Pit & Quarry, May 2015

PORTABLE PLANTS Powerscreen holds dealer event BY CARL EMIGH M ore than 450 distributors and customers from 36 countries attended the Powerscreen World Dealer Conference in Fort Lauderdale Fla The distributors gathered to learn about how the company is addressing the latest challenges facing its customers including the need for higher quality more closely specified products efficiency and operating costs and environmental pressures for cleaner quieter equipment Attendees shared best practices learning from the Powerscreen team and each other as well as through hands on equipment demonstrations The event featured Dealers and customers observe and discuss equipment with Powerscreen factory personnel seminars and conferences an evening yacht cruise an Everglades airboat adventure tour and an extensive demo day display of 19 Powerscreen crushing and screening machines held at the large Palm Beach Aggregates quarry site north of Fort Lauderdale The open day included an exclusive introduction of seven new machines in operation including the following The Trakpactor 260SR compact mobile impact crusher is available as standard with no post screen or with an optional post screen and recirculating system Primarily used for recycling and demolition for one stop production of sized aggregate from raw feed material it is equally suited as a small primary crusher for quarries Operator benefits include versatility owing to high mobility rapid setup and retractable postscreen system The Premiertrak 600 mobile jaw crusher features a high performance 47 in x 32 in reversible primary jaw It is designed for demolition and hard rock quarrying and mining and is available as diesel hydraulic or diesel electric Both versions are built for high production with low maintenance and running costs The model demonstrated has diesel direct drive with a Scania DC13 low speed engine and advanced hydraulics The electric version has an oversized genset sufficient to run another plant The 1150 Maxtrak mobile cone crusher is a mid size version of the 1000 and 1300 Maxtrak models with the same improved product shaping It is offered as direct feed or as a pre screen version to achieve higher production with dirty feed and has a hydraulic folding system to convert to direct feed in seconds A choice of strokes and three liner options is available for a variety of applications It accepts feed up to 8 in and is powered by a Scania DC 13 engine The Chieftain 2200 mobile screen features a patent pending drive system with four bearing screen drive for each screen box This concept builds on the Chieftain 1400 efficiency combination of high screen angle and four bearing drive system The Chieftain 2200 screen can easily convert from four bearing to two bearing drive for many applications in sand gravel slags quarry de dusting etc P Q Carl Emigh of CME Creative Services Inc Marion Ohio is a freelance writer and marketing communications specialist serving the aggregates recycling and construction industries The new Powerscreen Trakpactor 260SR impact crusher was launched at the event 20 PIT QUARRY May 2015 www pitandquarry com