Pit & Quarry, November 2012

On Display Cat wows crowds with largest exhibit The largest display at MINExpo International was Caterpillars exhibit in the Central Hall In addition to its massive haul trucks visitors viewed a variety of Cat equipment some of which was formerly branded Bucyrus The display even included a Caterpillar built locomotive New Cat offerings included the MD5150 drill rig and the 6030B FS hydraulic shovel The shovel can load 100 ton trucks in three passes and it features a stateof the art cab as well as controls and enhancements for safety reliability and durability The new cab has advanced ergonomic design and superior visibility to the work area and clear lines of sight to the stick and boom Access walkways and hand rails have also been redesigned to enhance the safety of operators and technicians The 6030B available in backhoe configuration as well as front shovel incorporates a number of Cat components that enhance reliability and durability The 6030B FS on display featured Cat power two C27 diesel engines producing 1530 hp A full line of diesel and electric drive options are available www cat com Atlas Copco introduces the new Pit Viper 311 After keeping its newest member of the Pit Viper family top secret Atlas Copco introduced the Pit Viper 311 wide range rotary blasthole drill to the world at MINExpo 2012 The PV 311 is similar to the Pit Viper 351 with its single pass drilling but it has the capacity to drill holes deeper to a maximum depth of 125 ft Drilling up to 65 ft clean holes with a live tower can reduce non drilling time and combined with taller benches can greatly increase production capability the company says The Pit Viper 311 is the first release of the new Pit Viper 310 series Atlas Copco Engineering Project Manager Iain Peebles said the PV 311 offers a narrow range of hole sizes 9 to 1225 in which fills in the gap between the hole ranges of the Pit Viper 351 and the Pit Viper 270 Also at MINExpo Atlas Copco introduced the Minetruck MT 85 an 85 ton underground hauler And the company announced that Atlas Copco Secoroc will acquire Newtech a U S company Newtech makes drill bits and the acquisition is expected to strengthen Atlas Copcos position in the mining and oil gas markets www atlascopco us Bridgestone Mining Solutions unveiled at MINExpo Bridgestone Commercial Solutions a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations now offers a suite of products and services designed to increase a mines productivity and reduce costs with a constant regard to safety Bridgestone Mining Solutions combines tire sales and repair with tire management and retreading to address every phase of a mines tire related needs Bridgestone Mining Solutions includes tire sales consultation and support repairs rims and wheels tire management retreading and sustainability and B Tag Bridgestone Intelligent Tag a tire temperature and pressure monitoring system that helps automate a mines tire maintenance practices www bridgestoneminingsolutions com 24 PIT QUARRY November 2012 www pitandquarry com