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A new range of equipment from SHANBAO has helped to increase limestone production to meet Henan Province's aggregates demand. SHANBAO has supplied a full range of equipment to two companies in a growth region of China.The Chinese-based manufacturer of stationary crushing and screening equipment supplied the equipment to Yongsheng Aggregates and Yongye Trading. The crushing, screening and feeding equipment is being used to process limestone that supplies 10% of the aggregate requirements in the Henan region'

Wirtgen's new 120F milling machine has been developed from the 100F launched late last year. The two machines use the same basic chassis but the 120F is a more powerful mill that can handle wider cuts of up to 1.2m. Jeff Wylie is product manager for Wirtgen's milling machines in the US and explained that the machine comes with several new features. Power comes from a Cummins QSC diesel and this engine is rubber-mounted, to reduce vibration and noise. A variable speed cooling fan is fitted that senses engine

A new range of equipment from SHANBAO has helped to increase limestone production to meet Henan Province's aggregates demand. SHANBAO has supplied a full range of equipment to two companies in a growth region of China.The Chinese-based manufacturer of stationary crushing and screening equipment supplied the equipment to Yongsheng Aggregates and Yongye Trading. The crushing, screening and feeding equipment is being used to process limestone that supplies 10% of the aggregate requirements in the Henan region'

With substantial corporate changes for two of the major manufacturers of milling machines, the market is in a state of some flux. Only a few months ago Atlas Copco bought its fellow Swedish firm Dynapac, followed shortly afterwards by the announcement that another Swedish company, Volvo, was planning to acquire Ingersoll Rand's road development range. Exactly how these two large businesses will be integrated into Atlas Copco and Volvo remains to be seen. Both Atlas Copco and Volvo will face a learning c

Roadtec is developed a new sweeping system for clearing road surfaces after road construction work has been carried out. The new FM-85 is a heavy-duty, front-mounted broom and is powered by a Caterpillar 3.4T diesel rated at 61kW. The machie weighs in at 2.7tonnes and feature an innovative side shift system that allows the brush to move 380mm. The novel telescoping feature allows brudhes measuing 1.83, 2.13 and 2.44m long to be fitted. The operator sits inside a high visibility cab with air-conditioning and

The construction project for an industrial park, which includes building the roads linking to the facility, will benefit from the use of a stabiliser from BoMAG.