Crushing Blocks!

Rising urbanization owing to increase in population and better living standards is expected to propel the demand for crushing and screening systems, Equipment Times reports.

Crusher and screener systems are heavy duty machines or major size reduction equipment used for crushing and processing stones and minerals. Crusher and screener systems are essentially stationary crushing and screening equipment, mounted on a tracked platform or mobile wheeled.

Crushing and screening systems are mostly used in mechanical and metallurgical industries which crush different types of hard and soft materials. Crushing and screening systems use a metal surface to break or compress mountains, large stones, and rocks, to produce aggregate. These systems use compressive force to crush the rocks. These systems are utilized in numerous applications such as building materials, mining, and recycling and waste management.

The crushing and screening systems market is expected to expand at a rapid pace due to their increased demand from industrial and commercial applications.

Mobile Crushing and Screening Equipment is mainly for material processing in need of relocating work, like dressing, metallurgy, chemical engineering, building materials, hydroelectric, etc., especially mobile stone processing in expressway, railway, hydropower engineering, etc.

Modular design host machine, structure and chassis;  any combination according to the customers demand; Flexible, and convenient transportation; International standards of hauling department design, and butting with semitrailer tractor applicable; International standards chassis, tire, brake, lighting system, able to run on normal roads; Less installation period, saving construction costs and land area.

Drivers of the Crushing and Screening Market

Expansion of construction and infrastructure projects in developed and developing countries is a major factor expected to propel the crushing and screening systems market in the near future.

Incorporation of technology in the features of crushing and screening systems and rising adoption of technologically advanced crushing and screening systems is projected to fuel the market.

Growing automation in the mining and construction industry is further boosting the crushing and screening systems market.

Rise in the use of crushing and screening systems in commercial and industrial applications such as in building construction, recycling, and mining is another key factor enhancing the expansion of this market.

Rising urbanization owing to increase in population and better living standards is expected to propel the demand for crushing and screening systems. Increase in demand for crushing hard stones and materials such as quartz, copper, and iron-ore along with government initiatives to invest in infrastructure is projected to drive the crushing and screening systems market in the next few years.

Inadequate Industry Infrastructure and Carbon Emission to Hamper the Market

Crushing and screening systems face problems related to power shortage and improper roads in rural areas. This is expected to hinder the crushing and screening systems market in the near future. However, impact of this restraint is expected to go down due to government initiatives to improve infrastructural facilities.

Crushing and screening systems use diesel as fuel for operations which result in emission of carbon dioxide, thus increasing carbon footprints. This in turn is expected to hamper the market growth in the upcoming years.

Mobile Crusher and Screener…

The mobile crusher and screener equipment are the machinery used for crushing and processing stones and minerals basically stationary crushing and screening equipment are mounted on a mobile wheeled or tracked platform. The mobile equipment are transported to the work site where they can maneuver within the site to crush and screen the aggregate. Mobile equipment performs the task of primary crushing of drilled or blasted stone or mineral ore at quarry or mine location, they can also perform secondary and tertiary crushing at the work location producing finished product. The time and cost of transporting the stone or mineral ore to the stationary mobile crushing plant and further to the location where it has to be used is significantly reduced by the implementation of portable crusher and screening plants.

Major applications for Mobile Crushers and Screeners

The major applications of the mobile equipment includes primary on-site crushing and screening at Stone Quarry, Mineral mining sites, Construction sites and Recycling of waste demolished concrete and other material. The mobile equipment has life of about 8 years to 10 years which leads to resale of the equipment, thus old and new mobile equipment are available in the market. But with the changing technology features, capacity and reduced energy requirements has further boosted their use along with the growing infrastructure construction and modification across the world.  They are further used in landscaping a particular site according to the requirement of the builders.

Leaders speak…

According to Ramesh Palagiri, MD & CEO, Wirtgen India, “Due to new road projects being rolled out, there was an increase in demand for construction and road building equipment and with these, the demand for Aggregates is also increasing where green field projects and expansion from 2 to  4 laning and 4 to 6 laning is being taken up. This has boosted the demand for Crushing and Screening units. Also, the development in road and rail sector will see a huge surge in demand for aggregates for construction. The new urban infrastructure projects also add up to the demand for aggregates and consequently for Crushing and Screening equipment.”

He further added, “All the Kleemann machines work under the concept of material flow. Our R&D team has given maximum importance for the same which has also resulted in the construction geometry of all our machines. A proper material flow helps the crusher or screen to optimize its production with better quality aggregates and reduce its energy consumption, which thereby gives our customer a better cost per ton.”

V. Senthilkumar, Managing Director, Propel Industries, said, “Our main focus has always been to help our clients optimize production. Recently, we received a design patent for innovation in manufacturing dual sand apparatus for sand washing plants. Our dedicated R&D lab works round-the-clock for the benefit of the customers. The lab houses infrastructure needed to measure and analyse specific gravity, water absorption, bulk density, bulking, slit, flakiness, elongation, abrasion and impact, among others. The properties of the rocks and minerals thus tested act as a guiding tool for customers. This kind of testing helps the customer understand the feed gradation for the input material, determine the shape and size of the aggregate, analyse the properties of the sand and check if it is as per IS: 383/ IS: 1542 standards and also, understand the strength and durability. We have leaned more towards technology for the benefit of our customers. Our track plants operated with electric power rather than by hydraulic means is the latest trend and our customers are embracing it with open arms.”

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