October 2001
Manufacturer News
Fisher-Kosterman Inc. Acquisition
Kawasaki Announces Elite Dealer Program
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Fisher-Klosterman Inc. Acquisition
Fisher-Klosterman, Inc. (FKI) announced its acquisition
of the Buell Mechanical Collector Division of Marsulex Environmental Technologies,
which manufacturers classifiers used in the aggregate industry. Now known
as the Buell Division of Fisher-Klosterman, Inc., the unit will continue
to operate from its current location in Lebanon, Pa.
“This merger will…create expanded capabilities and resources
for aerodynamic classification, dust collection, product recovery and
air pollution control,” said Bill Heumann, president of FKI.
Kawasaki Announces Elite Dealer Program
Kawasaki Construction Machinery Corp. of America announced its “Elite Dealer” program. Criteria for recognition as a certified “Elite Dealer” includes the Rapid Response Service, 24-hour parts access, continuous access to dealer support management and a customer satisfaction measurement. To back up the program, Kawasaki is supporting the dealers by stocking 95 percent of the stock line items and offering a 48-hour parts shipment guarantee on all in-stock parts. Dealer technicians also have the opportunity to certify or re-certify through an expanded training schedule offered by the manufacturer at its facility in Kennesaw, Ga.
Metso
Corp. Acquisition of Svedala Industri AB Comes in Under the Wire
Sandvik acquires Svedala unit in Sweden and France
On Sept. 7, the last day of the acceptance period, Metso
Corporation obtained approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for
its acquisition of Svedala Industri AB.
Also, the European Commission formally approved Sandvik AB as the purchaser
of the divestment required as a condition of the European Commission’s
clearance of Metso’s acquisition of Svedala given in January 2001.
Sandvik acquired Svedala’s crushing and screening unit in Sweden
and France. The operations form a new business sector, Sandvik Rock Processing,
within Sandvik Mining and Construction.
In a letter to customers, Sandvik announced that Sandvik Rock Processing
makes crushers, screens, feeders, mobile crushers and screening stations
for the mining and construction industries. According to Sandvik, the
acquisition means that Sandvik Mining and Construction can now offer a
complete program of drilling, loading, conveying, crushing, screening
and fragmentation for the rock and minerals industries.
Sandvik’s acquisition includes Hydrocone, Eurocone, Jawmaster and
Impactmaster crusher models.
According to Metso, the brands of Svedala and Nordberg will still be used
as trademarks of the company. Metso now offers more than 300 products
and more than 500 service locations in more than 100 countries on all
continents, as well as product specialists in product centers and testing
facilities.
Metso Minerals will focus on:
- Construction, as a supplier of equipment for soil and asphalt compaction, asphalt and concrete paving, and a range of equipment for light construction and rental markets.
- Contract crushing, as a supplier of a range of compact mobile and portable equipment, including mobile track-mounted crushing units.
- Aggregate processing, as a supplier of stationary, portable and mobile crushing and screening plants, auxiliary equipment, material processing installations, and after-market support.
- Recycling, as a supplier of products for processing of construction and demolition debris, including metals.
- Minerals processing, as a supplier of equipment and systems and expertise
in supplying new installations as well as optimizing existing plants
through automation, plant audits, upgrades, parts and scheduled maintenance.
A breakdown of Metso Minerals brand names are as follows: - Nordberg crushing, screening and conveying units including stationary, portable and mobile plants; jaw, cone and impact crushers; feeders, screens, conveyors and sand treatment units.
- Svedala mineral processing equipment, including grinding, classifying, washing and pretreating, separation, slurry handling, thermal drying and processing, and material handling units.
- Trellex wear products and conveying equipment, including screening media, rubber wear protection systems and hoses, mill linings, dust sealings, conveyor belts and components.
- Dynapac compaction and paving equipment.
- Lindemann recycling equipment, including hydraulic scrap shears, shredders and metal crushers, briquetting presses, scrap baling presses, car compactors and sorting and separation units.
Metso Minerals says it also offers various other product
lines, such as surface and underground drilling equipment, for related
industrial process needs.
