Epiroc has cemented itself as a leader in drill rig technology – so much so that about 95 per cent of orders for its SmartROC drill rigs include its Hole Navigation System.
Biodegradable tool grease ideal for sustainable contractor
Rammer’s BIO Tool Grease for hydraulic rockbreakers has been developed in collaboration with customers across the extractive industries.
Fleet solution provides ‘at a glance’ visualisation
Developed on-shore by Komatsu Australia, the new iSite fleet management solution is now available to the Australian market. The OEM is keen to promote it to every quarry operation – large or small – across Australia and New Zealand.
Boral to repay shareholders for weathering the storm
Boral has completed the sale of several construction materials businesses, allowing it to pay its shareholders up to $3 billion in surplus capital.
Promise in the pipeline as construction stabilises
The Australian construction industry returned to growth in September, gaining back the ground it lost in August, despite a two-week construction shutdown in Victoria.
Julie Bishop headlines IQA Diversity and Inclusion Conference
The Institute of Quarrying Australia (IQA) will host its next Diversity and Inclusion Conference on 27 October in West Perth, featuring a former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister as the keynote speaker.
GC series excavators are not just trimmed down models
Thinking about right-sizing your fleet in an effort to keep costs down, but don’t want to sacrifice on performance? The good news is quarry producers can save with the Cat GC Series excavator, which offers cab comfort, ease of operation and fuel savings.
Gearbox solution keeps the earth moving
As a technical specialist in power transmission for CBC, it’s Milan Sreckov’s responsibility to assess the performance of power transmission equipment in customer applications. If the equipment is underperforming, he will propose an alternative solution – which was the case with one earthmoving customer.
National Safe Work Month: think safe. work safe. be safe.
National Safe Work Month is fast approaching and Safe Work Australia has announced the campaign theme for October.
Tune it right: Easy guide to belt tensioning
Adjusting tension in a drive belt can be a lot like tuning strings on a guitar. That is given the right tools are at hand to provide correct tension readings on the belt, and accurate calculations to determine the tensioning parameters.