Plant & Equipment

Will electric construction equipment solve the TCO dilemma?

As earthmoving equipment businesses trial all-electric or hybrid vehicles, fuel costs may change in the future. Brian O’Sullivan explains why the formula for the total cost of ownership of a fleet of construction vehicles in an all-electric future could be just as complex as it is today.
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Boots on ground for record product launch

As part of a global product launch, operators have had a glimpse at Komatsu’s latest generation of intelligent, “ultra-low” emissions, fuel-efficient earthmoving machines. Damian Christie spoke to Komatsu representatives about what some of these machines can offer the quarrying application.
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Plant & Equipment

Tomorrow’s world: What does the future hold?

Chris Riddell is a global futurist whose interests are in emerging trends in a hyper-connected world. In the run-up to CMIC 18, Chris discusses the benefits of technology in business practice and why construction materials companies should embrace the exciting opportunities ahead.
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Plant & Equipment

Making the right equipment replacement decisions

Is it time to replace your plant and equipment? Paul D Tomlingson discusses how the economics of replacement must be balanced against the potential performance benefits of new equipment.
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Plant & Equipment

Mohr’ muscle, fragmentation, less emissions in Braeside trials

Blast trials at a southern Queensland quarry have delivered encouraging results for a potentially safer, environmentally friendlier explosive. Braeside Quarries owner Joanne Payne discusses the possible benefits of the award-winning crumbed rubber product for the extractive industry.
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Plant & Equipment

Game changing digital drilling tools

A global mining services company, a university and a specialist software firm are collaborating on the development of new digital drilling tools for the mining industry.
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Plant & Equipment

Suppliers assemble for construction expo

Catering to Australia’s civil construction and infrastructure industry, the National Construction Equipment Convention (NCEC) will be held at the Sydney Showgrounds from 15 to 17 November, 2018.
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Plant & Equipment

Art gives defunct quarries new life

A US artist has breathed new life into disused quarries through her exhibition of collages, sketches and watercolours.
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Women in quarrying conference provides new insights

More than 85 women and men attended Brisbane’s Women in Quarrying (WIQ) conference, to promote and acknowledge women’s contributions to the aggregates industry.
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