Two major thrusts of the company will be to promote its complete system
and comprehensive service capabilities. Metso will take a full-line approach
for wear parts, such as supplying original replacement parts for Nordberg
and Svedala products, as well as many other manufacturer brands. As a
whole, the new Metso Minerals supports Metso Corp.’s Future Care
concept, which holds that the dynamics of the industries it serves—such
as consolidation, outsourcing and rapid growth in maintenance demands—will
speed its transformation from equipment supplier to life-cycle service
provider.
According to a Metso news release, the acquisition will increase Metso’s
net sales to approximately EUR 5.5 million and the work force to 32,000.
Metso’s estimate of the synergies available are at EUR 70 million
per annum. It also anticipates the acquisition will be earnings enhancing
from 12 months after the transaction completion.
Ballistic Point Drive Pins
Power Fasteners says that with a specially formulated point, its Ballistic Point drive pins allow more consistent penetration into harder base materials. The pins also reduce failures of powder-actuated fasteners in dense concrete and steel, says the company. The .150-in. diameter shank pins with a .300 in.-diameter head are available in lengths of 1/2 in., 5/8 in., 3/4 in. and 7/8 in. and can be used in Powers as well as most competitive fastening tools. Pins come in diameters of .150 in. and .181 in. and lengths of 1-1/4 in. and 1-7/8 in.
Rockwell TCO Program
Rockwell Automation offers its industrial-focused Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) program. The TCO Appraisal and the proprietary TCO Toolbox software produce a visual record showing customers how to lower lifetime product, systems and services expenses by providing measurable and actionable cost information, according to the company. During initial testing, says Rockwell, it identified $1.4 million in customer savings at more than 30 customer locations. In developing the TCO process, Rockwell Automation combined and built upon the fundamentals of activity-based costing and total cost of ownership models.
Ceramic Pulley Lagging
Flexible Steel Lacing Co. offers Flex-Lag Weld-On Ceramic Pulley Lagging, which gives conveyor drive pulleys a long-wearing, high-friction face. The company says the lagging helps to virtually eliminate belt slippage, bottom wear and charring even in wet, muddy or frosty conditions. It now comes in a metal-backed, weld-installed design, which is supposed to eliminate vibration and head-cleaner blade “chatter” often caused by conventional weld-on lagging. The patent-pending design is produced in strips that place rectangular panels of ceramic tile in a staggered (gear-tooth) pattern across the pulley face. Lagging strips are sized to CEMA pulley width standards.
Rocky Trax Crushing Plant
Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. offers a track-mounted RT 2649 Series crushing plant called Rocky Trax. With tubular design and high-strength steel, the unit weighs 105,000 lbs. It is powered by a 250-hp diesel engine with full hydraulic controls for the feeder, conveyors, tracks, magnet and jaw crusher. A radio remote control belly pack and an auxiliary control box with a 25-ft. control cable is standard. The Pioneer 2649 jaw crusher uses the hydraulic dual wedge closed-side setting (CSS) from 2 to 5 in., with production up to 300 tph in applications such as hard rock, recycle and demolition debris, says the company. The RT Series also comes with an 11-ft. 5-in. loading height for the 15-ft. long loading hopper. The variable speed vibrating feeder measures 50 in. x 15 ft. with a 5 ft. step deck grizzly for scalping and separating fines. The unit is equipped with a 24-in. x 15-ft. side delivery conveyor equipped with an optional cross-belt magnetic conveyor.
Back-up Warning System
Superior Signals Inc. introduces the Guardian Alert Backup Warning System. Model 1700 uses a microwave radar sensor and dual alarm system. It alerts drivers audibly with an interior indicator that produces a sound level of 95 dB and visually with three LED lights. The sensor, which rests in an environmentally sealed housing, mounts to the rear center of the vehicle and is wired to the vehicle’s existing reverse light system. The detection range extends about 8 ft. across the width of the vehicle and about 36 in. up and an additional 36 in. down from the center of the sensor mount totaling 6 ft., says the company. The alarm only sounds when an object enters or is detected in the detection zones of 3 ft., 6 ft. and 12 ft., which is factory adjustable.
