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Sandvik says that its new QE440 screen offers higher throughput and productivity than the machine it replaces. Aimed at the aggregate production market the QE440 offers 40% more screening area than its predecessor, the QE340, while featuring stockpiling conveyors that are wider, and higher. These can cope with the increased production capacity and can stack larger stockpiles. Punched plate, heavy duty mesh, rock fingers or grizzly bars can be fitted to the top deck while heavy duty mesh or fingers can be fi

A modular mobile jaw crusher is being offered by a new manufacturer to the market. Based in Britain, Crushers UK has designed its track-mounted, single toggle jaw Hercules 1830 machine to be easy to transport and make ready for use. The machine features a crusher opening measuring 800x500mm and can produce stone sizes from 25-100mm, with a maximum throughput of 100tonnes/hour.

UK-headquartered, global construction product specialist RMD Kwikform has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2010.

UK firm Cartem is offering a new chippings spreader developed for use in highway construction and maintenance applications. This dedicated machine, the Spreadmaster, offers spreading widths of 300mm - 4.4m in standard configuration and has been designed and built at the company's facility in Leicester.

German quarrying firm Oetelshofen Kalk has cut noise emissions by half and tripled machine service life, by installing dual hardness rubber liners in its crushing plant. Based in Wuppertal, the Oetelshofen quarry company produces 2 million tonnes of limestone products/year, and has a turnover of €35 million/year.

Hot and warm (HMA/WMA) facility manufacturer, Astec has translated its award-winning website into French. "French-speaking visitors now have access to the wealth of information available at www.astecinc.com in their native language by selecting the Français option at the top of the home page," says the company, a member of the Astec Industries family of companies. Earlier this year Astec released a Spanish translation of the website.

Concrete equipment specialist Utranazz has launched its versatile Mobile Volumetric Batching Plant (MVBP) at UK quarrying and recycling show Hillhead 2010. The Hydromix MVBP has a roll-on roll-off system that allows for multiple mounting options, for example inside the back of a tipper body; onto a hook-loader sub-chassis; skid-mounted for yard use or permanently mounted onto the back of a lorry. The unit was designed by Utranazz in conjunction with Bertoli especially for the UK quarrying and recycling mark

Atlas Copco Austria has acquired Hartl Anlagenbau, Austria, a company that manufactures and sells mobile crushers and screeners. By this acquisition Atlas Copco enters the growing mobile crushing and screening market. "The acquisition strengthens Atlas Copco's position as a leader within surface rock excavation and handling, as w

In the UK, highways maintenance specialist FM Conway, which places great importance on its green credentials, says that as part of this strategy it is to open what it thinks is the UK's most modern asphalt and recycling plant.

The Di Maso quarry company in Italy has invested in a HAZEMAG crushing concept, and in addition to the rugged primary impact crusher with its active hydraulic control system, a wobbler feeder has been added to relieve the load on the crusher and to ensure uniform feeding. The Type AP-PH 1414 impact crusher's latest active hydraulic control system offers a facility where the impact aprons are locked in position during operation to guarantee a uniform, high-quality product. However, if tramp metal enters the