Richwood Industries, Huntington, WV, introduces the Richwood LST Loading Station/Tailpiece, an integrated combination unit for belt conveyor loading areas. The LST is a complete loading station, or tailpiece, including the heavy-duty supporting structure, Combi-Pact Impact Saddles, RocKnocker Gravity V-Plow, Richwood Canoe Liners, Richwood Return Slide Idlers and the customer specified tail pulley and bearings.  Benefits include modular designs or custom engineering, patented component designs that provide quick and easy maintenance with the belt in place, R20900 Rubber Canoe Liners that replace conventional skirt boards or aprons, All-Richwood construction, and quality throughout ensure the most durable equipment for long-term performance.  Call 304/525-5436.

Komatsu America, Rolling Meadows, IL, announces the addition of the WA480-6 wheel loader with large capacity torque converter to its fleet.  With a net horsepower of 299 HP, the WA480-6 has an operating weight of 55,920 to 56,340 pounds and a dumping clearance of 10'6" when equipped with a 6.0 yd general purpose bucket. It is equipped with the latest KOMTRAX technology, which monitors a variety of machine operation information including daily fuel consumption, working hours, hour meter, location, cautions and maintenance alerts.  The newly designed torque converter provides excellent tractive effort, improved acceleration and improved hill climbing ability.  It is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-5 diesel engine with an electronic heavy-duty common rail fuel injection system that provides fast throttle response while optimizing fuel combustion. Call Shawn-Laree de St. Aubin at 773/802-0377.

Wholesale Mine Supply, LP, distributors for Venture Design Services, Inc., announces a new MineTracer Wireless Access Point designed specifically for the mine working sections.  The new device in the MineTracer Tracking and Communications System provides small and convenient packaging of the Wireless Access Point (WAP) readers, and also adds a long lasting replaceable battery to enable completely wireless tracking and communication coverage throughout the harsh and fast moving working sections.  As the working section progresses, these working section WAPs are easily moved to maintain required coverage and location accuracy.  Replacing the battery is easy and requires no tools.  Call Wholesale Mine Supply at 724/515-4993 for more information.

Michelin North America, Greenville, SC, introduces the Michelin XHA 2 loader tire, designed to reduce hourly operating costs, ensure that work continues smoothly and safely and improve operator-working conditions.  Designed as an unbreakable link in the chain of quarry, construction and industrial worksites.  Additional rubber has been incorporated in the tread, making it more damage-resistant; sidewalls have been strengthened with a special protective rib and anti-scrape shield; and Michelin has developed crack absorbing rubber compounds that help prevent flats.  It delivers durability and robustness, and lasts up to 9 percent longer than its predecessor and features a new casing.  Call Tate Hoxworth at 864/458-4335.

Bucyrus International, Inc., South Milwaukee, WI, introduces the Rotary Bit Change Carousel and Forked Pipe Wrench for its 49 Series Rotary Blasthole Drills. By fully automating the drill bit and pipe change process, Bucyrus has eliminated the safety risks and lost production time associated with these operations.  The Auto Bit Change Carousel allows up to 4 drill bit changes to be conducted remotely from the operator's cab, an 83 percent productivity improvement.  It also eliminates seven safety lifting hazards, and avoids the need for drill operators to work under a suspended load.  The Forked Pipe Wrench simplifies pipe unthreading during the drill bit change-out process.  It reduces change-out time and the safety risks associated with Drill Pipe assembly and disassembly.  These Bucyrus 49 Series Drill improvements are available for both new drills, and as a retrofit on existing drills.  Call Ron Doll at 414/768-4197.

WEG Electric Corp., Atlanta, GA, introduces the WEG CFW-08 Multipump Drive, a system that allows the control of up to four pumps with one frequency drive.  The drive keeps constant pressure in pipelines regardless of fluctuations in outflow demand and also monitors pressure and the level of the capture reservoir.  It has the capability to control in two manners.  It can be operated with fixed control, where pump with variable speed is always the same, or it can function as floating control, as the variable speed pump is changed according to an alternating schedule.  The system can determine acceleration and deceleration ramp along with minimum and maximum speed limits for the driven pump.  Call Ray Fedele at 864/331-1275.

Superior Industries, Morris, MN, announces a new addition to its line of RazerTail truck unloaders. The new model is equipped with a 48-foot folding discharge conveyor.  The design gives users the flexibility to hit higher feed points, eliminating the need for transfer conveyors between the truck unloader and larger radial stacking conveyors like Superior's TeleStacker conveyor. Discharge heights hydraulically adjust between 8 to 12 feet on the 48" belt model.  It also features push button operation of the hoppers, control pump and drive motors.  Call Corey Poppe at 320/589-7085.

