Terex Finlay customer open days in Scotland
First published in the September 2013 issue of Quarry Management as Highland Gathering
Terex Finlay stage their largest ever live equipment demonstration event at Ardlethen Quarry
Over three days in June, Terex Finlay held their largest ever customer open event at Jim Jamieson’s Ardlethen Quarry, near Ellon, in Scotland, to highlight all of the company’s new and upcoming mobile crushing and screening models. More than 300 end-users and dealers travelled from as far afield as China, Australasia, Russia and the CIS states, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas to attend the event, where they saw a total of 13 different machines being demonstrated and previewed in both quarrying and recycling applications. The highlight of the demonstration was a single plant configuration comprising no fewer than eight different models, including new Terex Finlay products introduced to date in 2013 and a number of new models that will be launched later this year.
In the main quarry demonstration area the new models presented included: the J-1480 direct-drive jaw crusher; the 893 heavy-duty screener, the 684 two-deck inclined screener; and the new 694+ Optidrive inclined screener, a diesel/electric dual-power alternative to the company’s popular three-way-split screen. Other models that featured as part of the train included a C-1550 cone crusher, a J-1175 jaw crusher and an I-130RS impact crusher. The line-up was completed by the incorporation of a Terex Finlay C-1540 cone crusher featuring a new on-board side conveyor configuration that provides the option to remove pre-screened fine material from the plant.
In the waste-recycling demonstration area three models were put through their paces, including a J-1170 jaw crusher and the new I-100RS impact crusher. The prototype I-100RS featured at the event is currently being tested in a range of applications in Europe before its market launch later this year. Accompanying the two crushers in the recycling demonstration area was the new Terex Finlay 883 heavy-duty screener with Spaleck screenbox, which was launched at Bauma 2013. This unit was demonstrated in a demanding application involving topsoil with a high moisture content.
Jim Jamieson and Ardlethen Quarry
Jim Jamieson has been a leading figure in the quarrying, construction, civil engineering, waste-handling and recycling industries across the Grampian and Aberdeenshire regions for 40 years. Under his guidance, the family orientated and operated business, headquartered in Ellon, near Aberdeen, has grown and diversified into group of companies that today employs more than 60 people.
In 2000 Mr Jamieson bought a landfill site outside Aberdeen and turned it into the first double-lined landfill in the region. He sold this business in 2004 to focus on his construction and civil engineering businesses, which led to the acquisition of Ardlethen Quarry in 2005 to service the Grampian and Aberdeenshire regions. In 2008 Mr Jamieson sold the quarry in order to concentrate his efforts on further developing his commercial construction business, but then repurchased the site during 2010 and immediately set about the process of developing it and taking it to the next level. This was followed by the acquisition and development of additional local quarries in Whitecairns and, more recently, Newmachar, to produce a variety of products ranging from sand and gravel to various-sized aggregates (dust to 150mm), Type 1, railway ballast, as well as other tight-specification aggregate products to meet client requests.
To produce such a wide range of products Jim Jamieson’s company exclusively operates tracked mobile crushing and screening equipment across its three quarries. Mr Jamieson’s first experience of mobile quarrying equipment was more than 25 years ago when he rented a Finlay mobile screen from Tom McNeill at Finlay Scotland. This led to a long-lasting partnership between the two companies and today Mr Jamieson operates a range of Terex Finlay jaw and cone crushers, as well as heavy-duty inclined screens.
The latest additions to the company’s fleet include a J-1480 jaw crusher, a C-1550 cone crusher and a 694+ inclined screen. According to Jim Jamieson, these high-tonnage machines are key to efficient and profitable production at the company’s three quarries, and to the contract crushing and screening services that the company operates throughout Scotland. Moreover, the versatility of the fleet means that Mr Jamieson can also employ his crushing and screening equipment on site to support his and son James’s civil engineering activities when required.
Machines in main quarry demonstration area
The Terex Finlay J-1480 jaw crusher incorporates the proven Terex Jaques single-toggle jaw crusher that boasts a throughput capacity of up to 750 tonnes/h, depending on the application and material. The J-1480 is available with hydrostatic drive, which offers reversible operation for clearing blockages/demolition applications, or direct drive for improved fuel efficiency and greater power utilization. Both the direct drive and hydrostatic drive variants of this machine are currently available.
