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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. Equipment Times explores the segments that drive the demand, current scenario of aggregate and M-sand production, long-term market opportunities and green initiatives in the Crushing and Screening Equipment space.

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. Crushing and screening systems are utilized in numerous applications such as building materials, mining, and recycling and waste management. The global crushing and screening systems market is expected to expand at a rapid pace due to their increased demand from industrial and commercial applications.

Market Drivers…

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 globally 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.

Growth Restraints…

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.

Innovations in Crushing and Screening machines…

Mobile crushing and screening solutions have become a key component for the aggregate production sector. The market for mobile crushing and screening solutions has grown enormously in recent years. With the first track-mounted mobile units having appeared in the 1980s and pioneered by a small number of manufacturers, the range and variety of units on the market has grown enormously since.

Mobility and versatility have been drivers of this huge growth in demand for the mobile units. These machines can be moved to sites for short periods and then elsewhere, for projects of short duration. Even for quarries with long-term permission, using mobile units can offer benefits as the equipment can be relocated during operations as extraction progresses and new working areas are developed, ensuring higher working efficiency. Competition is now tough between manufacturers as a very wide range of firms now offer machines into this market, providing customers with many choices. The technology too is wide and varied, with different crusher types suiting different feed materials, product types and applications. Sophisticated technologies also offer remote control of equipment and computerised batching options for some units.

Crushing at the face with mobile units remains a niche segment however, with loading and hauling units still favoured for removing blasted material to crushing and screening machines.

Industry Leaders speak…

Ramesh Palagiri, MD & CEO, Wirtgen India, said, “We at Kleemann work on three major principles 1. Material flow movement, 2. Ease of operation, 3. Connected machines. If you look at the material flow movement in Kleemann machines both scalper and classifiers have wider input and output conveyors, this enables free flow of material thereby increase the productivity and quality of the output product. All Kleemann machines are electronically operated by wire mounted remote, with automated settings it can be put into operation by just a press of a button. Invariably all the Kleemann machines are equipped with Wirtgen group telematics and On-site solution (WITOS) which helps customers in targeted monitoring of the machines in their day to day operation to supporting maintenance and diagnostics processes.”

Sooraj Cherukat, Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing, Hailstone, said, “Crusher is the pivotal of many industries ranging from stones, mines, coal, limestone, recycling waste, iron ore, mineral processing, food industry such as wine making. Many sectors use different type of crushers – usually at the prime stage and secondary stage operations. Predominantly, the market is driven by quarry industry due to the infrastructure need and growth plans. We see the demand grow in this sector at a double digit in the next two years prior to the central elections in mid-2024. Until then it seems no looking back. Jaw and Cone Crushers are the most popular and demand is growing in double digits. It is expected to go with this trend for few more years.”

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