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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?

CRUSH, SCREEN, EXCEL

The crushing and screening equipment market — which is driven by aggregate and construction industries, road projects, and railway lines — is believed to grow at a faster pace.

Denmark's recycling company relies on XPower wheel loader from Liebherr

RGS Nordic specialises in recycling construction and demolition waste materials and is the market leader in Denmark

Denmark's recycling company relies on XPower wheel loader from Liebherr

Efficient wheel loaders with power-split drive reduce CO2 emissions

First practical application of MOBISCREEN MSS 802i EVO in Germany

Since 2021, the new screen for coarse elements from Kleemann has been processing a large number of different materials in Neumünster. Flexibility is required. Whereas sand and fine-grained material are found in the gravel quarry, the screening of rubble and railway ballast is required in recycling applications. The plant is even used for the processing of topsoil, which is often highly cohesive.

Mining opportunities!

Government’s thrust on coal mining is expected to significantly impact demand for mining equipment.

Crushing Need: Energy-Efficiency

Environmental and energy-cost issues make it vital for the crusher and screening equipment industry to focus on energy-efficient machines.

We will be launching track mounted compact range of crushing & screening machines

Excon is one of the largest construction equipment trade fairs and has been playing an important role in bringing out the latest technologies and solutions and we at Terex are proud to be a part of the 11th edition taking place this year

Mobile screen for coarse elements

The new MOBISCREEN MSS 802(i) EVO offers users a mobile, efficient screening plant that is designed to meet challenges in different application areas. With its well-thought-out plant design and flexible conversion options, Kleemann demonstrates how a high material flow can be guaranteed in natural stone and recycling applications.

Kleeman mobile screen for coarse elements

The new MOBISCREEN MSS 802(i) EVO offers users a mobile, efficient screening plant that is designed to meet challenges in different application areas.

Crushing it!

With an increase in mining activities and infrastructure development in India, the demand for crushing and screening equipment will also rise.

Kleemann screening plants for iron ore mining in Odisha

Orrisa Mining Corporation (OMC) has awarded its iron ore mining contract to Kalinga Commercial Corporation (KCCL) for its Gandamardhan Hill top mine located at Keonjhar.

Crushers & Screens: Gaining Momentum?

The growing aggregate requirements in the infrastructure projects and the improving mineral mining activities in the country demand crushers and screens in large numbers. But with some roadblocks pose as challenges in this positive scenario, can the crusher segment gather momentum

The long term outlook is excellent for the crusher market: V Senthilkumar

Propel Industries has pioneered over the years in developing some of the break-through solutions in the crusher market. V Senthilkumar, Managing Director, Propel Industries, shares more on the company’s solutions for the aggregate segment and the overall market scenario.

‘Mobiscreen Evo’ Screens in Action

Manufactured by the WIRTGEN GROUP in India, to be precise, in the local production and assembly plant in Pune, the mobile screening plants in the MOBISCREEN EVO line are successful all over the world.

CRUSHING BARRIERS

Fragmented aggregate mining, as well as issues related to regulations and liquidity, are threatening the growth of the crushing and screening equipment segment in India.

Wirtgen Group's Smart Synergies at bauma

The Wirtgen Group is showcasing its innovative road construction machinery among the company's around 120 exhibits and 13,000 sq m of exhibition space at bauma 2019.

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.

Equipment Pulse

With the construction equipment market is on a growth path, Equipment India explores the market scenario of construction equipment and allied products and services.

Construction equipment market is back with a bang

We see an immense focus on infrastructure (roads, airports, ports, smart city projects, etc) and industrial projects.

Aggregate Boom,Policy Gloom

Crushers and screens market is poised for a demand boom with the focus slowly shifting towards higher capacity machines to meet the growing demand for aggregates.

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.

All set to meet infra growth demand

Aggressive infrastructural development is imperative to the overall economic welfare of a country. If the economy is likened to a wheel, its infrastructure sector is most certainly the central hub that supports all the other sectors in the form of spokes and keeps the wheel spinning smoothly and efficiently.

We expect Excon to be more vibrant and industry-specific

With the revival of road construction projects in India, the market for construction equipment (CE) and road building equipment- such as crushing and screening plants and RAP-mixing asphalt plants - is expected to open up in a big way.

Crushers & Screens| High on Demand

With infrastructure and construction sector on fast-track, especially road sector, aggregate processing has become essential to support the construction activities with a matching pace.

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.

Buoyant Future

An unprecedented and the highest-ever, $1 trillion has been earmarked for investment in infrastructure development by Government of India in the current Five-Year Plan period (2012-17). Speeding along the guidelines set forth by the government, the infrastructure construction activity is rapidly growing in roads and highways, bridges, airports and power, while realty sector is yet to catch up.

