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The Di Maso quarry company in Italy has invested in a HAZEMAG crushing concept, and in addition to the rugged primary impact crusher with its active hydraulic control system, a wobbler feeder has been added to relieve the load on the crusher and to ensure uniform feeding. The Type AP-PH 1414 impact crusher's latest active hydraulic control system offers a facility where the impact aprons are locked in position during operation to guarantee a uniform, high-quality product. However, if tramp metal enters the

The IMER Group continues to develop its construction product offering with the signing of an agreement with German firm Waitizinger Baumaschinen.

A Hanson quarry in Spain is now benefiting from the installation of lining plates in its crushing plant. The J Riera, Llinar del Valles Quarry in Catalonia is using WT6000 linings supplied by Sandvik in the plant's primary hopper. The material was chosen for this tough application as the quarry company wanted to reduce wear and tear on its equipment and cut noise from the site. The hopper is the main intake for feed material in the plant and the rock is blasted granite, with a high abrasive index and a maxi

Hazemag has supplied what it claims is the first semi-mobile impact roll crusher plant in Austria to Zementwerk Leube, one of the country's leading companies in the building materials industry. The compact, semi-mobile design 600-800tonnes/hour limestone crushing plant includes the integration of a feeder grate as a primary screen. "Even with high throughput and the large feed size of up to 1.2m the end product had to have a final crush size of 0-250mm with a minimal amount of fines production in the final

Sandvik Mining and Construction's latest development in mobile scalping, the QE440, has been developed to cater for the serious aggregate producer, says the company.

Astec, the US-based hot mix asphalt (HMA) and war mix asphalt (WMA) facility manufacturer has translated its award-winning website into Spanish. The company says that Spanish speaking visitors now have access to the wealth of information available at www.astecinc.com in their native language by selecting the Español option at the top of the home page. Astec plans to release a French translation of the website later this year.

German asphalt and concrete plant manufacturer Lintec has launched a new containerised asphalt mixing plant.

A demolition contractor in the UK is broadening its operations with a new recycled aggregates business.

Sandvik has carried out a two day Quarry Academy for key senior industry personnel in Qatar. The event was used to discuss blasting and crushing solutions to meet demand for the large volume projects forecast for the region. The event was jointly sponsored by local distributors Q-FAB and Boodai and was attended by around 40 key senior management figures from Qatari contractors, quarry operators and drill and blast companies. The event was run as a continuous lecture-style presentation on the quarry process.