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The Crushing Evolution!

What are the key criteria sought by operators of crushers and screens? And how do modern models differ in their features and capabilities?

Metso launches Remote IC

An app for remote process control of Lokotrack crushers and screens

Metso expands Alwar factory

Metso has bolstered its manufacturing capabilities for mobile track-mounted crushing and screening equipment in Alwar India.

Kanjanabha Bhattacharyya appointed MD of Putzmeister Concrete Machines

He was serving as President with Tega Industries before joining Putzmeister.

Putting a value on training

IISD has termed the operator as HERO “heavy equipment resourceful operator” to create the value of operator.

Putting a value on training

Indian Institute of Skill Development (IISD) is one of the best companies, providing training to heavy equipment and machinery operators.

New appointments at LiuGong India

LiuGong India has announced the appointment of A Krishnakumar as the President – India effective July 2020.

Metso Outotec commences operations

Metso Outotec, a new company formed after the merger of Metso and Outotec, with leadership in sustainable minerals and metals processing and recycling technologies started operations

There isn't one new normal for the industry any longer

Metso Corporation has unveiled plans for Rs 5.6 billion investment to consolidate its operations in India. The Helsinki-based industrial major is a global provider of equipment and services for the mining, aggregates, recycling, and process industries through its minerals and flow control segments.

Metso introduces new maintenance solution

Metso is expanding its digital Metso Metrics offering with the launch of a new predictive maintenance solution for mining equipment in collaboration with Rockwell Automation,

Metso enhances production capacity in India

In order to address the growing demand for crushing and screening plants in the Indian market. Metso is expanding its production capabilities in Alwar. This latest investment increases Metso?s crushing and screening plant production capacity in India by 35 per cent.

Metso signs service contract in Brazil

Metso has signed a significant service agreement including refurbishment services for screening equipment used in mining applications, related spare parts and support.

Our plan is to have a production facility to build dredges for the local market

I have been involved in the Dredging business since 1982 and my mission is to make our clients successful so that they can grow their business and come back to us to buy more dredges. Charles Sinunu, Director - International Dredge Sales, DSC Dredge, USA, elaborates more on the company and its business.

Gaining ground

The Metso NW Rapid is the world?s first and only wheel-mounted crushing plant that fits into standard containers and can be set up for operation in less than 12 hours. In addition to fast installation, the NW Rapid can increase production capacity by as much as 30 per cent and offer higher uptime, better safety and ease of use.

Construction enabler

India is on a fast track to develop world-class infrastructure in the country. Commencing with road sector wherein a construction speed of 40 km a day has already been achieved, plans are afloat to take it to 100 km a day. Similar traction has begun in other construction sectors like canals and more will follow.

My vision is to have a manufacturing arrangement in place to build our dredges for the local market

This is an ongoing process. We first entered the Indian market about 10 years ago with some of our smaller dredges. In fact, I was in contact with one of our customers working at Visakhapatnam who sent a recommendation that they are satisfied with their DSC dredge which had completed 50,000 hours nonstop.

Metso offers in-the-pit solutions for mining

Metso?s comprehensive in-the-pit solutions (ITPS) trim the operations by optimising the entire process - from design to selection of machinery and to production. This results in a savings of water and energy, and a cost reduction of up to 35 per cent.

Driving Innovation

Geared drives are essential for mechanical power transmission throughout the powertrain of equipment. With more mechanisation happening in infrastructure and construction projects, as well as material storage and haulage segments

Metso offers in-the-pit solutions for mining

Metso's comprehensive in-the-pit solutions (ITPS) trim the operations by optimising the entire process - from design to selection of machinery and to production. This results in a savings of water and energy, and a cost reduction of up to 35 per cent. Metso?s sophisticated ITPS offering includes concept and feasibility studies, design and engineering, equipment and systems, procurement and commissioning as well as maintenance and operation.

Metso signs landmark deal

Metso has won a significant deal to support the conversion of the largest open-pit copper mine in the world to a large-scale underground mining operation.

