Hitachi wheel loader helps drive Swiss recycling plant
TIB Recycla SA (TIB) has selected a new Hitachi ZW310-6 wheel loader to be its main workhorse at the company’s new recycling centre in the district of Lugano, Switzerland. The machine was supplied to TIB with a five-year/6,000-hour extended warranty and...
Sennebogen Green Line distribution in Northern, Western and Central Africa
SMT Africa signed a dealership agreement with Sennebogen to cover Northern, Western and Central Africa. The deal, signed at the end of 2017, sees SMT Africa supply Sennebogen Green Line material handling equipment for applications including Port, Recyclin...
A tense situation: Flexco TUG HD belt clamp simplifies maintenance work on conveyor belts
When a conveyor belt is stopped for maintenance, say in a coal mine, its own weight can create problems by distributing the tension unevenly. To ensure that a belt can be safely cut and securely spliced by service technicians, the forces in the area under...
The world’s largest hydraulic crane started to work at Vuosaari Harbour, Helsinki, Finland
A new era for Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki began in December 2017, when the world’s largest hydraulic crane, the Mantsinen 300, started operation there. The buyer of the crane, which weighs 373 tons and has a reach of 36 metres, is the logistics company...
Long-range timber handling and comfortable control: SENNEBOGEN 825 at Holzwerk Obermeier
‘We need a material handler!’ – has long been something that they’ve agreed about at the timber yard Holzwerk Obermeier in Schwindegg, Upper Bavaria. But a lot of thought had to be put into what the optimum solution for the wide range ...
Specialists in pipe handling: SENNEBOGEN 870 E material handler at Mülheim Pipecoatings
A total of seven SENNEBOGEN 870 material handlers are now successfully in operation as specialist equipment for pipe handling at the company Mülheim Pipecoatings. Every day the material handlers move hundreds of pipes up to 18 m (approx. 59 feet) in leng...
Konecranes launches Work Zone – safety assistance for lift trucks.
Konecranes Work Zone is the new addition to Smart Connected Lift Trucks. Work Zone is a suite of location-based services designed to improve the safety of lift truck operations, especially in busy, high-traffic environments. It includes different applicat...
CONVEYOR TECHNOLOGY HELPS GOLD RUSH TEAM COMPETE
Chances are, if you mention the phrase “gold rush” to anyone associated with the mining industry, they’ll know you’re talking about the most popular show on the Discovery channel, cable TV’s #1 unscripted series for three years running. With n...
Baosteel shows confidence in SCHADE solutions
Four More Semi-Portal Reclaimers for China In October 2017, SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH won a further order from Baosteel Iron & Steel Company Ltd., Shanghai, this time for an additional supply of four Semi-Portal Reclaimers. These machines have...
Hitachi ZX300LCN-6 proves ideal for prestigious earth-moving project
A new Hitachi ZX300LCN-6 medium excavator has been selected by Contrabi SA to help it complete an important earthmoving project in the district of Lugano, Switzerland. The company is paving the way for the construction of three apartment blocks by excavat...
Martin Engineering Establishes Manufacturing Facility in Australia
[Burleigh Heads, Queensland] — A global innovator of premium conveyor belt cleaning and sealing systems has announced the creation of its newest factory-owned manufacturing facility in Queensland, Australia. Martin Engineering has been a supplier ...
A crane to train.
Liebherr mobile harbour crane LHM120 delivered to Belgium port worker training centre OCHA The new machine is the third training device Liebherr provided to OCHA Rostock (Germany), March 2018 – The Belgium port worker training centre OCHA recently rece...
Equipment Manufacturers Stress Compliance With OSHA’s Silica Dust Deadline
[Neponset, IL] – In a move to help all silica dust-producing operations comply with impending rule changes, two pioneers in industrial dust control are reminding customers that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) respi...
Invitation: Purely Electrical!
Be the first to see and experience Liebherrs first purely electrical port crane. You are invited to the launch of our first completely electrical Liebherr Portal Slewing Crane at this year’s TransRussia. Celebrate this with us and learn more about the ...
Flexibility inspires Savioni to invest in Hitachi wheeled excavator
Savioni Attilio SA (Savioni) has invested in a Hitachi ZX145W-6 wheeled excavator in order to help it meet the needs of its customers in a demanding local market. The Castaneda-based company’s latest acquisition was delivered by Switzerland’s authoris...
AUMUND supplies patented HBI cooling lines for MIDREX Project at Cleveland Cliffs
In December 2018, AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH, Germany, will dispatch an HBI evaporation cooler system to Cliffs, the operator of a Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) Plant in Toledo, Ohio, USA. AUMUND’s patented technology consists of two FPB-K pan conveyors wit...
Liebherr achieves the highest turnover in the Group’s history
In 2017, the Liebherr Group achieved the highest turnover in the Group’s history, with total sales of € 9,845 million. Compared to the previous year, the family-run company increased its revenue by 9.3%. The Group is expecting further sales growth...
Bendezu Port Equipment delivered GOTTWALD HMK 300 EG from BELGIUM to SPAIN
Bendezu Port Equipment GmbH, an international trading company offering second-hand port equipment, has recently sold a mobile harbour crane GOTTWALD HMK 300 EG from Belgium to be operated in the port of Sevilla in Spain. The second-hand crane with a maxim...