We will continue to contribute to the infra developments of India

The construction equipment industry is the only one in the country which has witnessed a continuous decline for the last five years. We are still witnessing a marginal decline in the first half of this financial year.

The real challenge is logistics when procuring parts from vendors

At our Pune plant, we manufacture the Hamm range of soil compactors and tandem rollers. We will shortly start producing the Vogele pavers and the Kleemann range of crushing and screening plants, says P Ramesh, Managing Director and CEO, Wirtgen India.

LiuGong-Metso introduces prototypes

LiuGong-Metso introduced the first prototypes of track-mounted mobile crushing and screening plants for China. LiuGong-Metso showcased the prototypes of a track-mounted jaw crushing station and a track-mounted screening station at the bauma China 2014 in Shanghai.

Wirtgen to exhibit at bC India 2014

Wirtgen India will exhibit its range of products and technologies at bC India 2014. The exhibition would also be a platform to showcase the Wirtgen Group as the complete solution provider for road building and road rehabilitation machines and also in the field of mobile crushing and screening plants.

The Show is ON

The market sentiments are right; the government is taking right decisions for growth and development; and the construction equipment sector is sure to face a turnaround.

We are expanding our manufacturing base in India

All machines from Wirtgen Group are designed to ensure more productivity and less fuel consumption, says Ramesh Palagiri, Managing Director & CEO, Wirtgen India.

LiuGong-Metso introduces prototypes

LiuGong-Metso introduced the first prototypes of track-mounted mobile crushing and screening plants for China. LiuGong-Metso is showcasing the prototypes of a track-mounted jaw crushing station and a track-mounted screening station at the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Construction Vehicles and Equipment (Bauma China 2014) in Shanghai.

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

The growth of road equipment sector depends on a good mix of BOT and EPC projects

Currently, the road equipment sector is experiencing a slowdown, due to a number of road projects being stalled or going slow. Also, the depreciation of Indian rupee by over 20 per cent in the last quarter has made imported machines more expensive

Getting ready for the upturn

In spite of the unfavourable market dynamics, most of the OEMs have adopted innovative strategies to sustain themselves while keeping an eye on the coming boom. Innovative strategies are developed to retain existing customers

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.

Our focus is to be a solution partner rather than the mere supplier of a plant.

Development of products is a part of our manufacturing pro?gramme to suit to the changing needs of the construction and mining industry. Our focus is on sand plants, quality sand production machinery, says V Venkataramana, Vice President (Marketing), Puzzolana. Excerpts from the interview.

We are coming out with high-end technology specially targeted for the precast segment

Along with our associates, we provide complete turnkey services starting from concrete mix identification and plant layout, equipment selection and supply, commissioning and handover of required quality and capacity and also material handling systems to transfer precast to the stores,

The Terex crushing equipment range is fully geared to meet customer needs

We have invested in a service field force through our dealers as well as at our end. The idea is to ensure that all machines operate safely and with minimum downtime,

AggreSandsystem from Terex

Terex Washing Systems (TWS) is to unveil a new innovative washing system that combines aggregate washing and screening with sand processing on a modular chassis.

We are expanding our product portfolio

We offer the latest international design and quality crushers which saves substantial energy and gives extra output compared to others resulting in lowest cost-per-tonne of crushed aggregate and manufactured sand, says V Senthil Kumar, Managing Director, Propel Industries.

Crushers & Screeners | V Senthil Kumar, MD, Propel Industries

We offer the latest international design and quality crushers which saves substantial energy and gives extra output compared to others resulting in lowest cost-per-tonne of crushed aggregate and manufactured sand, says V Senthil Kumar, Managing Director, Propel Industries. Excerpts from the interview.

Nawa will be venturing into track- mounted plants

Our strong base is product know-how, proven technology and engineering skills supported by latest CADD capabilities. These, coupled with well-equipped heavy fabrication and manufacturing facilities and project management skills, 0 - - 22730 14 162 2011-12-01 00:00:00.000 Equipment India We will showcase our new range of products at Excon 2011 Doosan will showcase new range of light sources, large compressors, mini excavators at Excon," says HS Mohan, COO, Doosan Infracore India, in a friendly chat with Equipment India. Excerpts from the interview.

What is the preset status of the construction equipment industry, its size and growth potential?
The construction equipment industry has shown cautious growth for the current year. Industry leaders have done well. However, rupee depreciation, coupled with frequent interest rate hikes and fuel price increases, have badly affected the industry. The majority of the announced projects both in mining and road sector are getting delayed due to many cons?traints and policies. The industry is bullish on the growth during the coming months, though.
What was the performance of Doosan in the last two quarters and how do you expect to end this fiscal? Doosan, with many product lines for the construction industry, has done well this year, compared to last year. While the opportunities are big, the rupee depreciation coupled with high cost of sales is not favourable for a decent performance for the fiscal.

