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FRD Furukawa
FRD Furukawa is a leader in construction and mining machinery worldwide. Its accumulated skills and know-how have also helped it become a leading manufacturer of breakers and attachments used extensively at mining, quarry and construction sites throughout North and Central America. The Medium Series hydraulic breakers include the TLB version, which is available with a patented Switch-Hitch side plate mounting system. An indexing disc inserted in the side plate can be easily changed to accommodate quick-couplers for many backhoes. The Large Series hydraulic breakers include the company's Qt breakers, which are designed to accommodate work environments that demand a reduced noise level. www.frdusa.com Keep Reading
Eriez Manufacturing Co.
In order to protect downstream equipment, use both ferrous and nonferrous metal separation equipment to find and remove unwanted metals. Suspended magnets placed above conveyors attract and remove tramp metals, and then metal detectors, placed slightly farther downstream, identify nonferrous metals that the suspended magnet is unable to remove. There’s no better way to guard valuable equipment against dangerous metals. www.eriez.com Keep Reading
Xylem
The latest series of Godwin pumps from Xylem combines the company's Heidra line of hydraulic submersible pumps with Flygt N technology. The Godwin Heidra 150NC is powerful yet compact, with flow capabilities to 1,700 gpm and total dynamic head to 185 ft. The Heidra 150NC is a self-contained hydraulic submersible pump that, according to Xylem, is capable of going anywhere and operating in tough conditions. The company says the pump offers the ability to pass stringy and fibrous solids through its impeller without clogging. The Heidra NC series uses the same hydraulic power pack as other Godwin Heidra series pumps. www.xyleminc.com Keep Reading
Metso
The HP3 cone crusher enables you to produce much finer products with fewer crushing stages, thereby lowering investment cost and saving energy. With a combination of optimized speed and large throw, the new HP generation provides the highest reduction ratios of any current cone crusher. Due to their super efficient crushing action, the HP3, HP4 and HP6 have superior power utilization per cone diameter. The result is lower energy cost per ton of crushed end product and lower recirculation load. Higher cavity density improves crushing action for end products with more consistent gradation and superior shape. www.metso.com/miningandconstruction Keep Reading
Better throughout: Solving a producer’s crusher problems
New manganese wear parts and other tweaks help solve a Wisconsin producer’s crusher problems. Haas Sons Inc. is an aggregate crushing and washing o–peration in central Wisconsin. Phil Haas and his three brothers, Steve, Darrel and Gary, run their father Dave’s crushed stone, sand and gravel business outside of Chippewa Falls. Dave started the business in Thorp, Wis., in 1963. Today, Haas Sons serves the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, various municipalities and many private contracts. In 2012, Haas Sons purchased A-1 Ready Mix, A-1 Transport and A-1 Materials Inc. A-1 Ready Mix, a 50-year-old business with about 40 employees, operated plants in the Wisconsin towns of Wheaton, Bloomer and Menomonie. Haas Sons’ multiple locations in central Wisconsin produce 1.5 million tons of aggregate from three stationary and two portable plants. Additionally, the company has five ready-mix plants that produce 160,000 cu. yd. of ready mix, year-round. The Haas brothers always work to reduce downtime and increase throughput. Keeping equipment running at its peak requires close attention and quality wear parts.… Keep Reading
Powerscreen
Powerscreen's Premiertrak 300 jaw crusher was developed with the option of a vibrating grizzly feeder or an independent hydraulically driven pre-screen, which improves fines removal and reduces chamber wear costs for the customer. Engine load controls both options to maintain throughput. To coincide with the independent pre-screen feature, an optional hydraulically folding extended side conveyor with a stockpile height of 10 ft., 2 in. was added to the machine to improve stockpile capacity. A bypass chute design incorporates a flap gate that allows operators to switch between using the side conveyor and sending material to the main belt without the need to fit a blanking mat on the bottom screen deck. The hopper design incorporates a complete hydraulic fold-and-lock system that removes the need for manual wedges. www.powerscreen.com Keep Reading
Polydeck Screen Corp.
Polydeck’s new heavy duty dewatering screen panel is designed to carry the weight of thick bed depths without the need for additional substructure. With beefier construction, 0.1 by 15mm, 0.25 by 15mm or 0.5 by 15mm opening options and the ability to mold surface features like dams into the panel construction, this screen panel has proven to be a dewatering workhorse. Fueled by customer feedback and their highly trained applications, engineering and sales professionals, Polydeck continues to lead the industry with innovative designs, like this heavy-duty dewatering screen panel, to improve your screening performance, the company says. www.polydeckscreen.com Keep Reading
Terex appoints compact equipment distributor for Manitoba
Terex named AgCon Equipment an authorized distributor of its compact construction equipment line in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The company will offer sales, rental, service, parts and financing for Terex compact track loaders, skid steer loaders, compact excavators, compact wheel loaders and backhoe loaders. “The team at AgCon firmly believes that by offering the highest quality of new, pre-owned and rental equipment available in the market that their customers will reap the greatest benefits in terms of production and yields,” says Dean Barley, vice president and general manager, Terex Construction Americas and Global Aftermarket. “In taking on the Terex compact equipment line, AgCon Equipment continues to expand on that commitment, as well as to provide new opportunities, to their customers.” AgCon Equipment’s office and service center headquarters in Winnipeg will offer the Terex compact construction equipment product line. The company also will offer mobile mechanic services to maximize customers’ uptime during the workday. It will provide financing options through Terex Financial Services to qualified customers. AgCon says the Terex… Keep Reading
McLanahan Corp. achieves safety milestone
McLanahan Corp. says it achieved one million man hours without a lost work-time accident last month. Safety is not just a set of rules and regulations to be followed, but a promise that the corporation makes to its employees, according to the company. “It is considered a successful day at McLanahan when our employees return home at the end of each of their shifts,” says Joe Adams, McLanahan's director of safety. “I speak for the entire company when I say I am extremely proud of the effort each employee puts into safety and identifying safer ways to work and do business. This is a tremendous accomplishment.” A lost-time accident is measured as an incident where an employee is required to miss a day of work due to an injury other than the day of injury. It's the second time in recent years the company reached this safety milestone, according to the company. Keep Reading