Metso signs landmark deal with world's largest copper miner

Metso has won a significant deal to support the conversion of the largest open-pit copper mine in the world to a large-scale underground mining operation. The Chuquicamata mine, located 1,650 km north of Santiago, Chile, is owned and operated by Chile?s National Copper Corporation, Codelco. Metso?s scope in the contract includes the engineering, supply of equipment and materials, and site assistance for 12 underground crusher stations combined with a conveyor package.

We believe in delivering projects before time

PNC Infratech Ltd is a leading infrastructure construction, development and management company in the country. Chakresh Jain, Managing Director elaborates on the company?s experience with various LiuGong construction equipment.

Bauma 2016 - the biggest trade show on earth

Bauma 2016 - the biggest trade show on earth - spread across over 608,503 sq m (1.5 lakh acres) exceeded expectations this year with a participation of 3,423 exhibitors from 58 countries and the presence of about 580,000 visitors from 200 countries.

Nordberg HP 5 Cone Crusher

Automatic settings, specialised maintenance tools, reduced emissions and energy efficient motors are just a few of the improvements built into Metso?s new cone crusher.

Nordberg HP 5 Cone Crusher

Metso designed the Nordberg?HP5? cone crusher with safety, simplicity and eco-efficiency in mind. Automatic settings, specialised maintenance tools, reduced emissions and energy efficient motors

Largest Cone Crusher

Metso has introduced the world?s largest cone crusher, MP2500, to respond to the mining industry?s efficiency challenge.

Metso secures order for grinding media in Egypt

Metso has recently secured a six-month long grinding media order to a gold mine in Egypt. The value of the order exceeds $5 million.

Optimisation of Mining Operations

A service provider is expected to integrate the whole chain of services like equipment, wears and spares, and services and consultancy under one comprehensive package. In other words, it should be a solution provider than just an equipment provider delivering consistent results, writes Anand Sinha.

Metso opens mining service centres in Peru, Mexico

Metso continues to expand its global service centre network by opening mining service centres in Peru and Mexico. The investments, worth in total -?6 million, are in line with Metso?s long-term strategy to strengthen its local services presence close to its customers. Metso already serves its mining and construction customers from over 50 service centres around the world. A new centre is also in the process of being built in Mesa, Arizona, US and in Labrador City in Canada. Above -?20 billion in

Turning Low-grade Iron Ore into Profit in India

A Barmac vertical shaft impactor crusher for iron ore? The innovativeness of JSW Steel not only makes this possible, but also demonstrates the benefits an unconventional circuit can bring. JSW Steel is the largest integrated private steel manufacturer in India in terms of installed capacity and one of the lowest cost steel producers in the world. In 1997, when JSW started its iron ore beneficiation plant, the plant?s production was only 1.5 mt. Since then, the growth has been exponential and the

A Fresh Lease of Life

Crushers and screens address the supply requirements of the core infrastructure raw material inputs. The de-growth in the mining sector and the prevailing slowdown in the road sector has had a negative impact on the crushers and screens equipment (CS&E) segment. Like in many other equipment segments, the original equipment manufacturers in CS&E also have been busy with upgradation of existing range and new launches. The recent lifting of the ban on iron ore mining by the Supreme Court is expecte

Metso new mobile crusher

Lokotrack-? LT220D, the latest addition to Metso?s mobile crushing and screening equipment range, will revolutionise the way aggregate contractors operate around the world. Combining a cone crusher and a screen into a single track-mounted plant, the Lokotrack-? LT220D reduces operational costs in several ways, most notably by substantially lowering fuel consumption and reducing the need for maintenance. In addition, the unit is compact and highly transportable. The Lokotrack-? LT220D is designe

Metso gets new President

Juha Silvennoinen has been appointed President, Services business line in Mining and Construction as of 26 March 2014. Juha has made a long career in ABB where he has held several executive positions in various businesses. In his last position at ABB, he was responsible for Motors and Generators business unit, which employs some 16,000 people globally. In addition to his role as President, Services business line in Mining and Construction, Juha will also be responsible for the development of Met

Nordberg NP15 impact crusher

A steeper feed angle increases efficiency, a smart liner design reduces the need for different parts and several patented Metso innovations make maintenance safe.Metso is introducing the new Nordberg NP15 impact crusher, the latest addition to a field-proven range of NP Series machines. Designed for increased safety and performance, the NP15 impact crusher is the right choice for secondary and tertiary applications. ?Performance, profitability and maintenance of the crushing plants are at th

Bulk material handling and processing solutions

Bevcon Wayors offers new generation innovative conveying systems for bulk material handling and processing solutions for core industries like power, steel, cement mining and minerals.

