected Andreas Feicht, CEO of WSW Energie & Wasser AG and Vice-President for Energy of the German Association of Local Public Utilities (VKU), as the new President of the Federation of Local Energy Companies (CEDEC), Brussels/Belgium.

Helmar Rendez, Chairman of the Board at LEAG, is the new Chairman of the German Lignite Association (DEBRIV), Berlin/Germany. He was elected to his new office at the general meeting at this year‘s lignite convention. The new Deputy Chairman was declared to be Lars Kulik, Member of the Board of Management at RWE Power AG.