Buxton on a roll

Production of quicklime at 868 Tarmac Buxton Lime & Cement’s Tunstead and Hindlow sites has been boosted with the installation of new double roll crushers from 1788 BJD crushers. The new crushers are part of a major upgrade by Tarmac which has included a new 1853 Maerz lime kiln at Tunstead.

The BJD double roll crushers are 75x75 hydraulic drive models, one fitted with toothed rolls and the other with smooth rolls. The robust units are particularly suited to the reduction of friable materials such as limestone. The crushing action takes place at the nip-point between the two rolls, with the roll gap setting being fully adjustable for a variety of product sizes. At Buxton Lime & Cement, the units operate round-the-clock producing 330tonnes per day of lime from a feed of lump 40mm limestone.