Concrete Plants, Equipment & Applications

Innovative concrete mixing plants Innovative plants capable of producing a huge variety of mixes are coming to the market. Patrick Smith reports. Concrete, a highly energy and CO2-efficient building material is, after water, globally the second most consumed commodity by volume. It is used in all infrastructure projects and it has been estimated that each year over 1m is produced for every person on earth. Concrete plant...

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Concrete mixing plant automation solutionCommand Alkon recently delivered its 5,000th COMMANDbatch system, the plant automation solution that is said to enhance plant performance, simplify concrete production, and...
Finnish system aids H&S cement site issueAn H&S issue at a UK quarry has been overcome using a Finnish-made system to move an excavator around the site. A special piece of equipment has been used by Lafarge Cement...
Volumetric concrete trucks offer versatilityMaintaining fixed concrete plants can be expensive, particularly when customers are spread over a wide geographical area but volumetric trucks are helping to overcome this...
Biggest Estonian quarry also cement plantEstonia's biggest quarry also operates the country's only cement plant, as well as a port. ABE visited the Heidelberg site to find out more

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Cemex concrete for German underwater tunnelCemex is part of a consortium supplying ready-mix concrete for the construction of the Neuhof road tunnel, which include around 15,000m of underwater...
Cementos' state-of-the-art mobilitySpanish cement company Cementos Portland has acquired state-of-the-art mobile equipment for unloading bulk cement at the Ipswich port in the UK. The...
Cemex concrete for 'green' tramlineCemex in France has supplied 40,000m of concrete for 26.6km of tracks and overlays for a 13.3km long 'green' tramline in Le Havre, France. For the...
Cementir production line expansionItalian cement and construction material group Cementir has applied to the regional authorities in Puglia for permission to invest €140 million in...
Lafarge concrete for Louvre expansionA new cutting-edge architectural structure is to open to the public after five years of construction work. Designed to showcase the museum's...

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South Africa base for MDL/OptronIn response to growing demand from the South African quarry and mining market, Measurement Devices Ltd (MDL) and Optron have teamed up to establish a product service and...
Doosan's DL550 wheeled loader for Middle/East AfricaThe new generation DL550 wheeled loader from Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment has been launched. A top-of-the-range model in the company's new family of wheeled...
Doosan DX480LCA and DX520LCA excavators for Middle East/AfricaDoosan Construction Equipment has launched the new 48tonne DX480LCA and 51tonne DX520LCA large crawler excavators for markets in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). This is the...
Cat's new 312D/D L Series 2 hydraulic excavatorThe new Cat 312D/D L Series 2 hydraulic excavator uses a Cat 3054C diesel engine that meets US EPA Tier 2 and EU Stage II emissions regulations. Depending on the regional...
Hyundai launch 210-7v excavator at bc India 2013Hyundai Construction Equipment India (HCEIPL) launched its 210-7v excavator at bC India 2013. The company, a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea, says the R210-7v...
Case CE launch F Series wheeled loaders in IndiaCase Construction Equipment has launched the new F Series wheeled loaders in India. Launched worldwide during 2012, the company says the new F Series offers Indian customers...