What is the investment made by Doosan?
Doosan is keen to be a part of the growing earthmoving and material handling industry, and so, is weighing all possible ways to increase its manufacturing presence in India for heavy line equipments, portable power and skid steers.

What are the new products that have been launched during 2010 - 2011 by Doosan?
Doosan has launched large water well compressors, which are high in productivity and are very fuel- efficient. We have also introduced the latest models of Bobcat skid steer loaders with increased operator comfort resulting in higher productivity and safety.

Doosan range excavators are fitted with our own fuel-efficient engines suiting Indian conditions and hydraulic components, which benefits the customers for a single-window after-sales support.

Doosan has also launched hydraulic and other oils which increases the life of the components and the efficiency of the equipment. Doosan oils are now available with dealers.
 
Tell us about the initiatives taken to widen the sales and service network, and training for operators.
Over the last two years, Doosan has focused on upgrading the channel partners with a high degree of hand-holding, product and service and parts training. Doosan has put 25 dealers in place, with seven regional offices spread over length and breadth of the country. h We have encouraged training of customer operators at their facilities in Bangalore. Sensing the needs, Doosan has also conducted operator trainings are the customer sites, educating the maintenance staff not only on operation but also on efficient maintenance of the machine resulting in high uptime of the equipment.

What is the potential for smaller excavators in India? How strong is Doosan in the excavator segment?
Though there is a market for smaller excavators in India, backhoe loaders are very popular in this segment. Doosan will be showcasing the small Bobcat excavator during Excon to understand the segment and the market. Doosan has promoted fully imported higher capacity excavators and loaders for the mining segment. Doosan produces excavators up to 75T capacity, this will be introduced in India over a period of time.

And how strong is Doosan in the material handling segment?
World leader Bobcat has a niche role in the material handling equipment industry. With over a hundred attachments, the Bobcat skid steer loader can meet all applications and job handling requirements. Doosan will be showcasing and demonstrating Bobcat SS loaders with its many attachments during Excon.

What kind of services does Doosan render in the rentals scenario?
Currently Doosan is not looking at these services. h We have taken up some challenging services of MARC (Maintenance & Repair Contract) for some of the higher capacity machines.

Brief us on the various attachments on offer.
Apart from the Bobcat attachments, Doosan is promoting their own rock breakers covering all range of excavators. Doosan also promotes the Doosan-owned Montabert rock breakers suiting the customer's needs and choice.

How do you view the business opportunities from Excon?
Doosan will be showcasing new range of light sources, large compressors, mini excavators during Excon. We will also be officially launching the Doosan brand of oils and skid steer tyres in the replacement market , with competitive pricing.

What differentiates Doosan from the competition?
Doosan is a world leader in the construction and material handling industry. Currently, Doosan has over 5,000 machines in the Indian market which are serviced by our factory trained engineers. With Doosan components fitted on excavators (engine and hydraulic compo?nents) the customers are assured of best service at all given times. Doosan machines have done very well under all arduous applications and are gaining in popularity for its reliability and productivity.

Committed to Excellence

?At Sandvik, our focus has always been at creating, acquiring and transferring knowledge and in modifying its behaviour to reflect new knowledge and insights,? says Simon Meester, President, Sales Unit, Sandvik Mining and Construction, India

Terex Finlay joins hands with Gmmco

Gmmco has been appo?inted as an authorised distributor in North India as well as South India for the Terex Finlay product line comprising jaw crushers, cone crushers.

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.

A Quick Turnaround

From a Rs 2.75-crore company in 2005-06, TEPL has achieved a turnover of Rs 24.73 crore in 2007-08.

Powerscreen India serves Oman

Powerscreen, one of the world?s leading providers of mobile crushing, screening and washing equipment, has announced that its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Hosur has expanded distribution across India and emerging world markets.

We aim to be a major force in the next two years time

Terex Minerals Processing Systems (Terex MPS) which is a part of the Terex Materials Processing Group meets the crushing and screening equipment and support needs of fixed site customers with their wheeled, modular and static solutions.

We are expecting a double digit growth during the next five years

BRIC nations will become much more sustainable and stable. The dynamics of these imp?ortant emerging markets are going to demand huge levels of investment in infr?astructure, which will serve construction equipment manufacturers well over the long term,? says Damian Power, Global Product Line Director, Powerscreen.

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