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Machines that have shaped the history of quarries
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Heritage maintenance
Volvo's Munktell Museum in Eskilstuna, Sweden is helping to preserve the spirit of the company's founders, as well as the machine heritage [1] With 20th anniversary celebrations .. Read more..
Cat stays on track
Caterpillar displayed the Twenty dozer for the first time in 1927 and this year the machine was featured again at its Conexpo stand to demonstrate the evolution in construction machinery .. Read more..
Powering demand
Fuel efficiency is driving modern engine development but it was demand for more power that drove early innovation. Claire Symes takes a look at the advances at Deutz with a visit to the company's .. Read more..
Breaking with tradition
Crushing operations in quarries have gradually become more mechanised and ABE takes a look at the development of crushing technology [1] Crushing and screening in quarries used to rely .. Read more..
Gearing up for the future
In the early days of mechanisation of quarries there were no specially designed off-highway machines to cope with the terrain and heavy loads. Instead there were on-highway trucks that were pres.. Read more..
Firm foundations
Tamrock is a name that is synonymous with rock drilling today but without the work of Matti Kilpinen it might have been a different story. ABE reports.. Read more..
Making the earth move
LeTourneau is a name that has become synonymous with the development of earthmoving equipment. ABE takes a look at the man behind the name Working as an earthmoving contractor in the early 1920s .. Read more..
Diesel power
Legislation may have influenced recent technological development but the diesel engine is still ubiquitous when it comes to powering construction equipment. ABE takes a look at its invento.. Read more..
Finnish heritage
The name Nordberg lives on as a Metso Minerals product line, but who was the man that gave his name to crushing and screening's heritage? Claire Symes reports Most people.. Read more..
The big push
Bulldozers play a key role in overburden stripping and haul road maintenance today. Mike Woof takes a look at the technological development The crawler bulldozer has come a lo.. Read more..
