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Atlas Copco says that its latest T-thread drilling system offers up to 30% longer service life over previous designs. The new T-WiZ drill string comes with a combination of T-WiZ Speedrods and T-WiZ shank adapters and this system allows fewer rod changes and more productivity/shift. The T-WiZ features a tough thread system and is robust enough to prevent product breakage in the blast hole. Using this system boosts bench and production drilling according to the firm, with increases in productivity and an inc

Jonyang is a joint venture owned by Guizhou Guiyang Industrial Investment Holding Company and Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics), with excavators forming the main sales focus.

The latest developments in drilling rigs can help boost efficiency in quarry producion applications - Mike Woof reports. Efficient drilling and blasting operations can have a huge impact on production costs in quarrying. Accuracy of hole direction and depth, as well as optimum blast design and explosives use, are critical for efficient blasting work. Ineffective blasting can result in high quantities of fines of low commercial value as well as over-sized material requiring secondary breaking. This impacts o

A high speed bridge demolition project has been carried out successfully in Germany. Speed was of the essence as the bridge spanned an important road link and had to be removed in a tight time frame, minimising disruption to traffic.

Effective compaction control is one of a series of technical innovations boosting performance efficiency – Mike Woof writes. Maximising compaction efficiency can be a major cost factor on construction projects. Both for soil and asphalt compaction sectors, the risk from leaving an area under or over-compacted is substantial.

SSAB has expanded its range of Hardox wear plate to cover thicknesses from 0.7mm to 130mm. The company says its greater high strength steel choice provides more industries with access to Hardox and means new opportunities for existing customers to develop their products. Hardox is said by SSAB to be wear-resistant steel with very consistent features that make it easy to process. Not only hard for resisting wear, Hardox is also said to have excellent design attributes in its toughness and formability. The n

Unitruck’s says its new range of mirrors and arms specifically for plant machinery being showcased at INTERMAT 2012 will be available through Europe’s leading Agricultural and Plant Spare Parts Dealers from this month. Owners of trucks across Europe are already said by the UK firm to be saving millions of Euros each year by fitting Unitruck’s existing range of replacement mirrors.

Dutch company Heuver Tyrewholesale (HT) is making its Intermat debut this year. The EM tyre specialist from Hardenberg is said to be looking to make an ‘immediate impact’ during the major construction industry exhibition and will be displaying its full range of brands. “We have a very strong foothold in the market for earthmoving tyres. We also pay very close attention to the relationship with our customers - the tyre dealers,” says HT director Bertus Heuver. “We have strong strategic partners in many coun

Liebherr will be showcasing at INTERMAT 2012 its auxiliary power unit (APU) powering the air conditioning on its LR series lift cranes. The Switzerland-based firm says the APU allows the crane operator to turn off the engine and still stay cool – saving its owner money on fuel, service costs and residual value.

CAB Glazing Services (CGS) is exhibiting at Intermat 2012 its latest range of glass for OEM brands, machinery dealers, spare part companies and end users as it looks to further broaden its customer base. CGS says it produces glass that meets or exceeds international quality assurance standards, therefore offering customers the best product available. The company stock thousands of curved and flat glasses, so many items are available from stock with zero lead times. Darren Kivlin, partner at CAB Glazing Serv

Ashtree Glass will be showing its new range of ‘E’ approved mirror arms and mounting brackets to go with their previously launched ‘E’ mirrors. The mirrors and their attachments, which the company says move away from wide angle ‘fish eye’ type mirror designs, reflect the latest European standard visibility requirements for telehandlers. Ashtree says the mirror arms and mounting brackets ensure ‘E’ mirrors can be adjusted to the best possible position to eliminate operator blindspots. As well as being teste

Long reach demolition excavators are now special purpose machines, Dan Gilkes reports The majority of construction equipment manufacturers offer a range of demolition specific machines, built to meet the needs of a sector of the industry that works its plant harder than most. Reinforced structures, additional hydraulic services, cab and body protection, dust suppression and additional engine air cleaners are just some of the standard alterations required by the demolition contractor. For many years exca

Specialist contractor Implenia Bau recently carried out some piling work for main contractor Keller Bauunternehmung on a project at Rorsach in Switzerland. The work involved the construction of a secant pile wall as part of a project to build the Raiffeisenbank, located next to a key road. The company opted to use a Liebherr LB28 piling rig equipped with a DBA200 rotary head. The specifications required the installation of 3,000 linear metres of piles to form a secant drilled pile wall within 10 weeks. The

Moba’s MDS-2000 Drilling System is being used for the first time in a South American quarry. Used over two shifts by operators since September 2011 to monitor and control drill blast holes at a granite quarry in Vacamonte, Panama, Moba has equipped an HCR-1200 EDII type drilling device from FRD Furukawa Rock Drill with the drilling system in collaboration with B-B-S Bohrsysteme. The MDS-2000 enables drill holes to be made parallel to each other and to the desired depth and pre-set angle.

Stanley claims its GTR20 B01 power unit is at the cutting edge of construction site hydraulic power for tools. The generator, on sale in America but new to the European market, delivers a hydraulic flow of 40 or 2* 20L/min at pressures up to 2,000psi, with heat rejection capacity exceeding the EHTMAS recommendation of 5hp.

Volvo’s new L250G wheel loader is being tested for the first time by a German family-run quarrying, logistics and concrete plant company with growing customer demands. Löderburger Baustoff + Transport (LBT), part of the larger Ferdinand Wesling Group, is using the machine at its two million tonnes a year yield limestone quarry in Stassfurt.

Air-Seal Products will be showcasing its range of pre-puncture tyre sealants by banging nails and spikes into tyres during what will be the company’s second appearance at Intermat. The UK-firm says its tyre sealants provide immediate protection to the tread area from punctures up to 30mm along with most other slow air leaks. Air-Seal says its tyre sealants have been successfully used in many types of vehicles, including tyres for HGV’s, loading shovels, dump trucks, skid steers and other heavy plant right d

Greater fuel efficiency, improved digging performance and revised styling are among the changes to be found on Volvo’s latest D-series wheeled excavators. The four-model EW range spans 14-21tonnes and benefits from a new engine, cab, hydraulics, substructure, boom, arm and controls. There is more power with D-series, from stage IIIB engines that use V-ACT technology. The four cylinder (EW140D) and six cylinder engines produce high torque at low engine speeds, said Volvo, giving rise to low fuel consumption.

SDMO Industries is hoping its expanded line of rental compact power generators, being unveiled at INTERMAT 2012, will bring commercial success. The R275C3 and R330C3 Rental Compact models will come onto the market after the show, with the R450C3 and R550C3 available from June 2012. It will allow SDMO to offer Rental Compact machines from R16C3 up to R550C3.

Webtec Products will be showcasing new products at Intermat - the HPM6000 hydraulic data logger with Intelligent Digital flow and pressure sensors, and the RFIK series of portable hydraulic testers. According to Webtec, its HPM6000 series is among the most powerful range of portable hydraulic data-loggers on the market. It is designed for the hydraulic service engineer who needs advanced diagnostic features that allow the user to easily measure and record many hydraulic parameters, store them, analyse them