Bearing failures on mine sites occur most often due to mining material like aggregates, iron ore or coal penetrating the seal of the housing.
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Battery-powered screen joins decarbonisation challenge
Powerscreen, a manufacturer and provider of mobile crushing and screening equipment, has responded to the decarbonisation challenge by unveiling the concept Eco-Warrior battery-powered mobile screen.
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Optimised vibrating screens boost family business
A third-generation family quarrying business is maintaining its commitment to quality across changing seasons through its decades-long preference for sophisticated and optimised vibrating screens and their screen media.
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Komatsu: Continuing to create value at 100 years strong
An earthmoving giant celebrates its centenary – with a keen eye on the next 100 years. Damian Christie reports.
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Upstream tech solves downstream wear and tear
How you drill and blast your aggregate can be vital to how it is processed and refined downstream. Steve Price, of Impact Drill & Blast, explains why a full rock-on-ground service can ensure an operation’s quarry products smoothly make the transition from the face to the gate.
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Machines of best fit: OEM recommends vibrating screens
As the distinctive identities of many products in the crushing and screening sector give way to rationalisation over time, one OEM is staying dedicated to offering the aggregates industry the best of its screens and feeders – across five different brands. John Flynn explains.
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A quarry-spec drill rig – for applications big and small
When the tendering process is heating up and businesses require the most versatile and intelligent drill rigs available, Epiroc has proven its machines can be the deciding factor in getting deals over the line.
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Dry hired plant plays critical role in West Gate Project
The West Gate Tunnel Project is part of Victoria’s Big Build program and is designed to provide a viable second river crossing to take trucks out of Melbourne’s inner city residential zones.
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CCAA: COVID-safe construction essential to Australia’s recovery
Ken Slattery, the chief executive officer of the peak body for Australia’s heavy construction materials industry, has warned in an opinion piece that the capacity for the industry to be an engine for the nation’s post-pandemic economic recovery is being hindered by snap lockdowns.
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Know Yourself: James Rowe – self-development and personal growth challenges
In this second chapter of a seven-part series on the characteristics of effective leadership, South Australian IQA member and Groundwork Plus director James Rowe recounts his experiences of developing leadership credentials in the quarrying industry, as told to mentor Mike Cameron.
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