Industry News Issue 03_2020

On behalf of the HeidelbergCement Group, Wirtgen GmbH, Windhagen/Germany, conducted a performance test with the 220 SMi 3.8 surface miner at a chalk quarry in Couvrot/France. The goal was to increase production output compared to the current mining method using a crawler dozer while simultaneously reducing operating costs. During the demo, several tests were conducted to convince the customer that ...

The Red Dot Jury has made its decision: MK-42 emerged victorious from the Red Dot Product Design Award 2020, and won a Red Dot for its good design quality. This means that GHH is one of the winners in the world’s most renowned design competition. The MK-42 is a 42 metric tonne dump truck for underground mining, construction and tunnelling ...

Companies often choose trucks to transport limestone, coal, ores and other raw materials as efficiently as possible to the factory and from there to the port, sometimes over distances spanning several kilometres. Most of the time, the vehicles drive on public roads, which are not always well-paved. And as the route can go through hilly areas and nature reserves, across ...

After winning an international tender, BHS-Sonthofen GmbH, Sonthofen/Germany, was commissioned with constructing the largest mixer in the company’s history (Figure 1). An Indian zinc mine operator required a mixer with a very large filling capacity. The proven Combimix system with overflow was custom-built by BHS in this extraordinary size and shipped off to India. Ease of maintenance, implementation of all ...

Best of its kind: GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany, developed the new MK-42 dump truck with this claim in mind. In fact, in some areas it is the first in its class. The German manufacturer of heavy machinery for civil engineering, tunnelling and mining is considered a rock in the industry. Its roots go back to 1758. The company separated from ...

Sandvik AutoMine® for Trucks is a first for autonomous ramp haulage applications in the underground mining industry, providing autonomous truck haulage not only in underground environments but now also on the surface. It turns Sandvik’s intelligent mining trucks into unmanned robots, robots that keep running (Figure 1). For years, mining operations across the world have benefitted from Sandvik’s intelligent AutoMine® systems ...

Anyone who, like Wilfried Dünnwald, looks back on many years of working as a miner in a managerial position knows the potential problems at transfer points of conveyor systems first-hand. It makes no difference in which industry the continuous conveyor technology transports bulk materials. It also makes no difference whether it works underground or open pit. Spillages or dust emissions ...

“Smart” controlled and monitored wastewater pumps and aerators offer many advantages. At IFAT 2020, The Tsurumi Europe GmbH, Düsseldorf/Germany, will show how easy retrofitting is. Featuring a clever function against blockage. To make existing equipment fit for the future, all you need is the new Tsurumi Connect-Box (Figure 1). It is connected by means of a motor protection plug or ...

Corona everywhere: not only for the industry no easy situation. At Tsurumi, a manufacturer of pumps for clear water, wastewater and sewage, the situation is more relaxed than elsewhere. Because the Japanese have a different supply concept. “The majority of our product range is available at short notice,” said Daniel Weippert, Managing Director for the Tsurumi Europe GmbH in Düsseldorf/Germany. ...

TOMRA Sorting Mining has developed virtual testing capabilities to help mining operations ensure their business and operational continuity, enabling them to take informed purchasing decisions for their sorting plants. This is the latest action in the company’s plan to provide its customers all the support they need in the current situation and take their business forward. Ensuring business continuity at ...