Cummins 116-hp Diesel Engine
Cummins Inc. announces the recent certification of its B3.9 116-hp engine by CANMET and MSHA for use in underground mining. Used for personnel and service vehicles, air compressors, pumps and utility vehicles, the B3.9 is built with advanced piston design, plateau-honed cylinders and a Bosch in-line fuel pump, says Cummins. The engine comes with Cummins QuickServe service to deliver parts and service for U.S. and Canadian customers.
Ty-Max Lite Screening
W.S. Tyler announces the addition of Ty-Max Lite to its polyurethane screening systems product line. Ty-Max Lite is designed for use in light to medium tension screening applications. The thin design, according to the company, does not compromise strength or flexibility of the screening surface. No deck modification is necessary for installation. The screening is available in standard size openings beginning with .125 in. through .500 in. Each screen panel is supplied with polyurethane bar rail liners.
Komatsu D475A-3 Dozer Enhancements
Komatsu Mining Systems, Inc. made enhancements on its D475A-3 Dozer and D475A-3 Super Dozer. The D475A-3 is powered by a turbo-charged, aftercooled 860-hp SDA12V140E engine coupled with an exclusive automatic lock-up torque converter. Other items include large blade capacities of 33.5 cu. yds. (semi-U dozer) and 45.0 cu. yds. (U-dozer); Super Dozer blade capacity of 58.9 cu. yds.; dual tilt dozer; and K-Bogie undercarriage system, which improves traction, component durability and operator comfort, according to the company. Dozers also offer a track shoe slip-control system, which eliminates the need for the operator to constantly monitor and adjust engine power output when ripping. The Super Dozer allows operators to push 15 percent more material in level and uphill dozing conditions than a standard configuration dozer, according to Komatsu.
GreyStone Conveyor Systems
GreyStone, Inc. offers five models of conveyor systems with lengths ranging from 50 to 150 ft., designed to meet specific applications, says the company. The line includes compact, stackable field conveyors, standard- and heavy-duty portable conveyors, Model RS radial stackers and tower radial stackers. Conveyor belt widths vary from 24 to 48 in., depending on the model, delivering material flow capacities from 300 to 1,300 tph, according to the company. All systems use a lag-head pulley design with a rubber-coated gripping surface. Also used are self-cleaning, wing-type tail pulleys and two-ply, 220 conveyor belts with a 3/16-in. top and 1/16 in. bottom covers. Radial conveyors use an anchoring pivot plate to keep the pivoting end in place.
Svedala Mobile Crushing Plant
The Svedala RU H4000E-CC closed circuit mobile crushing plant consists of the following, all on three axles: a H4000 Hydrocone crusher, a Tri-Series triple-deck horizontal screen, a 36-in. x 32-ft. 6-in. under-crusher product conveyor, a 42-in. x 20-ft. 9-in. under screen conveyor, a 36-in. x 39-ft. 5-in. screen feed conveyor and a 36-in. x 17-ft. over screen feed conveyor. The RU H4000E-CC is a secondary crushing plant fully assembled on a single trailer frame built to accommodate frequent moves, says the company. The plant can be combined with primary and tertiary crushers and screens to produce a variety of aggregate products. The RU H4000E-CC is designed to produce up to four products of normal quarried stone. Depending on conditions, the plant allows reduction of material below 3/4 in. (producing up to 165 tph) or 1-3/4 in. (producing up to 275 tph) of normal quarried stone, according to Svedala. The structural steel chassis is designed to accommodate the majority of towing vehicles; it is the semi-trailer type with supports, three axles, air brakes, lights and king pin.
Reverse Air Dust Collector
The Big Round Filter combines ease of operation and service with reliability and a three-year warranty, says Camfil Farr. The reverse air dust collector uses a design that minimizes the number of moving parts, reducing wear and allowing the company to offer the three-year warranty. The unit uses a self-contained cleaning system that requires no plant compressed air and uses an easy-to-maintain rotating arm. A perforated inner cone reduces can velocities and results in high filtration efficiency, high dust loads and extended filter life, according to the company. It is designed for high-volume collection of dry dust generated during powder and bulk handling operations, such as mining and quarrying applications.