The new Terex Finlay 893 heavy-duty screen is a robust, high-capacity machine engineered and built for work in quarrying, mining, construction and demolition debris recycling, topsoil, sand and gravel, coal, and aggregate applications. The machine’s aggressive forward-facing inclined modular screenbox has a 6.1m x 1.8m (20ft x 6ft) top deck and a 5.5m x 1.8m (18ft x 6ft) bottom deck. The 893 is due to be launched in the first quarter of 2014.
The currently available Terex Finlay J-1175 is a high-performance tracked mobile machine that incorporates Terex’s proven JW42 jaw crusher. The chamber is hydrostatically driven which offers operators variable chamber speed and reversible operation for clearing blockages or bridged material.
Also currently available, the Terex Finlay I-130RS tracked impact crusher provides the versatility of a crushing and screening plant on a single machine. Based on the Terex Finlay I-130, the machine features a detachable 4,270mm x 1,520mm (14ft x 5ft) single-deck screen for sizing and recirculating oversize material back to the crushing chamber.
Launched at the Ardlethen open event and now fully available, the new Terex Finlay 694+ Optidrive is the latest variant of the renowned 694+ inclined screen. This new plant offers operators the flexibility to use either its on-board diesel/hydraulic power plant or electrical motors connected to mains electricity or an on-site generator to power its large 6.1m x 1.52m (20ft x 5ft) triple-deck inclined screen.
The Terex Finlay C-1550, which is currently available, incorporates a Terex 1300 cone crusher driven by direct drive. The machine features an innovative and patented pre-screen module with a single-deck 2.45m x 1.52m (8ft x 5ft) screen for the removal of fines from the feed material, while the hopper/feeder has an automatic metal-detection and purge system to protect the cone and reduce downtime.
The Terex Finlay C-1540 cone crusher features the proven and well established Terex 1000 cone crusher with direct variable hydrostatic drive, automatic tramp relief and hydraulic closed-side setting adjustment. The model on demonstration at Ardlethen featured the new on-board side conveyor configuration that affords operators the opportunity to remove pre-screened fine material from the plant. The C-1540 base model with patented pre-screen module is available now, while the side conveyor variant will be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
Launched in the second quarter of 2013, the new Terex Finlay 684 two-deck inclined screen is a highly versatile and adaptable machine with a compact transport envelope. The new screenbox features two full-size 4.3m x 1.7m (14ft x 5ft7in) inclined decks for efficient screening and high-capacity production.
Launched 12 months before its two-deck stablemate, the 684 three-deck inclined screen features three full-size 4.3m x 1.7m (14ft x 5ft7in) inclined decks. The screenbox features quick wedge tensioning and access holes on the top and middle decks, while the bottom deck features a hydraulic tensioning system to reduce the time required for mesh changes. To ensure rapid set-up and tear-down times, all three discharge conveyors hydraulically fold for transport.
Machines in the recycling demonstration area
Launched late last year, the Terex Finlay J-1170 features the renowned and aggressive Terex 1,100mm x 700mm (44in x 28in) jaw crusher, which has a proven track record in recycling, aggregate production and mining applications. The jaw chamber features hydraulic assist as standard but an optional hydraulic release configuration is available. Both versions of the jaw chamber are hydrostatically driven, which offers operators reversible operation for clearing blockages or bridged material.
Scheduled for launch in the fourth quarter of 2013, the new Terex Finlay I-100RS direct-drive 860mm diameter x 860mm (34in x 34in) variable-speed horizontal impact crusher offers high levels of production in both recycling and quarrying applications. Based on the Terex Finlay I-100 model, the machine features a 2.44m x 1.2m (8ft x 4ft) single-deck sizing screen and recirculating conveyor for returning oversize material back to the crushing chamber. The sizing screen can be quickly detached if necessary.
Last but not least, the final machine to be demonstrated at the Ardlethen open event was the new Terex Finlay 883 with its Spaleck screen, which was officially launched at the Bauma exhibition earlier this year. Described by Terex Finlay as the ultimate in mobile screening and separation technology, at the heart of the 883 Spaleck is a two-deck German-designed and constructed high-performance screenbox. The unique stepped 3D punched plate top-deck design combined with state-of-the-art flip-flow technology on the bottom deck is said to ensure highly accurate and virtually blockage-free screening.
For further information visit: www.terexfinlay.com
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