November 2003
Goodyear is consolidating conveyor belt production by discontinuing most operations at its Bowmanville, Ontario, plant by next April. The company will continue to operate its conveyor belt plant and technical center at Marysville, Ohio; and plants at Spring Hope, N.C. and four international sites.
Manufacturer News
Cashman Equipment Co., a Nevada Caterpiller dealer, appointed Todd Gilligan as Southern Region sales manager, and promoted Bruce Zupancic to general service manager.
Superior Industries appointed Dick Metzger as national accounts manager to build and strengthen relationships with leading aggregate, asphalt, and concrete producers.
Buffalo Wire Works is subcontracting with the World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara to develop the company’s international business in Latin America and elsewhere.
Universal Engineering entered into an agreement with M.D. Moody & Sons for the sale of parts and systems in nine Latin American countries, the Bahamas, and the Antilles, including Trinidad and Tobago.
Metso Minerals announced plans to consolidate manufacturing capacity by closing its Milwaukee plant and downsizing plants in Finland and France. The Milwaukee plant is expected to close by June 2004. Non-manufacturing functions — sales, marketing, and research and development — will continue in Milwaukee.
Hagglunds Drives opened its new Canadian headquarters in Burlington, Ontario. The facility houses sales offices, technical product support and repair, and inventory warehousing for the company’s line of industrial hydraulic motors and drive systems. n
Impact Feeder-Breaker suited for low-silica limestone
McLanahan’s Impact Feeder-Breaker is an in-pit primary crusher for low-silica materials such as limestone and gypsum. The standard unit is skid mounted, but optional powered or non-powered crawlers are available. It can reduce up to 72-in. stone to 8 in. at capacities up to 2,500 tons per hour, McLanahan says. The Impact Feeder-Breaker can be fed by loaders or haul trucks dumping material directly onto the drag chain conveyor. The drag chain conveyor, powered by hydraulic or mechanical drive systems, pulls material into the rotating impact roll containing impact hammers. The impact roll is adjustable “within hours,” says McLanahan, to make different product sizes. InfoDirect 723
Impactor combines styles
Universal Engineering says its new MaxCap Primary Impactor “offers the capacity of a New Holland-style crusher with the ease of operation and maintenance of an Andreas-style machine.” MaxCap series crushers feature a hydraulically adjustable feed plate; interchangeable back and top wall castings; a hydraulically adjustable breaker plate that automatically maintains its position; a heavy duty disc-style rotor with quick-release hammer locks; top-loading, reversible hammers with protruding leading edges; large access doors on the side and back of the crusher; and an upper section of the housing that retracts hydraulically for access to the interior of the impactor. Available options include electric motor, jib crane, crusher sheave, drive guard, motor sheave, V-belts, and feed chutes designed for specific applications. MaxCap impactors are available in a variety of dimensions with capacities up to 1,400 tph, Universal says. InfoDirect 727
Brochure highlights modular conveyors
Superior Industries published a four-page brochure on its Land-Link conveyor system. Land-Link head and tail sections ship fully assembled and intermediate sections can range in length from 20 to 60 ft. Truss frame sections assemble with a pin and wedge bolt design and the channel frame has bolt-together sections. The new brochure explains conveyor options and cost comparisons. InfoDirect 724
Software builds benchmarks
Arsenault Associates introduces Version 4.0 of its Dossier Fleet Maintenance software. Version 4.0 automatically builds fleet benchmark data of maintenance performance time and costs with each repair order entry. Users can build pre-defined repair order job templates and parts kits for any repair or maintenance work. Arsenault says a single mouse click automatically records, costs, and updates all areas of the program at the same time, including parts and labor costing, cost per mile, miles or hours run, repair histories, parts inventory, labor productivity, PM scheduling, meter readings, and vendor control. The new release allows attachment of digital photos, diagrams, and schematics to files for instant lookup. InfoDirect 725
Stationary or portable bins available
