April 2005
Bearing in mind that the operator is key to getting the best out of any earthmoving machine, Barloworld Equipment flew in an international Caterpillar demonstrator and application specialist when long-time customer SPH bought a new Cat 365B-II hydraulic excavator recently.
Gert Ploeg, the specialist based in The Netherlands, and often seen demonstrating Cat equipment at the Caterpillar test and demo centre in Malaga, Spain, first gave freely of his time and expertise to SPH at the Xstrata Kroondal chrome mine, near Rustenburg, before moving on to help other Cat customers optimise production on various sites in Gauteng and the Northern Cape Province.
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Aggregates
Aspasa reports a 20% increase in volume
Sales statistics of the Aggregate and Sand Producers? Association of South Africa (Aspasa) reflect a 20% increase in volume compared to 2003, reports Chairperson Harley Dent in Aspasa?s 2004 annual report.
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Cat application expert helps improve productivity
Bearing in mind that the operator is key to getting the best out of any earthmoving machine, Barloworld Equipment flew in an international Caterpillar demonstrator and application specialist when long-time customer SPH bought a new Cat 365B-II
Crushing & Screening
New products showcased at Conexpo-Con/Agg 2005
Powerscreen International used this year?s Conexpo-Con/Agg 2005 to showcase three brand-new products, while Terex Pegson exhibited three of its high-performance tracked crushing plants, all of which made their US exhibition debuts at this important event.
Curshing and screening solutions leader
Metso Minerals, which offers equipment, services and process solutions for quarrying and aggregate production, mining and minerals processing, construction and civil engineering and recycling and waste management, is not only celebrating the 30th..
Engines
Taking the heat off hot exhaust manifolds
Following the trend in the US, Europe and South East Asia, ceramic coatings are used increasingly to successfully treat mining and earthmoving equipment to reduce the risk of fire when hydraulic fluid spills onto hot exhaust manifolds.
Engines for ultra-large mining trucks
The pride of MTU South Africa is the modern series 4000 (S4000) engine fitted to ultra-large mining trucks with capacities ranging from 190 t to 360 t.
Biggest engine-development project
The D20 common rail engine range from MAN is the first to use second-generation common-rail technology. In an era of tightening emissions criteria, Capital Equipment News takes a closer look at this new technology.
Fuelling the demand for 'clean' engines
Diesel engines boast such excellent features as reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, believed to be largely responsible for global warming.
Tyres
Wagner ring mill upgraded in R14m modernization program
DCD-DORBYL?s Ringrollers division, which manufactures forged railway tyres for rolling stock, as well as wheel rims for giant 300 t to 400 t dump trucks, has invested R14-million in upgrading its Wagner ring mill
Tyre-supply squeeze drives innovation
Tyres rank among the top-five expenses incurred by mines in terms of transportation costs. With a global shortage of earthmover tyres due to the burgeoning Chinese market, Quality Tyres offers innovative products as reusable Trojan SoftCore tyre inserts
