Metso Outotec has released a comprehensive handbook on the practices of minerals processing and materials handling.
Tracked crusher suits tough Top End conditions
A ferocious track-mounted crusher has been helping to build key infrastructure across the Northern Territory and Western Australia, thanks to the expertise of Precisionscreen.
Reliable monitoring system sends vibrations through the industry
Haver & Boecker Niagara has extended its range of analytic tools with Pulse Condition Monitoring (Pulse CM), for reliable monitoring of vibrating screens.
Wagners exhibits future-focused concrete
The Wagner Group is displaying its Earth Friendly Concrete at the Australian Museum’s Spark exhibition to advocate for positive solutions to the climate crisis.
Taking the cabin pressure out of compliance
A lack of cabin pressure monitors on a quarry site might have a curious correlation to your operators seeking work elsewhere. These small but vital sensors from REDARC subsidiary Hummingbird Electronics can benefit not only the health of a quarry’s workforce, but the health of its machinery too.
The T40: A comfortable, convenient and capable drill rig
For fuel burn and simplicity, the Epiroc SmartROC T40 surface drill rig can leave competitors in the proverbial dust. The T40’s dust and noise suppression kits particularly make this rig an effective all-rounder for owners and operators alike.
Rammer releases biodegradable grease
Rammer has launched BIO Tool Grease – a biodegradable grease for hydraulic rockbreakers – as part of its aim to help support more sustainable rockbreaking operations.
Maintaining drill rig chains professionally
Drill rig chains work in some of the most challenging environments. High loads, abrasive conditions and exposure to dirt and dust mean these chains have a shorter service life than most other roller chains.
As BSC National Product Manager for Power Transmission, Troy Markland, explains, “roller chains are typically designed to work approximately 15,000 hours in general industrial applications when meeting standard duty conditions, horsepower guidelines and general good PM practices.
“But in heavy-duty applications such as in drill rigs, their service life can be much shorter. That said, if you are getting very short life out of your chains or if the chains are elongating after only a few weeks or months, that’s a sign your roller chains are not suitable for the job,” Markland says.
As an external drive professional with nearly 30 years of experience at BSC, Markland’s recommendation for heavy-duty applications such as drill rigs is the Diamond HS series chain.
“The Diamond high strength chains are at the very top end of strength when it comes to roller chains,” Markland says.
“The HS series chains have been made with increased fatigue strength which allows the chains to handle the shock loads. These chains also use solid bushings and rollers that allow for extended wear life.”
In search of a portable vehicle weighing system
Weighbridges are a big investment, time-consuming to construct, and difficult, if not impossible, to transport elsewhere. To conquer this, NWI Group has developed the SPT-28.
Surfactants testing offers encouraging outcomes
In quarrying, the containment and reduction of dust emissions is an ongoing concern and challenge. An Australian business with experience across the extractive industries has devised a dust reduction solution using the best equipment and testing techniques in modern science.