Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

Advances in technology are helping to deliver both improved hole straightness and BLAST detonations for better fragmentation. No matter how carefully…
The European Commission has adopted new regulations to toughen up the control of explosives for civil use. Robert Camp looks at the implications for…
Natural sand is a limited resource but one Norwegian quarry operator is offering an alternative with industrial sand, which it claims is better than…
The final preparations for Bauma are now underway and ABE takes a look at some of the new equipment that will be launched at the show. With more…
With celebrations planned for the company's centenary, the Marocca Group's Alberto Marocca talks to Claire Symes about plans for the Anagni Quarry's…
Use of a hydraulic breaker on the site of a Hyderabad road project is helping to cut aggregate transportation costs with material produced on site.…
Sandvik has developed a new GT60 tube system and a range of tailored rock drilling tools to ensure that the potential of the drill rig is maximised.…
Advances in the power, efficiency and particularly the durability of latest rock breaking equipment are marking out Europe's leading manufacturers.…
Many machine manufacturers have selected Las Vegas’ Conexpo-Conn/Agg exhibition as the location to debut their latest innovations. While Samoter is…
Atlas Copco used the Shanghai World Expo as a platform to look at what the drilling rigs of the future may look like with the display of the ROC X1.…