Grasan custom bins — for storage, blending, or as surge bins — are available in stationary and portable designs. They can be furnished with a variety of vibratory or belt feeders. The company will design and build surge, storage, or feed systems from scratch or to meet specifications for new or existing facilities. InfoDirect 726
Single-toggle jaw crusher for stationary or mobile uses
Sandvik Rock Processing introduces its Jawmaster series of single-toggle jaw crushers in eight sizes from 22 x 32 to 44 x 60. The crushers are available as unit machines for stationary applications or on mobile Crawlmaster jaw plants. Jawmaster crushers feature a protective plate at the top of the moving jaw. A cross-wall is not required in the feed hopper, making all of the feed opening active and allowing more crushing nearer the top of the crushing chamber, Sandvik says. Geometry of the toggle mechanism and the crusher’s speed combine to provide higher capacity and low jaw plate wear, according to the company. Jaw setting adjustments can be made from either side of the crusher using shim plates. Wear parts are exchangeable between crushers and in some cases jaw plates are reversible. InfoDirect 728
Performance handbook/CD
John Deere Construction & Forestry Company offers the 2003 Edition Deere Performance Handbook and CD-ROM. In addition to specs for the company’s excavators, articulated haul trucks, dozers, wheel and crawler loaders, backhoes, and skid steers, the 447-page handbook includes owning and operating cost formulas and machine production estimating. The CD version has interactive cost estimators. InfoDirect 729
Scaler features FOPS cab, wide reach, and rotating pick
Oldenburg Group’s SV-45 High Scaler is designed to optimize roof scaling coverage per setup and to enhance operator comfort, visibility, and safety. The SV-45 has a back reach of 46.5 ft., side-to-side coverage of 72 ft., and the scaling pick can be rotated 270°. Operator safety is enhanced with a FOPS-certified cab, bulletproof windshield, and increased lighting to improve illumination in the scaling area. The SV-45 also features a triangular boom design, articulated steering, full-time four-wheel drive, and tram speeds up to 10 mph. InfoDirect 730
AC drive handles problems
ABB Automation Technologies introduces the ACS DriveIT low-voltage 800-17 regenerative, four-quadrant motor drive. Ranging from 75 to 1,250 hp, the ultra-compact drives are 80 percent smaller than alternative units, are better able to compensate for power irregularities and to mitigate harmonics levels, and can fully utilize power produced from a motor during any downloading, braking, or generating modes, according to ABB. The drives regulate power factor to near unity regardless of speed, load, or AC line conditions, the company says, and enable motors to run at full power at full motor voltage in 80-percent brownout conditions. ABB offers the ACS 800-17 air-cooled drives in standard cabinets or as modules. A Start-up Assistant feature provides menu-driven help for setting parameters. InfoDirect 734
Mobile unit scalps, screens, and stockpiles three products
Finlay Hydrascreens’ track-mounted 683 Supertrak scalps, screens on a 12- x 5-ft. double-deck screen, and stockpiles material using three discharge conveyors. The unit has a 9-cu.-yd. hopper with a remote control tipping grizzly. A 42-in. belt feeder has hydraulic, variable-speed drive. Operation includes central control for conveyors and optional vibrating grizzly, separate control for the 96-hp. Deutz water-cooled diesel engine, and remote control and dog lead for crawler movement. InfoDirect 731
New jaw focus of brochure
Kolberg-Pioneer’s new Vanguard Series Jaw Crusher is featured in an eight-page brochure incorporating 3-D transparent images. The company says it used finite element analysis to optimize the design of variables that determine jaw crusher productivity — speed, stroke, nip angle, and toggle plate angle. Closed side settings are achieved using a dual wedge design with hydraulic assist. The moveable and stationary pitman feature replaceable wear tips. The Vanguard is available in portable, stationary, and track-mounted configurations. InfoDirect 732
Splitter built to DOT design
Gilson’s SP-12CA Splitter was designed by the California Department of Transportation. It features a 1.9-cu.-ft. gate-release hopper; ten, 2-1/4-in. fixed chutes; and a heavy-gauge steel frame with painted and baked finish. The chutes allow splitting of materials up to 1-1/8 in. in diameter. Two, 1.2-cu.-ft. welded steel sample pans have handles at each end for handling heavy samples. InfoDirect 733
