Category: Equipment & Technology

Swedish engineering company Sandvik posted a positive December quarter, with strong demand for mining equipment boosting its numbers. Total order intake in the Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions department grew by 52% year on year, of which organic growth accounted for 30%, chief executive Stefan Widing said. Sandvik also received a “record” number of orders for its AutoMine fleet and its Newtrax collision avoidance systems, he said. AutoMine orders came to 254 million Swedish crowns (USD 27 million), while Newtrax orders amounted to 155 million Swedish crowns (USD 16.6 million).… Read More Here

Metso Outotec will take the next structural development steps in its business portfolio, following the completed integration of its Minerals business and the successful turnaround of its Metals business. Metso is a process technology, equipment and services company serving the minerals, metals and aggregates industries. The company plans to change its business area structure and related reporting segments by transferring the Hydrometallurgy business from Metals to Minerals. The objective of the change is to accelerate Metso’s profitable growth in the minerals processing industry by more efficiently leveraging the opportunities and… Read More Here

Japanese industrial conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. will sell about half of its stake in its construction machinery unit to a group including Itochu Corp. for 182.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion).  The company will sell a 26.1% holding in Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. for 3,300 yen a share in June, Tokyo-based Hitachi Ltd. said Friday in a statement. That’s a premium to its closing price of 2,976 yen.  Hitachi will retain a 25.4% stake after the sale, which also includes Japan Industrial Partners Inc. as a buyer.  For Hitachi, the sale is… Read More Here

Sweden-based mining equipment manufacturer Epiroc has unveiled the Pit Viper 270 XC blasthole drilling rig (PV-270 XC), which can improve mining operational efficiencies and be integrated into existing automated systems. The company said the PV-270 XC has been designed specifically to provide flexibility and that it can increase load capacity by as much as 42.5 tonnes, explaining that the technology “builds on the high industry standard of performance and innovation of the Pit Viper 270 series.” The PV-270 XC can be integrated with the Epiroc Rig Control System and be… Read More Here

Metso Outotec has launched the Metso Outotec Reactorwell, a new generation feedwell for maximising thickener and clarifier performance while minimising flocculant consumption to improve operational efficiencies. The company said the new feed system would feature high solids retention and mixing efficiency and eliminate short-circuiting. Additionally, it would provide “optimum feed conditioning for thickeners and clarifiers.” Brian Berger, vice president, Thickeners and Clarifiers at Metso Outotec, said the Reactorwell would enable “a big leap forward in thickener and clarifier performance” as it utilises maximum settling area due to its “high exit… Read More Here

New engines of the latest generation of mtu Series 4000 can be operated for up to 96,000 hours until the first major overhaul  Important contribution to resource conservation and reduction of life cycle costs To be presented at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans (1 – 3 December, booth 2701) Rolls-Royce is introducing significantly extended engine running times of up to 96,000 hours between overhauls (TBO) for the latest generation of its mtu Series 4000 engines for commercial marine. In general, all marine engines of the latest generation of mtu Series 4000 can now run… Read More Here