ATLAS COPCO GROUP TO SPLIT

TractoPart | Jan 30, 2017 | 0 comments

The Atlas Copco Board is proposing a split of Atlas Copco Group, which will turn the Mining and Rock Excavation Technique and Construction Tools into a separate company. This new company will be dedicated to customers within mining and civil engineering. The new mining and civil engineering company will include 12,000 employees from all divisions

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MEXICO: Expo de industria de la construcción prevé negocios por 13 mdd

TractoPart | Jan 30, 2017 | 0 comments

A la segunda edición de Expo CIHAC Occidente 2017, se prevé la visita de más de cinco mil compradores profesionales de la industria de la construcción, quienes harán negocios por más de 13 millones de dólares. Se llevará a cabo en 5 mil metros cuadrados de piso de exhibición de Expo Guadalajara

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USA: Value of Houston area construction projects falls in 2016

TractoPart | Jan 27, 2017 | 0 comments

Construction starts in the Houston area fell by 15 percent in 2016 as surplus space in the apartment and office sectors suppressed the need for new projects. Last year, construction starts totaled $15.4 billion, down from $18.2 billion in 2015, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Nonresidential projects fell by 19 percent to $6.5

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Peru: Copper mining projects to see investment worth US$28.266 billion

TractoPart | Jan 27, 2017 | 0 comments

Investors will allocate US$28.266 billion to Peru’s copper mines from a total of US$46.411 billion aimed at mega mining projects, the Energy and Mines Ministry (MEM) reported. Among main copper projects, Quellaveco (Moquegua region), Tia Maria (Arequipa), Magistral (Ancash), La Granja (Cajamarca), Quechua (Cusco), Cañariaco (Lambayeque), Rio Blanco (Piura), Toquepala (Tacna) and Toromocho

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Report: Energy sector accounts for 31% of US construction jobs

TractoPart | Jan 23, 2017 | 0 comments

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Energy reported that energy-related projects provided more than 2 million construction jobs in 2016. The department’s second annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report estimated that overall energy-related employment represented 31% of the total U.S. construction labor force in 2016, up from approximately 27% in 2015. The DOE determined that approximately 1.4

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CASE: Wilcoxen Goes Heavy

TractoPart | Jan 20, 2017 | 0 comments

Wilcoxen Construction is an earthmoving and demolition company based in Avon, Illinois. The business was founded in 1991, but Richard Wilcoxen has been moving dirt since he was a young man. “When I was a kid I used to run around with the tractor and loader and try and build and fix wash-outs and

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Caterpillar rolling out more autonomous truck technology

TractoPart | Jan 19, 2017 | 0 comments

Caterpillar is developing autonomous mining truck technology for an expanded range of models, including other brands. At a recent Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling demonstration at the company’s facility in Arizona, Caterpillar announced a project to adapt hardware and software for retrofitting the Komatsu 930E mining truck with Cat autonomous technology. This interoperability initiative

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ATLAS COPCO AB TO SELL OFF DYNAPAC BRAND

TractoPart | Jan 19, 2017 | 0 comments

Atlas Copco AB announced yesterday it plans to divest its Road Construction Equipment division. The road construction equipment division is marketed to 37 countries under the Dynapac brand and includes heavy rollers for asphalt and soil applications, planers, and pavers. Manufacturing facilities are in Sweden, Germany, Brazil, India and China and employ 1,265 workers. According

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KUBOTA KX033-4 EXCAVATOR

TractoPart | Jan 18, 2017 | 0 comments

The KX033-4 3-ton excavator has a 24.8-horsepower Kubota diesel engine, and replaces the KX91-3. Breakout force is 8,138 pounds, and digging depth is 10 feet 6 inches. Adjustable auxiliary hydraulics allow the operator to program up to five different oil flow rates, controlled from a new digital control panel. Max flow is 15.8 gpm. The

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TEREX FINLEY I-140 CRUSHER

TractoPart | Jan 17, 2017 | 0 comments

The I-140 direct-drive horizontal impact crusher has variable speed. Material flow through the machine has been improved by widening components. The crusher has an advanced electronic control system that monitors and controls the speed of the rotor and regulates the heavy-duty vibrating feeder with integrated pre-screen to maintain a consistent feed of material into the

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Versatile Carmix takes concrete to North Mara Gold Mine in Tanzania

May 1, 2017

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The gold mine in North Mara is situated in the north-west of Tanzania, at about 100 kilometres east of Lake Victoria and 20 kilometres south of the border with Kenya. The gold mine works an average of 8,000 tonnes of minerals a day and produced 287,188 ounces of gold in 2015. The gold

WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY

May 1, 2017

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Workers’ Memorial Day, observed each year on April 28, honors workers killed, injured, or made ill at work. Since 1992, BLS has collected data on both nonfatal work injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work, and fatal work injuries. In 2015, the occupations with the highest number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses

TOP 15 CONSIDERATIONS FOR MAINTAINING UNDERCARRIAGE HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY

Apr 28, 2017

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The undercarriage of a machine represents a significant portion of a piece of equipment’s purchase price. Proper maintenance and operation practices are critical for protecting your equipment investment. Undercarriage maintenance is critical to the overall productivity of a machine. It is the mechanism that gives tracked machines much of their power and stability. It also

Deere Adds 8-Year / 20K Hour Warranty on 944K Electric-Drive Components

Apr 27, 2017

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John Deere is now offering a 96-month / 20,000-hour power electronic components warranty on the Deere 944K hybrid wheel loader. The warranty is retroactive to existing machines in the field and provided on new 944K loaders through October 31, 2018. The warranty includes a 96-month (eight-year) or 20,000-hour (whichever comes first) non-prorated assurance on wheel

VERMEER SILVER SERIES DRILL RODS COMPOSED OF S135 COMMON GRADE STEEL

Apr 27, 2017

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Vermeer’s Silver Series drill rod is composed of S135 common grade steel and is threaded in the same facility as the company’s Firestick drill rod with the same column wall thickness. The Silver Series drill rod is available in four sizes: 1.66-inch, 1.9-inch, 2.06-inch, and 2.375-inch, for use on the D7x11 through the D24x40

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