Metso acquires Shaorui

Metso has completed its acquisition of a 75 per cent stake in Chinese crushing and screening equipment manufacturer Shaorui Heavy Industries.

Metsos portable plants for Asia, Africa

Metso?s crushing and screening technology from India has assumed an important role in several infrastructure projects in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Metsos mobile crushing plant

The Taivalkoski unit of Oulu Vocational College (OSAO) has invested in a fully automated, track-mounted Metso Lokotrack crushing plant. The plant will be used in education, and it will be inaugurated in October 2013. OSAO is the first educational institution in Finland to provide a fully automated

Metso completes acquisition

Metso has completed the acquisition of the steel foundry in Quzhou City, Zheijang Province, some 400 km Southwest of Shanghai, announced in February 2013.

Metso?s fully automated mobile crushing plant

The Taivalkoski unit of Oulu Vocational College (OSAO) has invested in a fully automated track-mounted Metso Lokotrack crushing plant. The plant will be used in education and it will be inaugurated in October 2013.

Metso India aims 20% revenue from exports

Metso India is aiming to increase share of exports to revenue to around 20 per cent by 2015 by focusing on Asia Pacific, European Union and the Middle East markets. Metso India is a technology provider to the mining sector. Sudhir Srivastava, Senior vice president, Mining and Construction, Metso Asia said that the company's Indian operations clocked 200 million euro in revenue (Rs 1,574 crore) in 2012.

Metso invests Rs 40 cr to raise supply capacity

Media reports indicate that Metso Group is enhancing its capability to supply wear parts to mining and construction companies by investing about Rs 40 crore for expansion of its foundry in Ahmedabad. The group acquired the Ahmedabad foundry, a greenfield project, in 2000 and it began operations in 2001. The foundry would meet about 50 per cent of the company's global requirement. The group has about 12 expo

Metso Megaliner gets award

Readers of the Mining Magazine have voted Metso Megaliner? the winner of the 2012 Mining Magazine Mineral Processing award. The annual awards celebrate companies, products and projects within the mining industry that have been particularly innovative over the past year.

Metso to upgrade Marubeni facility

Marubeni Power Development Australia has chosen Metso to upgrade the automation system at its Smithfield Energy Facility in Smithfield, New South Wales, Australia. The company chose Metso to supply the upgrade thanks to Metso?s professional and reliable service capabilities, long cooperation as well as existing system compatibility and upgradability. For example, the existing I/O modules can be fully reused.

Metso strengthens in China

Metso is strengthening its presence in the fast growing Chinese construction market through two strategic actions: establishing a joint venture with LiuGong Group Corp and acquiring 75 per cent ownership of Shaorui Heavy Industries.Metso and LiuGong Group Corp (LiuGong) will form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) entity to develop the track-mounted crushing and screening business in China.

Metso unveils new products

Metso introduced new crushing and screening machines at 2012 New Product Expo.The products unveiled included the HP3 cone crusher, C120 jaw crusher, Lokotrack ST2.4 mobile screen, CT3.2 mobile conveyor, LT106 jaw plant and the latest vibrating equipment.

Metso to open new service hubs

Metso is opening several new service hubs and training new personnel to meet the growing demand for expertise in the mining and construction industries. The new service hubs will widen the geographical reach of its existing service hub network consisting currently of more than 70 locations in six continents and some 2,000 field-service technicians worldwide. Metso is planning to expand its service hub network even further during the coming years. ?With the opening of new services hubs, we aim to

Metso to get Jacobs' technology

Metso?s Mining and Construction segment is purchasing technology and know-how from Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc (Jacobs) for their Straight Grate Iron Ore Pelletising technology.

Metso bags order for QC system

Metso has received an order for a new Metso IQ quality control system from Stora Enso Skoghall. The system will be installed on BM8, one of the largest board machines in the world with an annual production amount of over 400,000 tonne.