Martin Engineering, Neponset, IL, introduces the MARTIN Removable Air Cannon Discharge Nozzle, designed to reduce downtime and labor costs for nozzle replacement.  The patent-pending Removable Nozzle consists of another collar that is permanently mounted to the vessel wall and an interlocking fan discharge nozzle on the inside of the vessel.  Visit http://users.martin-eng.com/andym/removablenozzle.jpg

 Magnum Group LLC, Auburn, CA, announces the Magnum CFC 1000 Centrifuge, high quality units engineered for super efficient separation of solids from liquids.  The unit has an electrical enclosure that contains the cycle times and motor drive control and is self-cleaning. A simple dial type timer allows user to set the time to activate the clean cycle and the duration. Will generate up to 3000-x gravity by use of an l HP 4,000 RMP 220 volt motor.  Call John T. Nightingale at 530/823-7075.

ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX, introduces Guardol ECT with Liquid Titanium, a premium tier API CJ-4 diesel engine oil formulated with an exclusive liquid-titanium technology that provides enhanced engine wear protection, reduced bearing corrosion, and has increased oxidation stability. Engineered from advanced high-performance additives and a blend of synthetic and high-quality Group II base stocks.  It is the first and only multi-grade, heavy-duty engine oil of its kind.  Call Jenny Pansegrau at 619/234-0345.

Active Control Technology Inc., Toronto, Canada, announces that the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has approved ActiveMine's wireless Wi-Fi phones, a wireless voice communications and locating system for mines, marking the final system component to be approved for use in all areas of underground coal mines.  Call 416/565-8920 or email Don Hogarth at don@hogarthpr.com

Garlock Sealing Technology, Palmyra, NY, has developed a new ultra-low emission, high-temperature valve stem spool packing designed to simplify leak detection and repair in the hydrocarbon and chemical processing industries.  The Style 212-ULE meets global emission standards, and was successfully fire-tested to API 589.  Packing comprises two unique types of graphite packing. It comes in easy-to-use, 100% recyclable dispenser with color-coded instructions.  The new valve stem packing can withstand operating temperatures from 328 degrees F to 1,200 degrees F. in steam and non-oxidizing environments and up to +850 degrees F in media containing free oxygen.  Call Henry Raab at 610/866-0611. 

Cummins Power Generation Inc., Minneapolis, MN, announces that four additional models of spark-ignited generator sets have received certification to the new exhaust emissions standards required by EPA.  The newly certified models - GGHG, GGHH, GGLA and GGLB - range in size from 85 kW to 150 kW.  These four models join a portfolio of five previously certified spark-ignited generator sets.  Call Madeline Foss at 763/574-5942.

Dyno Nobel Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, introduces the DigiShot Electronic Initiation System, a system that provides more vibration control, increased crusher and mill throughput, greater highwall stability and improved operational efficiencies with easy-to-use menu-driven software, the DigiShot easily clips to the 2-wire busline on the surface.  Blast patterns and timing can be conveniently programmed either directly into the DigiShot Blaster or downloaded from a PC-based design program.  Easy auto-programming saves time and reduces errors.  Call 800/732-7534.

Strahman Valves, Bethlehem, PA, announces a new, metal-seated ball valve designed for ease of maintenance in severe service applications such as in the delayed coking units and hydrocrackers found in the petrochemical and refining industries. The ball valves comes in either one-piece or two-piece construction, and are trunnion mounted, enabling them to withstand high-pressure, high temperature, and abrasive environments.  Chromium carbide coated metal seating, floating seats, anti-blow out features, bidirectional upstream sealing, anti-static design, separate ball and stem and forged body and trim.  Call Jim Bruno at 215/321-9755.

Hilti, Tulsa, OK, introduces the Hilti PR 26 Rotating Laser, a green laser that improves visibility in indoor applications. The built-in alignment system improves productivity.  Four times more visible to the human eye, the range is up to 650 feet with the laser receiver.  Each standard tool comes with a rechargeable battery pack and charger to provide 22 hours of continuous working time per full charge.  Housing helps protect the unit from dust and water spray. Accessories include a wall bracket, and also fits on a tripod.  Call Carla Biggs at 918/252-6265.

MSA, Pittsburgh, PA, announces that Ultima XA, XE and XIR Gas Monitor products have been assessed to IEC 61508 and are in compliance with this standard's SIL.2 requirements.  SIL (Safety Integrity Level) compliance is required on general industry gas monitoring products.  SIL.2 Safety Manuals are available from MSA upon customer request.  Call CeCe Weber at 714/776-8721.

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