Sandvik Mining says its new Vibrocone crusher is the next generation of crushing technology, combining the best of conventional crushing and grinding principles to produce a finely crushed product, while enabling up to 30-percent energy savings in downstream processing. It is said to open the possibility for new eco-efficient crushing alternatives. In existing crushing circuits with rod and/or ball milling stages, it can replace the rod mills or act as pre-grinding units for the ball mills.