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Despite clear industry guidelines published over a decade ago and revised in 2015, level measurement experts Hycontrol still regularly encounter asphalt plants with insufficient safety protocols for preventing spills of hot bitumen. Introduction – Bitumen Storage in the UK Recently-issued information from Eurobitume UK has reinforced the need for stringent safety precautions on sites with bitumen storage facilities; key amongst them being the implementation of a robust level monitoring and alarm system (‘Si

Smiley Monroe’s innovative new Zip Clip replacement conveyor belt solution is said by the firm’s marketing manager, Tim Monroe, to be “like a spare tyre for your crushing and screening plant”. Tailored for the aftermarket of Smiley Monroe’s crushing, screening & recycling Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers, Zip Clip is said to avoid prolonged and costly downtime in a breakdown situation.

There’s been strong interest this week in Terex Finlay’s new I-140 direct drive 1,270mm x 1,240mm horizontal impact crusher. The model offers variable speed for production in recycling, mining and quarrying applications, along with significantly improved flow of material due to increasing the width of components as the material moves through the machine.

Savvy aggregate industry customers can use Metso’s three new Life Cycle Services (LCS) packages to reach their lowest sustainable cost structure. The Equipment Support Service package secures your assets through inspections, extended warranty coverage and inventory and parts planning. The Maintenance Service package sees service experts taking more responsibility for your plant’s reliability, through the development of a comprehensive maintenance strategy. The third, top level package is a comprehensive pro

Shandong Lingong Machinery Co (known as Lingong) has launched a new wheeled loader from its SDLG range of F series machines. The new units are said to offer improved design and functionality. The Tier III- compliant SDLG L968F is a higher-specification wheeled loader designed for construction, mining and aggregates applications. The 6tonne-rated machine is said to offer a low-revs and high torque engine that is low on emissions and “high on fuel economy”. With an SDLG-designed VRT200 rigid-axle transmission

A job site in the Southern African nation of Lesotho represents one of the most extreme and challenging projects to some key Italian firms of the last 10 years. The project was certainly different from the norm It involves building a road in the Lesotho Mountains, some 200km from the capital Maseru, with the work being carried out by the Cooperative of Building and Cement workers from Ravenna (CMC). CMC, which has ranked among Marini's clients for many years now, is involved in the construction of a