Additive protects surfaces
LuBoron’s Gear Oil Treatment is designed for use in all manual transmissions, transaxles, and final drives. The additive, which requires a one-time application, provides high-temperature stability, reduces varnish and gum buildup, and inhibits wear, the company says. The boron-based treatment forms a hard, protective micro-layer on bearings and gear surface parts, according to LuBoron. InfoDirect 735
Info on heavyweight belts
Georgia Duck Conveyor Belting published a new 32-page brochure featuring information on its complete line of heavyweight rubber belting products. The brochure includes technical information and specifications for its rubber belt product ranges, including applications and belt compounds, and information about Georgia Duck’s Certified Splice Program. InfoDirect 736
Data collector works with CMMS
FAG Industrial Services combines its Detector II damage diagnosis instrument with MRO Software’s Maximo computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to create a system for monitoring machine operations and identifying potential problem areas. Detector II is a handheld vibration and temperature-measuring device and data collector. An infrared sensor allows non-contact temperature measurement. Data stored in the Maximo CMMS provides trend information used to trigger an alarm if it detects a deviation from normal values. The software automatically generates a maintenance work order or updates an existing order, including expected personnel and material requirements. InfoDirect 737
Online safety library
Vivid Learning Systems developed an online library to address requirements for MSHA Part 46 new miner and annual refresher training. Available at www.mshatrainingonline.com, the library currently includes MSHA-specific training for emergency procedures, first aid, HAZCOM, hazard recognition, statutory rights, and respiratory training. The site also offers reporting, documentation, testing. and tracking features. InfoDirect 738
Vibration monitor can operate as two machines in one
Instantel’s Minimate Plus vibration and overpressure monitor is available with external ground sensors or with the geophone components housed in the case. An option to add four channels allows operation of two standard geophones and two microphones from a single monitor. Instantel’s Blastware software can configure the Minimate Plus velocity and microphone channels as independent non-sensor specific data acquisition channels for a variety of sensors, including hydrophones, accelerometers and crack monitors. An Autocall Home feature automatically transfers event files from the instrument to a remote location via cellular, satellite, RF, GSM, or standard land line modems. InfoDirect 739
Find and order parts on line
Caterpillar released a new version of its PartStore software that drives the Cat on-line parts ordering system. Registered customers can access product, parts, and service information 24 hours a day through the Cat Dealer Storefront, the Internet branch of their local dealer. PartStore 3.0 enables users to set preferences to streamline the ordering process and to set defaults for commonly required fields. Customers can place an order using a personal list, share the list with others within their company, or use a dealer-generated list. Additional features of PartStore include real-time information on parts price and availability from the local Cat dealer; searches of on-line parts books by keyword, equipment, system, and component; and options to buy remanufactured, Cat Classic, dealer exchange, and used parts. InfoDirect 740
Second edition updates blasting technology
Precision Blasting Services offers the second edition of the former Federal Highways Administration book, “Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control.” The second edition, updated by Dr. Calvin Konya, one of the original authors, provides current technology on blasting, vibration control, and new revised blasting specifications for surface blast design projects. The book costs $75. InfoDirect 741
GPS system directs cut and fill operations
Trimble introduced version 5.0 of its SiteVision System, a three-dimensional machine guidance and control system for use on dozers, scrapers, motor graders, compactors, and excavators. A GPS receiver on the machine continually computes the exact position of GPS antennas on each end of the blade, which is compared to site design elevation to compute cut or fill data. The data can be displayed on a color-coded map on an in-cab display to direct the operator. InfoDirect 742