Metso introduces control valve innovations

Metso?s unique offering of products and solutions to improve safety and productivity in the oil & gas industry is now complemented with a range of control valve innovations.

Metso enters globe valve business

Metso has strengthened its offering for customers in oil and gas and power by acquiring a globe valve technology and service company, Valstone Control Inc in South Korea (Valstone).

Hamersley gets Metso equipment

Metso will supply a tandem rotary railcar dumper to Hamersley Iron Australia. The equipment will be delivered to Hamersley Iron?s Cape Lambert, Port B iron ore operation in North Western Australia. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The order also includes spare parts, technical assistance during installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning and performance testing.

SmartTag Tracking

SmartTag? is an RFID-based technology designed to allow tracking of ore from its source through blasting, run of mine (ROM) pads, crushers, intermediate stockpiles and finally into the concentrator.

Metso solution for wastewater treatment plants

Metso has developed an online measurement technology with which municipal and industrial waste?water plants are able to improve their performance and reduce the amount of chemicals used in sludge drying process by even up to one third.

Cost-effective Modular Coal Preparation Plants

The new concept in designing modular coal preparation plants offer the advantages of gradual build up on beneficiation capacity. As coal mining projects have long gestation period of around seven to eight years for underground mines and four to five years for open cast mines to reach peak production.

Lokotrack 1000 Series

The new Metso LT1000 series crushing and screening machines are truly engineered for India and promise much more. The construction and mining industry in India has now become very demanding. A contract, whether big or small, needs to cope up with the problems,

Powerscreen in Mongolia

Powerscreen, one of the world?s leading providers of mobile crushing, screening and washing equip?ment, has signed an agree?ment with its first distributor in Mongolia, Wagner Asia Equip?ment LLC. Allen Smith, Power?screen?s Mining Business Deve?lopment Mana?ger, said ?Signing Wagner Asia Equipment will further stren?gthen the Power?screen distri?bution network glo?bally.

Metso C120 Jaw Crusher

Metso recently intro?duced the Metso C120 jaw crusher, the 13th member of the field-proven C-series range of crushers. Metso?s C120 combines uncompro?mising reliability, crushing effi?ciency and versatility in both stationary and mobile applica?tions with safety and ease of use.

Lokotrack 1000 Series

The new track technology has a wide efficient feeder and scalper options for trouble free crushing to achieve the rated capacity.

Topline jump

It's a clear growth pattern. The consolidated financial results for the last fiscal (April 10-March 11) announced by many of the major OEMs shows a definite growth trajectory especially in the lifting and earthmoving and the concrete equipment segments.

Aveva inks contract with Metso

Aveva power and marine industries, announced that Metso Paper, a global leader in pulping, papermaking and power generation, has made a major new purchase of Aveva technology.

Metso registers high order intake

Metso Minerals has registered an all-time high quarter in order intake due to strong demand in all its segments in both capital equipment and in the services business.

Metso launches Lokotrack 1000 Series

Metso India recently launched the new Lokotrack 1000 Series mobile crushing and screening plant.

Metso successful in new orders

Metso has registered an all-time-high quarter in order intake due to strong demand in all its segments in both capital equipment and in the services business.

Metso to supply ZAO

Metso will supply minerals processing equipment and services to Russian Copper Company ZAO (RMK) for its copper operation in Chelyabinskya region in southwestern Russia.

CSE: Cleaner & Safer?

The crushing equipment segment has come of age in terms of technology, capacity, and safety features. As per Central Pollution Control Board of India reports, the stone crushing industry has an annual turnover of Rs 5,000 crore, equivalent to over $1 billion.

Towards Operational Excellence

The diversity of operations on a typical construction site involves fast decision-making and often a lot of pressure to balance timely executions and maintain financial objectives of the operation.

Mobile & Moving Up

Out of the total market for the CE industry, the share of crushing and screening equipment (CSE) is pegged at 13 per cent - that is, US $ 30 billion across 2012-17; what's more, the CSE market is projected to grow at the rate of 15-20 per cent YoY for the next five years.

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